Liz, the link you posted is bad. The H part of HTTP is missing. People can still get there by hand editing the URL, but you probably repost the link.

The photo is much too small to work with. I suggest posting one at least twice that size. Even bigger would be better.

I fixed your link; it was missing the first part of the "http" :)

Looks like a nice spacious plan.

Dawn

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Hi, Liz2

Congratulations on your building adventure.
As a disclaimer, I need to admit that I am strongly influenced by traditional design and architecture and am not particularly fond of modern design and I see quite a bit of modern in this floorplan.

The Good:

The View: If you have an amazing view towards the rear of this property it will be highlighted by the walls of windows and vantage points of the great room and breakfast room.

The Secondary Bathrooms: I'm not sure of the dimensions, but they look to be of a good size. I enjoy a bathroom that I can move around in and not bang my elbows on walls and doors while showering or blowdrying my hair, etc...

The Master Bathroom: I like the corner windows with the vanity. I find natural light an advantage for applying makeup, grooming, etc..

The Not So Good:
(please consider that the following is only my opinion and is not intended to hurt anyone's feelings or needlessly criticize. Just commenting on what strikes my attention when viewing this floorplan)

-Lots of angles. More angles and corners drive up the cost of building. If this is not a problem, great. But if you're on a tight budget you might want to spend the money on other things.

-No entry closet for coats. Depending on where you live (snowy region, etc..) you might want to have a closet for guests' coats.

-Entry way. This looks awkward to me. Almost like an airplane runway. Also the angled rooms on either side of the entryway look odd. It might be difficult to arrange furniture in those rooms the way you would want, due to the odd angles.

-Distance from garage to kitchen and laundry area. In your mind walk through bringing in groceries and such from your car in the garage to the kitchen or laundry area, both of which are the usual places to store supplies. That would be quite a ways to haul heavy or bulky items, dodging around corners and furniture.

-Laundry room. I'm not a fan of interior laundry rooms. Venting the dryer over that large of a distance decreases the efficiency of the dryer and makes cleaning the dryer ducting a nightmare. Having natural light and an exit to the outdoors (for possibly air drying clothes outside, etc..) are important factors for me.

-Pantry. The narrow width of the pantry makes it almost unuseable. Unless you plan to only hang things on the long wall that runs along side your bedroom, all of that is wasted space.

-Closets in secondary bathrooms. I am not a fan of having clothes closets in the bathrooms. Unless one has a killer ventilation system I find that clothes get mildewey and musty very quickly from the humidity of the shower and tub, even when the closet doors are closed.

-Master Bath and Closet area. One of the closets and the toilet area share the same problem as the pantry. Too long and narrow. Lots of room that is used only as a walkway. Wastes a lot of space, etc...

-Kitchen. You should post your layout for the people over in the kitchen forum (if you haven't already). They are genius at planning a kitchen that is lovely AND efficient and easy to use.

Again, these are only my opinions and are worth only what you think they are worth in this matter. If they have helped you any, I'm glad.

Good luck on your homebuilding adventure.
Stumpy

stomyouch,
I like the way you say your comments and I agree with most of them.

Liz,
-Definetly I prefer kitchens near to the garage. (and most people do, if you want resale value)
-Here in Llinois a coat closet by the entry is a "most"
-I love the masterbathroom. If it were my house I'd modify the closet by the toilet: place the toilet againt the closet wall (rotate the toilt room 90 degrees) so the closet is a rectangular shape instead an "L" shape
Could you crop the empty spaces in the drawing and make the drawing bigger? Is hard for me to see some areas or names.

Good luck on your build.

OMG! Thank you!!! Just what I was looking for and I had some of the same thoughts thanks for confirming them.
Liz

Thanks again for all your suggestions.
I think we are going to do a little Redesigning we want to keep the the back veiws due to the pond and Screenry - If anyone wants to help with the redesigning, it would be great also.

Thanks again.
Liz