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Laura G
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Comments (1)I agree that, as drawn by your architect, that bathroom definitely does not seem "roomy'. Your suggestion sounds like a huge improvement. But if I might offer another option? If I'm reading your plans correctly, it looks like you have 10'8" by 10'4" of space floor space in that room. Have you considered the possiblity of dividing the space into two smaller bathrooms so each boy could have a bath of his own? Don't know how old your boys are but, in this day and age, teenage boys can spend nearly as much time in the bathroom primping as teenaged girls! If you divided the space horizontally, each bath would be 5'0 x 10'8" and each could open directly off one of the two bedrooms. This would also give you a 10'8" long unbroken wall in your hallway where you could put bookcases, or a small sitting area/reading nook, or your kid's computer desk, or something like that. The bathrooms in my current home are only 5'x 7'. Each contains a 5' tub/shower combo, a toilet, and a 32" wide vanity. While my bathrooms certainly aren't particularly "roomy", DH and I have managed to share that 5'x7' space for 25 years with no problems. So, a PRIVATE 5'0" x 10'8" bath would definitely feel nice and roomy to me. LOL! The bath serving BR 2 would not be able to have a window but you could use a solar light tube there instead. Since the two baths would be back to back, the additional cost ought to be pretty minimal and if I were a teenager, I'd happily give up having a window in my PRIVATE bath rather than have to share a bathroom with my brother. Just another idea... By the way, I really like the rest of your home! I'm drooling over the master bedroom and the second en suite (bedroom 4). Because you don't have any bedrooms downstairs, the one thing I would recommend that you don't have is a home elevator. If elderly relatives come to visit, or this is your "forever home" or even, God forbid, someone in your family should break a leg or have to have knee surgery, getting them upstairs to a bedroom could become really problematic. A home elevator is NOT that expensive, especially in comparison to the cost of 4400 sqft house. The one I am putting in my new home cost just $28K installed and we upgraded to the largest size available plus got upgrades on the cab finish. I think your architect could fit in one of the smaller ones without doing too much damage to his design. If you want to look into it, here is a link to the manufacturer (ThyssenKrupp) who made our "Lev". Other home elevator companies include Savaria Concord Lifts Inc, Matot, and Waupaca Elevator - but I don't have any personal knowledge of their products. Here is a link that might be useful: Thyssen Krupp...See MoreNeed help with a confused living room and breakfast nook
Comments (5)Hi Junco, thanks for the comment. We would just like a table for 4 or maybe a foldout that extends to 6. We see ourselves having a sectional couch and maybe one glider for the baby. The space is long, so we could picture having a couple occasional chairs and a table at the end of the space. or maybe something more interesting than that. The hallway leads to the powder room and garage and a storage space under the stairs (behind the media niche). here's the whole floorplan. We don't anticipate having any other living areas/dining areas. The grand room at the front of the house will be a creative space....See MoreNeed help for little breakfast nook
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Comments (13)removing windows and putting in a door is easier than vice versa. remove the brick, frame out the area for the door, install. if you want to bring up the floor level,(what do you plan on doing w/the fireplace? you would have to redo it and the book cases) for the new floor, they would have to lay joists, sub floor, and flooring to even it out to the other. At this point I would advise you to replace all of that white tile and do the same flooring throughout the first level. can you match the wood you have in the other room? .Oh, demo of all that tile? 1-2 K (can't see how much you have) remove a window and install french doors, about 2-4K. building a banquette? have no idea. 1-2K? new table, custom made cushions, etc. I don't mind the sunken part. I'd do the french doors and close off that other door by the nook. would be cool if you could extend that whole side of the house further out another 6-10 feet. I'd rather do that than raise the floor level. i'd also widen your stair area leading down. on the living side, you could do something like this w/stair sides (little built ins) install a cool beam above it: or move the stairs to one side If you replaced your windows w/doors, you could do one large sofa, and place the two chairs as you come down the stairs. (that's why it might be nice to move the stairs off to one side, gives you a bit more space. or try this layout. you may have enough room to walk behind the other sofa in front of the doors. (if you could bump out that wall another 6' or so, it would be perfect!...See MoreJT7abcz
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