Which spaces are not counted toward the floor space for single bedrooms?

• A. Closets or alcoves
• B. Bathrooms
• C. Hallways
• D. Windows

Answer: (A)

When calculating the size of a single bedroom, you look at the usable floor area of the room and exclude spaces that aren’t part of the living area. Closets or alcoves are built-in storage areas within or adjacent to the room, and they don’t provide usable space for sleeping or everyday living. Therefore, their floor area isn’t counted toward the bedroom’s measured square footage. Bathrooms and hallways are separate rooms or circulation spaces, and windows are openings rather than floor space, so they aren’t counted in the bedroom’s floor area either—but closets or alcoves are the clearest example of storage spaces typically excluded from the bedroom’s floor-space calculation.