Help with floor plan - change keeping room to kitchen or dining?
I'd appreciate feedback on my modifications to the Southern Living Tallaway plan. We'll be building a country/farmhouse style home on 22 acres that perked for a 5 bedroom. We prefer one story living but plan on building a 1 1/2 story to meet the HOA's minimum sf while saving costs by building up instead of out, and also because we love the look of 2 stories.
So, I've been looking at plans that will allow for 1-2 bedrooms and an office on the main floor with extra bedrooms and bonus space upstairs for the kids and visiting family. The Tallaway plan seems like it could work with some modifications.
My main question is what do you think about the changes I made to the keeping/kitchen/dining rooms? We don't need two living spaces so close together or a formal dining room. The kitchen is very important to me though, since that's pretty much where our family lives most of the time!
Option A changes the keeping room to dining and Option B changes the keeping room to the kitchen, with the dining space in the existing kitchen. Either plan should accommodate my 9 ft (12 ft extended) farm table.
Option A - I like the idea of having the kitchen in the middle of the dining and family rooms. Also, it would be lovely to have a fireplace in the dining room! I am wondering though if there are enough cabinets in this plan - it's hard to tell. I have a lot of cabinets in my current kitchen and love the extra storage for my baking/cooking/and serving dishes.
Option B - putting the kitchen in the keeping room area might allow for more cabinet space and also bring windows into the kitchen. It might also help keep kitchen noise and mess out of the family room. We"d have to lose the fireplace though and I'm not sure if I prefer the dining room in the middle.
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nhb22
9 years ago
juddgirl2
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Comments (1)Nice place. You've got a great blank slate...stick with it and it will come. I agree about the kitchen backsplash, but I don't think I'd start there. There are a number of things I would think about, but first it's important for you to make the space work for you and your lifestyle. Do you need more storage? Do you entertain a lot and need more dining space? Do you cook a lot and need more surface area to work? Do you need more seating in the living area for parties and such? Or is the seating you have now adequate. So, for example, I would think about adding an island to the kitchen which people could sit at with their backs to the long wall. It would add storage below and work surface above and not block off the light from the living area. If possible, think about adding pendant lighting over the island. I would move the dining area so it is closer to the long wall. I would help define that area by using an area rug underneath. In the living room, you could use another area rug to highlight the space. The drapes look skimpy, especially with the knot in them, and the color isn't helping to bring in the strong colors from the tile floor. I would think about getting a bookcase style entertainment unit to add more storage and mass, and I would put that on the long wall...put the seating area more into the corner to make it feel cozier. If you're open to new furniture, a sectional sofa might be nice there. A lot of it will come with more wall decor as well. Right now there's only a few pieces and they are small in scale relative to the size of the walls. But you've got a good start....See MoreKitchen flooring in open plan Kitchen/Dining/Family room
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Comments (29)This refers to Bedroom #2 which you indicated may be for an elderly relative. Your doorway into this bathroom is only 24” which will make it impossible for a wheelchair and difficult for a walker. I encourage you to remove or make more shallow the linen closet so you can enlarge the bathroom access door. Then make the Tub shower combo a Shower with low or no curb and a handheld wand. You never know when you will need this for an elderly relative or an immediate family member who has had surgery/broken leg. Make sure there is enough clearance on the sides of the toilet for grab bars and/or to assist in lifting. It would be simpler for this person to access the bathroom through one door instead of two, especially at night. You could remove the anteroom and make this a simple large bathroom with access door to hall and another access door to bedroom. It seems overly complicated in its current configuration....See More
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9 years agoThanks for the input re the master bedroom opening into the porch, sjhockeyfan. Great ideas about switching all the closets.
I made those changes and a few others suggested above. So, now the coat closet is near the foyer and the broom closet is closer to the kitchen. I opened up the master bedroom door a bit more by switching it with the closet and closed the door from the master to the laundry.
Option A shows a powder room near the foyer closet. That seemed to leave quite a bit of wasted hallway space so I to made it a 3/4 bath in Option B. We'll have a daybed wit trundle in the office for overflow guests so that might be nice to have.
Any thoughts on these changes?
Option A with powder room
Option B with 3/4 bathroom
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