Thanks for your review......appreciate your input. South would be on the front of the house.....BTW, we have changed to a silimar (but slightly different) plan---name is Sand Mountain, plan #977 http://store.johntee.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JT&Product_Code=977 or http://southernlivinghouseplans.com/plans/SL977?&search%5Bbathrooms%5D=&search%5Bbedrooms%5D=&search%5Bcommit%5D=SEARCH&search%5Bdepth%5D=&search%5Bfloors%5D=&search%5Bmax_square_feet%5D=&search%5Bmin_square_feet%5D=&search%5Bplan%5D=977&search%5Bsort%5D=priority-desc&search%5Bvendor%5D=&search%5Bwidth%5D= It's ironic....our current kitchen has window over sink on front of house.....we think the large window area at breakfast table will provide natural light....

No specific comments but I really like those houses on John Tee's site.

We started with The Vining Creek plan and modified exterior to emulate the Stone Residence home by Norris Group. We are just finishing brick and insulation. Can post some pics later if interested. We made the bedroom off the kitchen a utility/laundry room and reorganized the family entry to have a mudroom and service bath. We moved ref to wall where pantry is and stretched out pantry to an 8ft wide reach in hidden by sliding bypass barn doors. We made a few other changes. Does anyone know the correct term for the brick wing wall architecture in front of garage?

This plan has an upstairs, so would you eliminate it? If so, and if you still need the basement, I'd change the stairs on the right to the basement stairs, and where the basement stairs are currently, move that half-bath into that space, and move the cased opening in the bedroom hall to the left of that bathroom. Re the dining room, I was just at a friend's for dinner and their kitchen and DR and foyer are somewhat similar to this. I have to say, looking at it on the plan I don't like it, but for a gathering it was kind of nice. Like being in a private room at a restaurant. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about: if you're at the dinner table, don't you see the kitchen and feel a compunction to help clear and start loading the DW? Why end the fun conversation to work?