if you are looking for a place where you can see the beautiful gardens then you should visit Spain once. because last time i was went there for golf holidays. but when i saw the beautiful gardens there then i became mesmerized there were so many beautiful gardens also where you can enjoy the flowers and so many things. but this place is specially known for golf holidays. golf holidays in Costa Del Sol has also its own charm. there are so many golf courses and green parks. and also the rates of hotels are at very low coasts.

First, I looked at the pictures on the link, and I immediately noticed that this was a Sarah Susanka plan. She does put in the coolest little details, and what I really like is that her functional spaces seem to be "just right" -- the bookcases in the stairwell are the best detail in this plan! -- and, to me, that's the reason to build a house yourself: To have the functional spaces well proportioned and designed for your lifestyle. I would be concerned about one thing: You have a living room and a parlor, but you'll have no acoustical privacy between the two. A person who wants to read quietly in one room will hear the TV in the other room. Closet: Since the laundry (which is pretty big) and the master closet back up to one another, what you're describing would be pretty easy to accomplish. I think I'd move the washer/dryer over to the exterior wall (so the dryer could vent directly outside -- easier, safer), and then you'd have plenty of wall space for hanging things /bins. Two drawbacks: This is a rather unique choice, and if you ever resell, this could be a drawback. On the positive side, since this "family closet" would be near the master bedroom, which would not hurt resale as much as if it were elsewhere in the house. AND if you have children, I can't imagine it'd be convenient for them to come downstairs to fetch clothes before showering. Master bath: Without having mapped it out on graph paper, I do not think you're going to be able to have two bath entrances as you described -- not unless you're using a very small bed. With this layout (great bedroom windows, by the way -- you'll have wonderful light) you're going to have to place the bed on the wall against the bathrooms -- it just can't go anywhere else. What bed size are you using? You could always go with small nightstands. And if you go with a small bed and small nightstands to accommodate the two doors, I fear the furniture may feel out of proportion. This is a math question, and I don't have all the information to complete the problem. The master bath space isn't all that big, and although you say you're fine with two SMALL master baths, that does add up to a good bit of space. I wonder if you could do kind of a jack-and-jill thing: Each of you gets a small room with a sink and a toilet . . . and then they both open onto another small room that houses the shower. Jack-and-jills are tough to do right, and they can end up with excessive doors that'll always be an aggravation. Also, to bring up the same point: This is very taste specific, and the master bath is a huge selling point for many people. Obviously you're building a house so you can have things just as you want them, but this could be a potential resale problem. I know, I've brought up resale twice in this post, which seems contradictory after my first-paragraph comment about function for your own lifestyle . . . but a house is an expensive proposition, and you have to walk a fine line between "exactly what I want" and "I might one day need to sell it" . . . and your closet and bath ideas are not typical at all. Proceed with caution.

If there are changes that involve structural elements, or the level of finishes, your bank will wantto reassess. Such as going from a 5 bedroom 4 bath to a 4 bedroom 3.5 bath, or reducig the kitchen from 400 sq ft to 300 sq foot. Or, if budgetary over runs in other areas cause you to put in vinyl floors and laminate counters instead of the planned for hardwoods and Silestone counters, that afffects the final appraisal of the home downward. It doesn't matter that it still cost you 400K to build, and they still lent you 320K to build it. If the home only appraises for 350K now, you WILL need to bring more money to the table, no matter if it still cost you that 400K to build it. Their investment % into the home isn't covered if the home is worth less. You'd need to come up with 40K to keep them happy.

Good points and thank you for the helpful feedback! for the pantry suggestion of moving it closer to the garage, I understand your reasoning. Unfortunately our kitchen isn't right off garage. Do you think the pantry by the garage is more important than pantry in the kitchen? i agree it's awkward to walk right in and see the kitchen. I'm trying to create more space for the living room and besides an addition that's all I can think of. I do agree with you though and wish I had other options. You're right -- the mudroom is unnecessarily large. The original Floorplan of the house intended this to be the family room but it has awkward doors on 3 out of 4 walls and the 4th wall has a fireplace and it's a tad too small for a family room yet way too big for a mud room. It's our temporary formal dining room and a total waste of space. Windows in living room - that was a mistake on my part - there are 2 windows in the front of the living room identical to the dining room window placement. i am stumped on powder room location. Right now it's off the kitchen, and I've heard negative feedback abt proximity to kitchen. I'm stumped on where to put it with what we have to work with.