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Floor Plan rough draft...input requested!
Comments (11)Rhome410: Good points all. The resource room is sort of an informal study/office. We both acknowledged the need for such an area, but didn't want to waste the sq footage on a full size study. Similarly, we didn't want to waste the space on a formal dining room, and opted for 1 larger than average dining area. The single car garage could easily be renamed shop area. That's my hobby, woodworking. The DW is into cropping, and will have an area for that in the bonus room upstairs. Yes there are cabinets next to the RF. This is not the dream house, but we do plan on being in it for the next 5 years or so. Chapnc: Thanks for your comments! The island setup is really the point of struggle for us. We see lots of ideas we like, but the dims are not exactly the same, and as you know that makes all the difference. The "L" is one idea we are kicking around. I totally agree on the powder bath, that's a change we're making. The "X" in the master bath is in fact a knee space for a chair. Eventhecatisaboy: Backdoor entry to garage is a great idea. I'd thought about it before, but somehow it had slipped my mind. Thanks for bringing that up. Actually, your input brought about a discussion about the laundry room, and we are now going to make that about 2' wider, and incorporate a wall of cubbies/sitting space, making it more of a mudroom. And possibly put a door there as well. We've kicked around the entry into the master, but the DW doesn't want everyone walking in the front door to be able to see into the room right off the bat. I think it would work either way. Chisue, the front powder came about as a compromise. There was no way to make it fit without losing the cubbies, and the DW really wanted the cubbies. we're still kicking that front powder room around, and it may migrate back to the back hall area. The resource room is a poor man's study. :) Due to the way we live, and work, the closet/bath set up works for us best. You nailed the winding corridor, another design compromise. In the original drafts, we didn't have it. It just got added in this draft. We felt that not having a hallway there *forced* all the traffic to go through the kitchen 100% of the time. The hallway is supposed to provide an option, as unlikely as it is it will get used... :) Thanks everyone, please keep the ideas coming!!...See MoreSecond Draft Floor Plans - Thoughts/Suggestions on Changes Please
Comments (13)I made a couple more changes and updated SF. Total SF is a little under 3600. bpathome, I moved the sink to the front of the pantry. My wife uses the Keurig every morning so it probably makes more sense to have that at the front of the pantry adjacent to the sink. Does the pantry look good now? I also decreased the offset between the kitchen and the foyer by a foot (adding a foot to the south for the kitchen), which added a foot to the pantry and allowed me to move the island a little bit farther south so it doesn't block the walkway from the garage to the great room/master suite. I added a foot to the north for the great room and dining area, which decreased the depth of the covered patio to 11 feet. Is this deep enough? We want to have a sitting area on the covered patio, but also don't want it so deep that it severely limits natural light in the back of the house. I could add a foot to the north for the laundry room and sitting area if the patio needs to be at least 12'. Jackson, We appreciate the suggestion, but I don't think I want the laundry room directly behind the great room (in case the laundry is running while watching TV, etc) and would prefer the W/D to also be a little farther from our bed. We're not concerned about having to walk through the master suite to get to the laundry. Other than kids bringing dirty clothes in there, my wife and I should be the only ones using that room. We would love to have more suggestions for our floor plans. We have incorporated most of the suggestions from our first thread into the updated plans, but would love to hear more ideas! Thanks again! Updated floor plans:...See MoreFirst Draft House Plan Critique
Comments (6)I made the image bigger by picking it up, moving it to word processing, then zooming in on the screen. - Your site sounds ideal. - I agree with the others about your garage. With so much space, why squeeze it onto the front? I'm not a big fan of angled garages. Sometimes they're necessary for small city lots, but you don't need it here. - I think that's a workshop in the garage. I'd suggest that you don't have the builder install this for you. Instead, keep your eyes open on Craigslist 'til someone sells old kitchen cabinets, and you can install this yourself for a fraction of the cost -- and avoid having it financed in with your mortgage, which will save you big bucks over the years. - To stay on the other folks' bandwagon, I'm totally in agreement that I would not like to circle through the mudroom to reach the master. I don't know that it'd be a make-or-break item for me, but it isn't ideal. - I also agree that I'd want the master bedroom facing the back of the house /would want to take advantage of the ability to have windows on two walls. Your master is kind of small, which I actually prefer -- I don't see the point in a huge, oversized place to sleep -- but windows on two walls will make it appear larger visually and will make it more comfortable, especially since you'd get lovely southern sun from the back. - The master bath could be much better arranged. It's relatively large and could be much nicer. - Love the big pantry. If you're going for enough space for L-shaped storage, only one extra foot could enlarge your storage area by 30%. If you don't do that, I'd consider either in-wall can storage (like Pharoah's Storehouse) for the wall "behind the door, OR at least a pegboard that could store seldom-used kitchen utensils. And consider Lazy Susans in the corner; they don't have to be expensive, built-in items -- just have your shelves built wide enough for the ready-made pantry-quality versions at Bed, Bath & Beyond. - Your eating area is going to be cute, but it isn't overly spacious. If you do away with that clipped corner, you'd have space for a larger table. And in such a set-up (with a big window behind), I always like a built-in banquette. - In the kitchen, angled cabinets are expensive and provide less storage than plain squared-off cabinets. Being in the center of the house, the kitchen won't be particularly bright, so I'd go with white cabinets or pale wood. - I'd consider putting the bathroom into the middle of the two bedrooms. First, this would be more convenient than walking all the way down that loooong hallway. Second, it would allow you to make the back bedroom nicer: It could have windows on two sides, and part of that giant hallway could be incorporated into the bedroom. I don't think I spelled that out very well: When you enter the secondary bedroom hallway, you'd see the first bedroom door and the bathroom door on the right-hand wall . . . but the back bedroom door would be straight ahead of you -- and closer than it is now. Less hallway, more bedroom -- win-win situation. - I have a friend whose house has that half-moon front step configuration, and she has no handrails (where would you put them? Against the house?) as you walk up the steps. It isn't a problem for me, but it is an issue for her elderly mother....See MoreDoes anyone own own one of these 'jewels'...?
Comments (42)Justin, I believe Nomen's point regarding the Euphorbia is in reference to the common nursery practice of grafting cacti/succulents to obtain faster, easier growth of the scion. (Or in the more extreme case of the bright red, yellow, or pink Gymnocalycium, simply making it possible for them to survive.) As you are no doubt aware, at some point the scion will break free of the rootstock. (For that matter, most members of John Q Public will likely not even be aware that the plant is a graft to begin with.) Most of the general public would be unaware of this, and will likely be dismayed when this occurs and have no clue as what to do (if anything) to salvage the situation. This, in turn, can lead to disappointment and turn them off from trying again. Unfortunately, there is a very real limit to how much info can feasibly be included on a tag. Tags for such plants really should mention the fact that it is a graft. The more observant novice, noticing such, might take it upon themselves to do some research so they know what is in store for their plant's future, or later , when they start seeking help, they'll have a search term to help. Nomen might suggest that the plants sold should not be grafted at all. And I understand that viewpoint. However, looking at this from a nursery's standpoint, I can also see the efficacy of grafting. Some plants like the aforementioned chlorophyll free Gymnocalycium are popular novelty plants that can survive no other way. Other plants commonly used as scions grow much more vigorously when grafted making it possible to grow up saleable (or salable depending on one's spelling preference ;-) ) plants faster and at significantly lower cost to the consumer....See MoreUser
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