The interior doors in my house are 32" wide typically, with only one bedroom having a 30" door. After moving things in and out of these rooms for years I wouldn't recommend anything narrower than 32" on anything other than small closets and small bathrooms if space can allow.
If you decide to turn the dining room into an office/den/quiet room, the closet that backs into it next to the powder room could be the location of a door, and the mudroom converted into a bath with the addition of a shower…at some later date. Not now, perhaps. But later, if needed. Access to the home from the drive could occur through the family room near the kitchen, perhaps. Just a thought for future use….
Agree with skipping built in desks etc - our boys have left for college and it’s nice for those rooms to be flexible (and changes with built ins always have the possibility of impacting flooring, which is such a headache)
The interior doors in my house are 32" wide typically, with only one bedroom having a 30" door. After moving things in and out of these rooms for years I wouldn't recommend anything narrower than 32" on anything other than small closets and small bathrooms if space can allow.
If you decide to turn the dining room into an office/den/quiet room, the closet that backs into it next to the powder room could be the location of a door, and the mudroom converted into a bath with the addition of a shower…at some later date. Not now, perhaps. But later, if needed. Access to the home from the drive could occur through the family room near the kitchen, perhaps. Just a thought for future use….
Agree with skipping built in desks etc - our boys have left for college and it’s nice for those rooms to be flexible (and changes with built ins always have the possibility of impacting flooring, which is such a headache)