Could someone help me 'draw' a wall plan; 4 pics

15 years ago

I'm not getting the hang of my Better Homes & Gardens program. I need a line drawing of the living room's south wall to take to the cabinet man.

The wall is 12 ft. long. The ceiling is 8' high. The lower cabinets' depths and closet will probably be the standard 24".

The window faces south. The width, outer frame to outer frame, is 56". The lower sill is 57" wide, but the framing will be replaced. The sill is 28" above the floor.

It's 19 1/2 inches from the outer edge of the window frame to the right wall.

It is 67 inches from the left corner to the left side of the window fram.

I want wall-to-wall built-ins, and a coat/vacuum closet, along this wall. Here's what I was planning...

From the left, by the front door, I want a coat closet. It will be between 30 and 36" wide.

Next to it will be an 18" wide display/book case with a cabinet base. The shelves will be adjustible. The 35" (?) tall base can have a door or drawers.

I want a chair-height window seat under the window. It needs to have two full-extension pull out drawers. Or should that be one very wide drawer?

A matching 18" wide display/book case/cabinet will be to the right of the window.

Do I want a soffet, or run the cabinets to the ceiling with a cabinet above the window?

What would you suggest I do for this space?

This is the wall when we moved in. These "curtains" belonged to the former owner and were promtly removed. (My friend used them to make fairy-costumes for her daughters.)

What I have here now. Angled toward the right by the kitchen.

Angled toward the left by the front door.

(The purple love seat is now in the sewing room!)

We've removed the ceiling light fixtures and painted the ceiling. I'm painting the walls this week. The carpeting will be pulled up and the original hardwood floors refinished this summer.

The wall between the kitchen and livingroom is 39" deep. The wall to the right of the front door is 30" deep. The front door will be replaced.

If you can help with a line drawing of my ideas, or any idea, I'd be so thankful.

A dream/inspiration...but I must have a coat closet at the far left side.

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threedgrad
15 years ago
You forgot a measurement - Height of window - distance from ceiling. I would run cabinets to wall and above window. All integrated. Are you doing a drywall coat closet with door or a coat cabinet to match other cabinets?
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caroline94535
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15 years ago
Thanks ThreeDGrad (that's a lot of studying!)

The closet will be framed in and drywalled with a door. However, that's not set in stone. I'm open to any suggestions.

The closet can be any width to work with the two display cases; the wider the better.

The top of the window frame is 12" from the ceiling. The window is 56" from the top of the frame to the sill.

You can see, from the shadows on the ceiling and down the wall, there use to be a tiny built-in foyer and clsoet around the front door. I'm hoping the new coat closet will hide some of these indentations.
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threedgrad
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Your width numbers are not adding up. 67" + 56" + 19.5" = 142.5. Now you said wall was 12' long which is 144". You have to be exact for cabinet design.
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caroline94535
Original Author
15 years ago
The window seat can be fudged to fit between the two bookcases; it could be 58". The coat closet can be expanded to take up the space between the wall the the left side bookcase.

I'm going to price it both ways. Standard purchased cabinets, or contractor-built units. I'm pretty sure the coat closet will be built by the neighbor.

I just measured again, the room is exactly 12' wide, wall to wall, and the right side of the window frame is 19 1/2 inches from the right-hand wall.

I really appreciate your help!
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