House plan help...please
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kayce03
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Comments (59)Annie, love the pics. Really like the background colour above the stone and fireplace too...a little inspired by how well it works with black and white...hmmm We do have flea markets and garage sales - sadly they aren't very promising mostly. I go to flea markets and thrift stores all the time but you are more likely to find a velvet purple Elvis picture with plastic frame than anything else! Australia doesn't have a lot of history the way the States and UK do. Big cities like Melbourne and Sydney are different and better but pricey for anything nice. Gringe huh? Sounds like a Dr Seuss colour! And you are right, maybe a little muddy for me. I think I am liking a colour a bit like Annie's! Maybe a bit lighter as it such a big space and I have strong colour in all the bedrooms. Thanks again! Will try the rug too. Off to the shops feeling inspired! Will report back...See MoreFloor plan help please!
Comments (20)Curiously, and I've said this before on this forum, I don't mind folks bringing me floor plans. Likely I'll be looking at them differently than the owner anyway, more of a relationship diagram than as a floor plan. The difference in what the floor plan means and if it can be used as a tool toward further improvement however, lies with the owner, not the architect. I've written this here before and I'll write it again not only for you but the lurkers out there... A good architect, when given the chance, will provide a design that can give a client everything they want, but often in ways completely unexpected. But for that to happen it takes a critical element necessary on the part of the client in every successful project and that element is trust. Often during our initial meeting, the client will reveal their ability or inability to trust others. If I feel the element of trust is not there they will likely be referred to a permit drafter. A creative person should explore other approaches with you in the spirit of "That's great but have you thought of this.......". But for that to be carried forward successfully it takes a trusting client to not only allow the architect to expand on alternative ideas but to objectively look at other approaches in a collaborative effort with the architect. And that's an intangible that all successful projects are born out of. I can't tell you how many times a client sitting across the table from me has said "Wow! We never thought of that. We like your kitchen idea but how 'bout if we move the entry here and the...." As I hand them the pen. In some of those design sessions the client commands the pen almost as much as I do! A floor plan you bring to the architect is all well and good but just be ready to expect any preconceived ideas to be questioned. They may in fact turn out to be perfectly valid but at least they've been evaluated against alternates as any good architect should do. So, as the client and the author of your plan, it's ok to bring it to a creative person but be prepared to adopt a trusting posture in listening positively to what that creative person is saying. If you can't do that, then save yourself a lot of frustration and just go to a permit drafter with "Here, draw this up!" Finally, regarding preconceived ideas, I've quoted on this board before these two quotes by two creative people..... Henry Ford observed "If I had asked people what they wanted they would have told me "A faster horse". And Steve Jobs mused “A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. Everyone wanted an iPhone when they first appeared, but no one could have described what they wanted before seeing one". So put trust in your architect to carry you through the process in the spirit of Mr. Ford and Mr. Jobs and you'll have a home that is the very best. And speaking of the best, here's wishing you the best of luck with your project. Exciting times!...See MoreHelp Please! - Re-configure Split-Level Foyer House Plan
Comments (7)I agree with @calidesign about the bathrooms. If you close up the door on the right of the master bath and convert the other one to a pocket door, you would have space for a nice, large shower, a double vanity and possibly a little extra storage space. For a guest/downstairs bathroom, I would remove the small closet from the 2nd bedroom (there's already a large walk-in in there) and bathroom door, and convert the doorway near the bottom of the stairs to a pocket door. By removing one of the doors and absorbing the closet space into the bathroom, you will have a more spacious bathroom with storage and room for a larger vanity with counter space. I don't think it's worth sacrificing kitchen space or master bedroom space to put in a guest bathroom upstairs, unless you have guests over a lot (in which case you could create a small bathroom on the left side of your kitchen, but you will lose valuable real estate). I honestly don't see anywhere else it could go upstairs without putting in obtrusive walls in your living room. You could narrow the foyer but because your ceiling are so high, I think it would end up costing a lot for just a small bathroom. Also, it would throw off the symmetry of your house quite a bit (looking at the entrance from the open space, one side would be open and the other closed off; the window would be off-center)....See MoreContemporary Style House Plan 82405 Family Home Plans
Comments (6)Yes, well, if someone had to take a #2 during the dinner party...party is over. For 1000 square feet it does "feel" bigger. I have seen similar where the loft is a library or office and having a bath up there is not necessary. The ext colors could be different. If you are on a very strict budget maybe this would work. Otherwise as Mark says you can probably do better....See More
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6 years agoI don't mind eating daily meals at the island. We are both nurses & we work a lot of shift work & both have multiple jobs so no big deal there. We will use the formal for holidays/dpecial occasions only.
