floor plan suggestions needed
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Comments (2)Looks like it will be very dramatic. I hope you have some views out of that great room and MBR. I'm sure you do. I can't really offer suggestions, looks fine. Perhaps if there were some dimensions? Is there a second floor? A loft of some kind would be nice....See Morefloor plan software suggestion needed
Comments (7)Chief Architect has a homeowner grade package that Better Homes and Gardens puts their name on to retail. You can start with the $79 package to be able to do basic sketches, but it has it's limitations. The minimum that you really need is the Architectural, IMHO, if you're going to try to design your own home. The Pro version would be even better, and it's only $500, which is pretty darn cheap for something that can communicate with actual real architectural software. Of course, if you are patient beyond belief, you can download a free graph paper and use Paint to lay out some very basic ideas, but you might as well do that by hand as it's easier to revise things. And, it's where most people begin. It's just so limiting though that most people quickly move on to at least buying the cheap version of Home Designer. They allow you credit to upgrade to the next level if you find the current one inadequate. This is another area that I really must say if you find the software "expensive" then you perhaps are not suited to the time and money you will have to spend to have a custom home designed. $500 is one of the cheapest and most valuable investments in the process that you can make, especially if it allows you to visualize what's in your head and communicate that with others. Here is a link that might be useful: Product Comparison Chart...See More15'x13'8" kitchen floor plan suggestions needed!
Comments (20)I also like your 11/17 plan best, Mabel, although I haven't fallen in love with anything yet. You have a good size space, but because of the doorways all layouts have the kitchen scrunched up a bit. It'd be nice to unscrunch it somehow. Certainly no or minimal upper cabinets will help. In any case, I feel pretty sure that I would choose to keep the workspace opened up to the sitting room and breakfast nook so we could just get up and stroll into the kitchen and back. Regarding storage, I did my kitchen without uppers and would do it all over again. FWIW, it seems to me your initial layouts have pretty decent storage space, especially with the pantry there, and a basement or other closet for whatever only gets pulled out 2 or 3 times a year. Just musing. It sounds as if you like your pantry, but, if it's not a shed with a low ceiling, have you considered running the counter right on back into that space, gaining another more than 3 feet for...ovens, refrigerator...? That would definitely unscrunch that side of the room as it would simply keep going back there. I like that most of that corner would still not be on sight. A little mystery is good. Shallow storage could cover the opposite pantry wall. I have had 12" deep wall storage in 2 houses now and really like it. From this side of the screen, I'm liking having the refrigerator in the pantry more and more as I think about it. :). It would create a good work flow clockwise down the counter, with the island no longer a barrier. A negative, of course, would be having it that far from the dining room, but the breakfast area would have a straight line to it without crossing the stove area. Visually, getting the "elephant" out of the room would also be a very nice plus, furthering the open feeling of no uppers. That corner by the sitting room doorway could instead by occupied by a charming built in cabinet, bookcase, antique chest, extra dining chair... The ovens, of course, could go there, with the island to set on. Have you considered setting an extra oven into the island, itself, though, or? My one oven is set under the counter to the left of my stovetop, so the counter above is its landing spot. (Also, this isn't Maine. It's Georgia, and never having to work in front of it is a very good thing.) From another messy cook, talking about a sink on view in a peninsula or wherever, our sink was going just to the right of the main view line down the house. So I chose a single bowl sink 29" long and 9-1/2" deep after verifying that everything from a normal meal can disappear right into it, pots and pans included, with room to spare....See MoreNeed floor plan suggestions: Newcastle
Comments (13)I asked because our current home doesn't have a designated mud room; our entry from the garage is just a hall with a small laundry room, which leads into the kitchen. It wasn't a big deal at all when my kids were younger, but I really started wishing for a mud room once they got old enough to put on/take off their shoes, and carry backpacks and sporting gear, along with all the jackets and snow pants and umbrellas, etc etc. All the general "stuff" that gets dumped inside the door (we always enter from the garage). The lack of a mud room is one of the reasons we are moving/building. ;-) I can't wait to have a spot where they can unload their stuff and hang jackets and bags, and keep their shoes contained all in one spot (away from a walkway, where I won't trip over them). We have a lot of jackets, so we will have walk in closet off the mud room. I have also grown to hate walking through the piles of dirty shoes and wet rugs to get to our washer/dryer......I am not a fan of combining the laundry and mud room, at least in our climate. Obviously having a mud room is a big deal for us, but it may not be for others. It is just something I would keep in mind. As your kids get older, you might really wish you had one. At the very least, I would have some kind of a closet at the garage entry to put shoes and jackets so they don't pile up in your hallway. It could also be a good closet to put cleaning supplies, vacuum, etc. All that said, I am not sure how to change your floor plan to make a separate mud room work. The laundry/utility is in the ideal spot for a mudroom (bench, hooks, closet), but I am not sure where you could move the laundry (you could put the laundry where the powder room is, but then I am not sure where to put the powder room). You may not need a pantry if you have enough cabinet and drawer storage, but even a shallow pantry is nice to have....See Morecpartist
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