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Comments (10)I have the same situation as you. We converted an old small carport to a decent patio (doesn't that sound fancier, LOL) by extending the length and width, laying mortared patio brick in place. This resulted in half the patio/porch being under roof and the entended part being open. This gives me a sheltered, shady seating area and an open, sunny area. I have a faux vinyl wicker set with very nice cushions (loveseat, two chairs, a cocktail table, and an end table) under roof. I also have/had a cheaper, glass-top table with vinyl slinged chairs that came with cushions. The cushions were always wet/damp in the morning or after a rain, so we just used the chairs with the vinyl strips. They were very closely woven and were extremely comfortable without the cushions. We had a severe hail storm last spring and destroyed my chairs so I am also on the quest for a new user friendly set for that area. I DO NOT WANT CUSHIONS, so will probably go with the sling-back style that is some type of woven mesh material. These are more commonly seen in the discount stores - Walmart on-line has a nice selection - and usually have the glass or tile top. I do not want to sit on wet cushions or have to dry a seat when I step outside to have my coffee in the morning. I will also say, I love how easy my faux wicker set from Target is to maintain. They stay outside, minus the cushions, year around, and even though they are under roof, they still get exposed to wind, rain, blowing snow, etc. I just give them a good water hose and soft brush scrubbing in the spring....See MoreJumping in and asking for floorplan/layout help!
Comments (7)Wow, definitely some things I hadn't thought of. I'm a little relieved that you all think it's a challenging space, as I have been struggling with it for months and i am glad to know it's not just me! We can definitely move the door to the guest bath to near the front door. The alcove there is designed to fit a specific piece of antique furniture (card catalog), but at this point I am willing to sacrifice that space for a better kitchen layout. I do like mamagoose's idea of pushing back the kitchen wall (if the bathroom door gets moved and the alcove is gone.)...I'll have to play with that a little... I don't need double wall ovens, 48" range will take care of that. If it's at all workable, I'd like to keep the island. The windows/french doors along the top of the plan in the master and great room lead out to a deck and look out to the Chesapeake Bay, and if I'm prepping at the island that's the way to be facing :) The bar area needs to stay, or at least somewhere in/near the great room. Husband wanted a full stand behind, pull up a stool bar, so this was a compromise. Karneseb, I'm not sure we can alter the angles at this point. We are less than a foot from our max allowable lot coverage! And the pilings are already going in as foundation. The windows on the left side of the plan are high up, and smallish (maybe even frosted). So no worries about placing the bed under them. That side of the home is 5 feet from the property line, as is the neighbor on thier side, so not much to see, we just wanted to add in a little light, but I agree, it's funky! I do like your bathroom layout better, as it was bothering me that the closet was so far away. I just REALLY want a soaker tub! I don't mind losing space from the master bedroom....See MoreCute things your kids and grandkids said
Comments (60)This is a great thread! Years ago, when our oldest son was only 2 1/2, we were looking out his open bedroom window, watching our downstairs neighbour wash his van in the driveway below. As the neighbour was finishing up, our son yelled down to him, "Sandy, your forgot to wash the roof!" Sandy replied "Oh, that's okay, I don't have to look at the roof" Son responded, "Well, I do!" A couple of years ago, my DH was making homemade pizza with our two young grandsons, aged 3 and 5. While he was stretching the dough, his hands covered in flour, he playfully touched the nose of the youngest grandson. The older grandson looked on horrified at what grampa had done to his little brother, so grampa asked if he would like flour on his nose, too. Older grandson backed away, spread his hands, and exclaimed "what is WRONG with you!" Another time, my DH was getting ready to go over to our oldest sons' house. He came in to the room wearing a rather odd looking fake suede vest over his shirt, that he had bought himself years ago. I mentioned that it made him look a bit like a cowboy in it. He didn't agree, and thought he looked quite dapper. Shortly after arriving at our sons house, four year old grandson entered the room, and asked "Grampa? Where's your horse?" And other one, out of the mouth of our oldest son. When he was four years old, he was hospitalized with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and had to have daily bloodwork to test his platelet counts. On about the sixth day of this, he marched up the nursing station and stated quite forcefully to his doctor that was sitting at the desk writing in a chart, "I am going home today and I don't care WHAT my bloodwork says!" Fortunately, his results were finally good, and he did come home that day....See MoreDesign for Empty Nest Home that "Expands" for 5 kids with grandkids
Comments (44)You would still have much empty space behind these doors. That is almost a little creepy to have that much space that sits empty under your roof...like a deserted hotel. Whether your house is big with a lot of out buildings or big with a lot of unused rooms, it adds up to being a lot to maintain and have it empty most of the time. It is almost a little sad and a little creepy. Two empty nesters waiting with a big house for all the kids and grandkids to come..... Realistically, for most people, they are not going to all come that often. They have their own life, careers, friends, other side of the family, etc. Maybe you should save your resources and use them to go and visit the kids and grandkids at their house and maybe have a rented place once or twice a year for a big family vacation. Otherwise, you are going to be two people living in a big empty house. Retire and travel and maybe take a kid or two with you, for experiences with grandma and grandpa. If you have a place that they all are expected to come to every time ,they may get to resent it because maybe they really wanted to go somewhere else or do something else. yet they have that obligation to you because you went and built that big house.......... and they are expected to do that, every holiday. As the grandkids get older they will have other areas of interest outside of the family and other obligations to school programs, sports, camps, etc. And, don't forget that you will be getting older, too. Life will change for you too. You might want to rethink saddling yourself to the commitment of a large piece of property that requires attention as you retire. Instead of anchoring yourself and your family there......go places with them and without them. You might find that the family memories that you create at the rented beach house with all of the cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. may turn out to be richer memories than of everybody dutifully gathering around a 30 pound turkey at the holidays at grandma and grandpas. Plan a vacation at Disney, or take a couple of the older ones on a trip to Spain, or arrange a ski vacation with them...whatever your means allow or your inclinations are. You could, maybe, consider retiring to some place that has some amenities and attraction so that there is something to do when any do come to visit, and maybe you only need a more reasonable sized house for a smaller crowd....See Moreaaa_bbbbbr_com
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