Weighing design options

[Ryan Coburn]

I am about to start a rehab in Colorado and have been discussing a design idea with my contractor who lives in the city.  I have a small bedroom (queen size bed at most) with attached bath and am considering to make it into a master suite.  I could add a small walk-in closet or add a larger closet which would require demo of a wood burning fireplace.  

I'm looking for a sanity check on my assumptions:

My belief is that a minimum walk in closet (or any closet) would have space for ~18 linear ft of shelving.  Does that seem about right?  Is that too small for two people?

Does a master suite outweigh a wood-burning fireplace? (my thought is no.)

What would you consider the smallest size for a master suite?

Thanks

Ryan

[Bill S.]

@Ryan Coburn I'm having a bit of difficulty imagining your situation. Where is the property? If it's in the heart of the City then a small master may not be an issue. If it's in the burbs it doesn't matter how many or how big the closet is you have it will have trouble selling it.

Unless you are selling to the over 60 crowd the fire place goes. Wood burning fire places are dinosaurs. They are simply holes in your building envelope that allow heat to escape. Burning wood in fire places causes your carbon foot print to match Godzilla's. The only fire place in modern homes is a new high efficiency gas fire place that is art as much as heat. 

18 fl of shelving is way over the top for a queen size bed master. 

Really the way to answer these questions is to look at you comps and see what they have. In the absence of good comps and if you contractor is experienced with what you are doing, I would inclined to follow his advise. Finally, what about the agent listing the property for sale? What do they say?