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Royal bedroom in the Residenz Palace, Munich, Bavaria

A bedroom is a private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day.

Many houses in North America, Australia and Europe have at least two bedrooms – usually a master bedroom (dedicated to the heads of the household, such as a husband and wife) and one or more bedrooms for either the children or guests.

In some jurisdictions there are basic features (such as a closet and a "means of egress") which a room must have in order to be qualify as a bedroom. Nevertheless, some real estate agents may stretch the definition when listing a home for sale.^{[citation needed]}

In buildings with multiple self-contained housing units (e.g., apartments), the number of bedrooms varies widely. While many such units have at least one bedroom—frequently, these units have at least two—some of these units may not have a specific room dedicated for use as a bedroom. (These units may be known by various names, including studio, efficiency, bedsit, and others.)

Furniture and other items in bedrooms vary greatly, depending on taste and local tradition. For instance, a master bedroom may include a bed of a specific size (double, king or queen-sized); one or more dressers (or perhaps, a wardrobe armoire); a nightstand; one or more closets; and carpeting. Built-in closets are less common in Europe than in North America; thus there is greater use of freestanding wardrobes or armoires in Europe.

Bedding used in northern Europe (especially in Scandinavia) is significantly different from that used in North America and other parts of Europe. In Japan futons are common.

Some bedrooms also include such items as a make-up desk, television, air conditioning and various accessories (such as lamps, telephone and an alarm clock).

Sometimes, a master bedroom is connected to a dedicated bathroom, often called an ensuite.

Children's bedrooms

In addition to a bed (or, if shared by two or more children, a bunk bed), a child's bedroom may include the requisite closets and dressers, a toy box or computer game console, bookcase or other items.

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v • d • e Rooms and spaces

Shared areas	Billiard room • Bonus room • Common room • Den • Dining room • Family room • Great room • Hearth room • Home office • Kitchen • Kitchenette • Library • Living room • Man cave • Media room or Home theater • Mehmaan khana • Office • Recreation room / Rumpus room / Games room • Shrines • Study • Sunroom / Solarium • Wet bar

Private areas	Bathroom / Toilet / Washroom • Bedroom / Guest room • Boudoir • Cabinet • Jack and Jill bathroom • Nursery • Safe room • Solar • State room • Suite • Walk-in closet

Passages and spaces	Alcove • Atrium • Breezeway • Corridor • Elevator • Escalator • Entryway / Genkan / Mud room • Hallway • Loft • Nook • Pedway • Ramp • Skyway • Stairway • Vestibule • Wheelchair ramp

Utility and storage	Attic • Basement • Box room / Storage room • Carport • Cellar • Cloakroom • Closet • Electrical room • Equipment room • Furnace room / Boiler room • Garage • Janitorial closet • Laundry room / Utility room • Mechanical room • Pantry • Semi-basement • Studio • Server room • Wardrobe • Workshop • Vault • Wine cellar • Wiring closet / Demarcation point

Public areas	Butler's pantry • Classroom • Changeroom / Locker room • Conference hall • Foyer • Function hall • Lobby • Lounge • Refectory • Restroom • Security desk • Waiting room

Great house areas	Ballroom • Buttery • Drawing room / Salon • Fainting room • Great chamber • Great hall • Larder • Lumber room • Parlour • Root cellar • Saucery • Scullery • Servants' hall • Smoking room • Spicery • Stillroom • Undercroft

Other areas	Balcony • Barn • Boathouse • Conservatory • Deck • Fire exit • Fireplace • Gym • Loading dock • Loggia • Outhouse • Patio • Porch • Porte-cochère • Portico • Secondary suite • Shed • Spear closet • Stable • Storm cellar or Storm room • Swimming pool • Terrace • Veranda

Related terms	Building • House • House plan

Psychophysiology: Sleep

Sleep stages

Rapid eye movement sleep · Non-rapid eye movement sleep · Slow-wave sleep

Brain waves

Alpha wave · Beta wave · Gamma wave · Delta wave · Theta rhythm · K-complex

Sleep disorders

Benign phenomena

Dream · Exploding head syndrome · False awakening · Hypnagogia · Hypnic jerk · Lucid dream · Nightmare · Nocturnal emission · Sleep paralysis · Somnolence

bedroom	Bedroom Sets
Bedroom Set	bedroom furniture

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	master bedroom
	bdrm. (abbreviation)
	BR

bedroom

Children's bedrooms

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