So how did it turn out? We are building as well and I hated all the plans out there some more then others. They were either lacking, or had qualities that I have in our current home. If you are still trying to figure out the master set up I can sure send you what we chose for our set up. Then bathroom is smaller but doesn't lack in function, also we have our master in that same corner and we have a narrow window above where our bed will be way up high and went with narrow windows on each side of our bed. I also recommend that you go to a lot of open houses that have walls in the foyer when you walk in, look at different designs and layouts, see what you like and don't like. On paper vs visualizing in your head is so much more inadequate then actually looking at a home with super small bedrooms, or obscure walls. Your plan may work for you in your head but if you can actually walk into a home that the foyer is blocked with wall 5' in front of the entrance you may rethink where you put your stairs. I saw a few different options where you could sneak in the stairs with a little bit of tweaking to your floor plans. Also, we took a floor plan apart and it is part of 2 different plans plus my own tweaking. We went to our local small town home building lumber yard and they have ppl there that draw this stuff up for a living, I asked how much my plans were and they didn't charge me as our contract buys his inventory there. and find yourself a craftman contractor, one that is great at what he does, small time not a big company builder that turns out tons of houses in a yr. Ours does one per yr, he delivers quality, integrity and he doesn't bat an eye when you want to change things a bit on the interior. He built my in laws massive addition and I watched the man work, he was awesome! Find someone who will work with you look at your finished plans and tell you that wont work or maybe another way to look at it. Build your house the way you want to but first, go look at some open houses that are similar or have some of the same things you have in your plans. Best of luck! I feel your pain of finding the right plan, late nights, research, consumed by what you need and want. When your house plans feels right and you have come to where you are confident with them you will know it is right.

Do you entertain in this room or is it strictly for family TV watching? If everyone wants to cuddle up on the big sectional then I would float it in the middle, but it looks too large to walk around it that way. Get one with fewer seats. If you have guests over a lot, they'll be happier if you have a pair of chairs and a 3-seat couch (maybe with a chaise portion that can flip from left to right when you want to rearrange.) People won't sit in the corner and they'll usually leave a vacant seat between them on any sofa. No one will want to sit on the end of the chaise with nothing to support their back, and they may not feel comfortable hogging the entire thing for themselves. It isn't very practical for entertaining.

We didn’t even consider that (not sure why) but maybe that’s the way to go. Our gap on the top three tiles are a little smaller than the rest maybe by 1/16” since we were planning on it not being visible. Do you think it won’t be too noticeable?

Our new build has 9ft ceilings and we decided to take them to the ceiling. I'm looking forward to having the storage up there for things I don't need all the time but will have a nice tucked away spot.