Master Bedroom Sitting Area
drjoann
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Summerfield; I would so appreciate your opinion
Comments (30)Summerfields plan is awesome and could easily be updated to meet your needs. Just change the entry to the reading nook downstairs, re-arrange the upstairs room closets - great to have closets and you can open the walls up there for a more dorm style. I think for re-sale being able to make separate rooms would be ideal. I know you said you won't be moving, but you are moving now and you never know what will happen. For the downstairs there appears to be so much more room in the main living areas and the open dining as compared to the original will be so much more flexible and you could easily fit more people in that dining space and nobody has to squeeze by others to get to their seat. It also allows for expansion if ever needed. Have you considered what you'll do when you have kids grown up and married and grandchildren coming home to visit? I think summerfields floorplan makes the house so much more flexible and not just stuck at one point in time of your life. In that plan you can have a separate bedroom for guests if needed (future in-laws/grandchildren visiting), but still have room for all the kids now and a little room to grow in case you have more. Having 2 separate girls baths is also a good thing - the older girls can be responsible for keeping theirs clean and stuff not needed for the younger girls are separate. Having 3 separate baths also provides some guest possibilities, if you have somebody visiting - girls still got one to use and boys another and you could have guests use another. Summerfield has done a great job of placing most plumbing areas near each other too so it will cost less to run the plumbing. 2 baths next to each other. Laundry/Bath by each other and above the kitchen/powder room part. About the only thing not really meeting what you said you needed is the seeing the tub from the bed. You can see it, but not directly I guess. Although I don't really understand the need for this one. I personally would rather not see into my bathroom at all from the bed, tub or anything. Not something I consider a nice view, but I'm sure you have your reasons so wanted to point that one out....See MoreWhere to put my incredible find????
Comments (28)mitchdesj: I think I will be using my laptop at this desk, so I like the idea of nothing but the lamp. And it will allow the design to show. Less to dust around can't hurt either! pattiem93 and jjam: Thank you both so much. I am going to keep the desk behind the sofa for now, change up a few things in the room, and see how it feels. pattiem93 - You crack me up!! ronbre: THANK, THANK, THANK, YOU. Oops...didn't mean to yell at ya!! (tradewind_64: that picture is too funny!) You have so many wonderful ideas,ronbre. The green throw is already gone. I do have a large blue/red antique oriental rug in the DR and it would be gorgeous in this room, except...it is 10 x 13 and I would have to run it under the sofa -the size that would extend in front of the sofa would be perfect - it would also extend 2 feet past the front of the desk, which would be good for the chair that I pull up for the computer. The width is also good, except that it will totally interfere with using the barstools - this room is open to the kitchen and breakfast room. Maybe I will look for a smaller one, as I agree the room would look better with a rug. Duh!...I guess I could use 2 rugs. Oh yeah, the wall finish is a five layer "linen" finish. I love it. The walls were painted BM silver marlin (frenchy blue) and I had different furniture - but it felt cold to me. It took a long time to go around the whole room 5 times, but I finally finished and it warmed it right up. I will definitely post pics when I finish....See MoreNot Playing it Safe--Hot Pink
Comments (28)Bee, Love it! Raspberry and Grey look fabulous together!! Off topic, your kitchen, the F&P dish drawers you have are they they tall top or standard height? What size drawer panels are they? My kitchen design has some strange sizes that aren't lining up with the rest of the drawers....See MorePlayroom or Master Suite
Comments (21)I would consider putting the playroom back on the table. How much more is the playroom compared to the closet or sitting area? would it be in the green area (closing off the openness to the floor below, which for me would be a huge plus)? I see the sitting room as wasted square footage....I don’t know anyone who uses space like that or even wants space like that in a master. The den might make a nice home office for someone, or a nursery. If there is a main floor office, I don’t see the den adding much benefit or resale value. An upstairs “game room” (aka playroom) is popular for new builds in my area, and something I would love to have. People use it as a family room (couch and tv, hang out space, play area).....they are more comfortable and inviting (in my opinion) compared to a basement family room. It also allows people to get all the rooms they want without needing to finish the basement. How old are your kids?...See Morecarolyn53562
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