Dh & I talked about it, and have started working on an overall plan. I made chart listing changes one or both of us want to make, and whether they would help sell. Dh wants to approach it as if this were just a house we wanted to flip, putting the least amount of money & effort for the biggest impact. And that is probably a good idea. If it works out that we don't need to live within a few yards of mil and we keep the house, we can still expand the one bedroom and enlarge our closet without tearing up too much of what we do now. A few of you have mentioned that we've lived with this closet for 15 years and it is just now a problem. But that isn't the case really. The closet has always been something I wanted to change, and at one point it was for dh too. BUT, we have a walk in closet in the family room and dh took it over for his sporting equipment. We have a walk in closet in the garage and dh took it over for his work related stuff. So yeah, now the closet isn't a problem for dh, but even more so for me because now my stuff has been squeezed out of the other two closets. When we were talking today, dh said he has a lot of seasonal clothes he could put in another closet. One guest room closet is packed with our "this doesn't fit right now" clothes, and the other guest room closet is empty, but I told him I have dibs on it for MY sewing stuff. It's only 2x4' but beats nothing. And yes, we need face the fact that neither of us are going to lose weight and get rid of the clothes that don't fit. That will be another small closet open. jak1, that is probably the best idea - a free standing wardrobe. We have an armoire on the wall next to the closet now, but no hanging space. I could probably rework what is in it now, fold a lot of dh's t-shirts and maybe put baskets on top and ease the crowding in our closet.

Violet - Hmm, it seems my computer screen isn't large enough because stories is the last thing showing on mine. Does it have anything to do with the stylish overlay? May - When I click on my name there's a tab for Your Houzz, but there's only my ideabooks showing. To the right are the tabs, Ideabooks, bookmarks, activity, messages, purchases. Ravencajun - On the HD main page on the top left under the Houzz discussion and Gardenweb discussion you will see it says garden forums and home forums, click those links to see a full list of each. Yes, I can see that from my bookmarked page and can get to the other forums. The problem I'm having is finding those forums from the main Houzz page when I'm on my phone.

While some are having difficulties with it, the GW search feature remains the same :-) When in the search bar of a specific forum, just type in your search terms. DO NOT move your cursor so that it indicates/highlights 'Advice'.....keep it in the forum (Growing Tomatoes) search bar. You will get a listing of relevant topics for that forum only.

I think there is a lack of storage next to the front door - but I don't know how often you would use it, and being in Florida your guests are unlikely to have bulky coats. I'm in the South and don't own big, bulky coats ... but I still want a small coat closet to store family coats. They have to go somewhere, and they're space-hogs, if they go into the bedroom clothes closet. there is not a good bathroom location that's acceptable for guests Good point. the guest bedroom on the main floor accesses the main house through the kitchen. Yes, often I'm not opposed to this set-up; for example, I think it's fine if the pathway to a bedroom lies between the kitchen and the breakfast table -- but in this case, the pathway cuts through the heart of the kitchen. It's a complete no-go. I think there should be more windows on the sides of the master bedroom. Yes, both downstairs bedrooms could have windows on three sides -- they could be wonderful. It take longer to get down the slide than I would think. Yes, the slide's going to be a cool thing -- and it'll be expensive and space-consuming. Don't hide it in a corner by the mudroom. You've drawn the shower to be as big as the King size bed. Seriously? The toilet is at least 6 feet into its closet. Yes to problems with proportion. Start measuring things. Things in your house, things in friend's houses, even the half bath at the dentist's office. This'll help you develop your own idea of "right sized". Just want to note, things we store in our front “coat closet”: coats, lots of shoes, umbrellas, dog leashes and poop bags, packable stroller, market cart, beach towels...not just for coats, people! Good point. Right now my small coat closet houses coats and also the vacuum and many of the same things BB mentioned above. I am very much looking forward to a separate cleaning closet and a dedicated pet storage space in the mudroom. For example, if you have an electrician in your house to fix something, what bathroom would he use, if needed? I agree you need a spot for guests, but this particular question is so unlikely that I would not worry about it. Other thoughts: I'd flatten out some of the jigs and jogs around the edge of the house. They're more expensive to build and add nothing to the quality of the house. Stairs can be such a lovely part of a house ... and you're building a large /expensive set of stairs ... yet they're going to be hidden behind a wall? No! Open them up! How wide is the walking area in the pantry? It looks narrow. Look at how many gathering spaces /public spaces you have. How do you plan to use each one? I ask because I suspect you're over-doing this portion of the house ... especially because every family member also has a personal bedroom. I think I'd flip-flop the guest room and the guest room's sitting area. Why? Because you're awake when you're in the sitting room and can enjoy the view. Also, this would allow you to have the closet right next to the utility room /I'd open a door between this suite and the laundry. Also, I'd consider making this the master. I'd rather be able to come home (thought the garage) and have my room /my bathroom /my closet RIGHT THERE for me. Extra windows on bedrooms have already been mentioned ... this room -- not sure what it is -- but if you were to move the closets to the interior wall, you could have windows on two sides. I think I'd make this room into the laundry room ... it's probably big enough to carve out a laundry AND a half bath. You really need to pay attention to the windows; no other single thing in your house will add as much to the quality as natural light. The hallway to the master bedroom is less than ideal. It's a long walk, and it's going to be dark. I do like that you put a closet /bathroom door halfway. Actually, the whole master suite is bloated; you could have everything in this suite ... in a smaller, more efficient space. Upstairs bath: I'd downsize to one sink, which would allow drawer storage for the boys. Kids never use sinks at the same time anyway. I'd add a shelf /ledge at the end of the tub /bump the tub itself to the right ... something like this, which would give the boys storage in the tub: