I am so sorry, I posted my post before I saw Angela and Memo's follow up! Angela and Memo, thank you SO much for such a detailed answers. Angela, I am definitely going to make the fridge even with the counter, I can easily lose that space in the pantry, that is the best idea in the world and I never in a million years would have thought to do that on my own. Right now I have a 30" wide fridge, which is next to new (stainless, freezer bottom) but it is not as wide as many I see as my current 45 year old house couldn't accommodate any bigger. I am wondering, I guess I should plan for a 36" deep space because in the future, I will want a bigger fridge, I do know that. I will have to make my fridge area extra large and have a smaller fridge for the moment (but this fridge could last 15 years!!). I'll try and figure that out. Re: stacking washer dryers - I am actually making 2 laundry areas - one in the garage for business (see previous post) and the other on the second level (see below my second level floor plans - original and changed). I will think about the stacking though at either location. But having a laundry and utility sink in the garage kind of solves memo's thoughts about muddy kids. In a pinch I could have them strip down there and keep some extra clothes in that room. Memo, my region is really not a farming area at all. There are no farms around for at least 30 min away, and even then only a couple of high end "heirloom variety and herb" crop farms. We are in the mountains, no room for farms! There may be hobby farms, but the community is not really a farming community. It's more of a tourist village, it's a skiing community in the winter. In the summer, there are lakes all around. Not saying kids won't find messes in the country, oh they will! But my garage laundry and sink should take care of that in a pinch. I am still debating your garage mud room though! Angela, I will def. think about a pocket door for the mud area, but I don't think company (except my kid's friends) will come through the back (garage) way. And that's why I want the bathroom out of the mud room, to keep people out as much as possible! Angela, I really like your idea about reducing the pantry size to accommodate a closet or storage area of some sort on the north wall of the pantry. Thank you for that. I had a feeling the pantry was a bit spacious, but I just thought it's be a great place to put things like a vaccuum, brooms etc in the middle. But that does make getting to the pantry items more difficult. I think your plan is more efficient. Re: Garage space. I reduced it to 2 bay partially because of the laundry room, but also I NEED to have an exterior pedestrian door enter on the same east side as the garage doors. They left NO room in the plan for an exterior door on that side! I can't put an exterior door facing the front house side, looks bad and confuses people as to which door to enter (hate that). I can't do it on the south (backyard) wall either as that is just too far to walk to the back and then walk back across the whole garage again to enter the house, crazy. Plus snow may be there in the winter. So hence, 2 bays + a pedestrian 3 ft entrance door. I know they sell garage doors with a entry door in them, and I may look at that option for the single 3rd bay, but since I am "ruining" the 3 car garage anyway with laundry and workshop/storage, I just thought I'd eliminate the garage door as well. Our ATV can scoot in there from the the 2 door garage. Plus, a 3 bay is not common in my area, just 2 bays or even one bay. The development where we are moving to (42 homes) is pretty diverse and we all have our own builders, people have different styles - no cookie cutter homes here. RE: Double pocket doors with glass for the office. I have a single pocket door with glass that is SUPER HEAVY to push open and closed. I struggle to open it, and it was a new high quality track. I think it is the sheer weight of the pine door and the glass. I don't know if that is typical, but I just wanted to avoid all of that by having regular swing doors. If I can be reassured that there is a way to do this without that heavy pull, I would be into it. I know they sell frosted fake glass (I have that too) that is lighter, but the look is very fake and light doesn't seem to come through it normally. I am open to suggestions. I was also "thinking" of installing glass on either side of the french doors for an even more open look, and I couldn't do that with a pocket door. I am going to work through that idea about using that space by the stairs where the window is to add to the bathroom, great idea again, I will draw it out. I hate loosing that window though, I like windows everywhere! I don't think I want to add a door on the sunroom side though, I personally don't like jack and jill bathrooms and I really plan the sunroom to be a very occasional use bedroom if at all on the main level as I already will have a guest bedroom upstairs. It's really just more to have a full bath on the main level. Love the idea of the ??? as a linen nook!! Problem solved! Or I tuck linens in the foyer closet in a tupperware bin and make a nice niche out of the ???. I really want this to be an occasional use "emergency" full bathroom... But time will tell, you never know about things until you really live in a house. Here is my second floor plan and the original. I will try and darken it in the next day or so.

Thank you for the suggestions! Saratogaswizzlestick, I've been looking at Totos, but I'll check out the Kohler Veil, and I think a trough sink is a good idea. I'm looking at some wall-mounted corner and regular sinks, and one is kind of farmhouse-style with a trough. Christopher Lynch, I did consider a vanity against the wall on the left side, but the lack of symmetry with our light fixture would bother me. We're going to talk to our contractor this weekend about moving some pipes. It's tricky because there's not much space in the walls to do that maneuvering. Do you know if there is such a thing as a corner toilet with a skirt? All I'm finding are European websites.

I am trying to figure out what the OP wants, but having a lot of trouble deciphering what she wrote. Like Jennifer Hogan, I will take a stab at it: white counter top - not sure what that could be because I only like granite, and quartzite. There are several white granites and quartzites, but I'd advise you to do a lot of research, because some (but not all) of those stones are stain-prone. Some of the whiter quartzites are actually marble and behave like marble in the way of etching and stains. I suggest you look at Alaska White granite to start; it is easy care, tough and beautiful. I want one old fashioned stove as a talking point, but I also want a wall oven, warming drawer. So you want a range as a "focal point" (not talking point) - what size? 30" wide, 36" wide, 48" wide? You will also need to install a hood exhaust over it. I see you don't have one currently, but indoor air quality is more important than before, and now some building codes even require it. You want a single wall oven (not double wall oven), correct? Regarding the warming drawer, I suggest you install it directly under the counter, rather than under the wall oven. When warming drawers are installed under a wall oven, they end up not getting used because they are too low. a copper brass sit on top sink Try as I might, I do not know what you mean. Is it copper or is it brass? I think you mean copper. A "sit on top sink" - what is that? Do you mean a surface mount sink? An apron front sink? I don't think you mean a vessel sink because those are not for kitchens. Can you provide a picture of a sit on top sink? The cabinetry on the island I will spray white. Does this mean you are keeping the island cabinetry? If so, spraying on paint has a lot of problems with chipping and bleed-through. It's not just a simple spray and it's done. Be careful with this. Also, isn't the island cabinetry already white? And what will you do with the appliances that are in the island now? I want to install gas. This requires a gas line, and may be complicated or not, depending on what you already have in place. But you will definitely need to add a hood exhaust if you are replacing your electric cooktop with a gas cooktop. Most people would rather update to an electric induction cooktop or range. Do research on induction cooktops, and I think you will prefer it to running a gas line and buying a gas cooktop or range.

So the powder room opens onto the patio and into the back hallway? That location is probably the best for this function. I live in a city of very small footprints (Try 11 foot lot lines and some narrower) and a first floor powder room is often put where it fits which is often opening into the dining area or kitchen despite the less than optimal location, so I get the various tradeoffs. I feel like the master bath is problematic and it is a size that makes it awkward. It's kinda too big to be small and too small to be big. I usually start out with the plan of the old standard 5x7 or 6x7 bath template in the location I want it and then expand it from there. Is it likely that you will both be using it at the exact same time? Honestly if I had two bathrooms across from each other I would probably be using the powder room to brush my teeth and such rather than be in the same room at the same time. I think I would completely separate the clothes from the bathroom because of humidity and such.