I agree with you nightowl regarding space to build! There are aspects that I love about this plan (master closet into laundry room, U shaped kitchen) but I feel like we have so much land & can really spread out & we are not with this option! I like the below plan a lot to (although it needs changes to work for us, not to mention it would need to be smaller) but my husband is stuck on the farmhouse one!!!
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI'm going to echo much of what has already been said:
- you have to walk through the kitchen to get to the master bedroom.
This isn't particularly a pet peeve of mine, but in this kitchen, it's as bad as it ever gets: The sink is the most heavily used single item in your kitchen, and yours is straight in the path of the garage entrance and the master bedroom. This sink location is an absolute deal-breaker ... you could move the sink to the island, but then you're running out of space. Note, too, that you're forced to walk through the kitchen to reach the pantry; ideally you want your pantry to be as close as possible to the garage so that you don't have to carry groceries so far. In conclusion, the kitchen, although fairly large, is choppy and really can't be made better because it's serving as a hallway.
- the living room is a giant hall.
Yes, it's the kitchen all over again; however, the living room will work ... it just loses space when you allow the walkways.
- you say you have a 4 year old. I have a 3 year old and would not put his
bedroom where he can stick his head out his door and peer into the
living room. They're not small forever, but at that age, I would want a
room more separated from the main living space.Eh, yeah. Growing up, my family spent time in the kitchen rather than the living room ... and I had the bedroom just off the kitchen. I overheard waaaaay too many things that weren't meant for my ears.
At 9'8" wide the master closet isn't wide enough to have an island. You
need 2' for hanging clothes, so that 9'8" - 4'(for hanging clothes) =
5'8". You need a minimum of 3' for aisle space on either side of the
island. You could get away with 30" on each side but that would leave
you only 8" for an island.Yeah, I was going to point this out. Note, though, that the 5'8" includes the wall thickness ... so you actually have less space than your breakdown allows.
However, I do like the connection between the laundry and the master closet. You have good circulation throughout this area. The question is, with the washer/dryer on interior walls, how will the dryer vent?
In the back hall are french doors that open onto...the laundry room. Why?
Reason 1: To get some natural light into the back hallway. I'd make them sliders, which are more efficient and don't block the hallway with door inswing, and I'd move them to the master bedroom. This'd be good for fire safety and would allow direct access to the porches, which are a major part of this house.
Reason 2: It provides quick access from the back yard to the powder room. Perhaps they're thinking of a pool?
You have one child. Why would you need two sinks in the second bath
and more importantly why are the sinks in a separate room with doorways?Agreed. I think bathrooms today are unnecessarily complicated, and it's cutting down on the function. In this case, it'd make more sense to place the linen closet outside the bathroom ... and place the sink and toilet next to one another ... after all, don't you want to wash your hands immediately after ... well, you know.
Also, I don't see any point in the bathroom bump-out ... if you eliminate some of that unnecessary walkway /hallway.
I have a front porch that is only 6' deep but my whole lot is only
9100 square feet. If I had more room, I'd have a deeper front porch.Eh, maybe. Front porches tend to be just for looks.
I don't like the exterior ... well, I like the garage end, but the main house dormer looks odd, and the porch doesn't read "farmhouse" at all. If anything, it leans more towards Southern plantation because the pillars are tall and you have that porch roof under roof line instead of a farmhouse's simple roof ... but the exterior of the main house is just kind of odd.
I don't mind eating daily meals at the island. We are both nurses &
we work a lot of shift work & both have multiple jobs so no big deal
there. We will use the formal for holidays/dpecial occasions only.Even if you only use the dining room occasionally, you still have the option to design it so that it's comfortable and functional. Why purposefully make it substandard?
This house plan makes me think of one we considered for a bit, but rejected because of the same issues that your plan carries ...note that this similar version has a better connection to the dining room. Note, too, that this edition is 1960 sf, which is probably a more reasonable size for a three-person family.
https://www.familyhomeplans.com/plan_details.cfm?PlanNumber=61297&OrderCode=PT101
Mark Bischak, Architect