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Remodel Plans - Please critique - All opinions appreciated

13 years ago

Hi,

So I bought a fixer-upper - built in 1968, all brick,dark and dreary right now. I came up with some plans to modify it, please post any suggestions.

Basically it's a standard colonial, with 5 bedrooms. One bedroom downstairs and 4 upstairs. Laundry is currently located as a separator between the kitchen and the living room. My thought was to take the smallest upstairs bedroom away and use that area for both a laundry room and expansion of the master bathroom. By doing so, I'll get the nice open feeling on the ground floor, and the convenience of the laundry upstairs with an up-to-date master.

The part I'm unsure about is that the previous owner added a sunroom-type area off the rear of the house. I'm not sure what to do with it. Should I turn it into a screen porch? Put the wall back between it and the family room? I can't figure a way to make it seem part of the family room. It's that 13'x13' square hanging off the back of the house.

help...see original plans and mock-ups of new plans at the link.

All comments appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Here is a link that might be useful: My Fixer Plans

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