Trend of separate bedrooms helps couples sleep better at night
Building dual master bedrooms becomes a popular request in home construction
2:12 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Homes are getting bigger and what you see on the inside is changing, too.
One surprising trend: Separate master bedrooms.
Take Baby Boomers Howard and Bev Rossman.
They've been married for 33 years.
They love each other, but can't stand sleeping together.
Bev has restless legs. Howard snores.
So they decided to make a change.
They bought a home, tore it down and rebuilt it. In the plans, the key to a good night's sleep, a "snoring room."
"It takes out the tension of sleeping together -- not the romance -- it takes out the tension of sleeping together, not the romance. So it eliminates an aspect of conflict," Howard said.
"I know when I would have to go to our son's room or our daughter's room in the middle of the night, in the morning he would wake up and go 'I'm so sorry that you had to move,'" Bev said. "And now it's great. It's very nice."
The National Association of Home Builders predicts by the year 2015, 60 percent of custom homes could have dual master bedrooms.
Bill and Lauren Kitt added a second master suite, including closets and bathrooms.
"We sleep better," they said. "We're in better moods."
Spa-like bathrooms are another big housing trend. So are home theaters and outdoor kitchens, an extension of the great American barbeque.
"Americans love to be outside and the American family is now spending more and more time in outdoor living spaces," said Jerry Howard of the National Association of Home Builders.
The Rossman's say all of the changes they've made to their home have not just improved their living space, it's made their relationship better, too.
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