Hi... my suggestion would be to find local clubs to join, learn all you can about bonsai in general (read lots of books, not just 1-2 because they'll all have diff. viewpoints and you want some consensus on things). After you know it all :), you'll have a better idea of what to do when with which trees, and what not to do. I would shorten most of those branches however. But don't try to do everything all at once... the tree doesn't know or care that you're in a hurry, but if you mess up it'll let you know and it'll be too late. You need to know about climates, indoor environments, lighting, temps, humidity (vs watering), watering (the hardest thing to get right ever), which trees to keep in and which to keep out when and where and why. Pruning for shape is not the be all and end all, and Mr. Miyagi was an actor ;). Go find the clubs, then take your tree in to a meeting when they say it's the right time to do it, and listen. Better to have a dorky looking thing (like the above) for a while than getting it wrong - you can't glue branches back on :). And right now keeping your tree alive is the important thing. Good luck!

Didn't mean that it was too narrow of course. Beach houses are usually pretty narrow. The thought only is to not make them more narrow then they have to be. The screen makes sense now. But then what is on the middle of the second floor? I thought the screen was the 1st floor garage space or something. But what the plan does is make the 3rd floor really narrow - which I see often. Looks good as an elevation. I have to admit that I am more practical and our house is boxy as a result - and we weren't allowed to have a 3rd floor. But that being said, can the roof structure be tweaked a bit to allow bigger windows on the side? I feel that 2 feet windows will not match your inspiration. Not asking for 6 ft windows, maybe 4 ft. It would still be a cool room but 4 ft windows would be better. CPartist's floor plan is what I was thinking too - bathroom in the non water side. Don't forget sunsets of course. In our area, the newer houses tower over the old ranches - mostly 40 years old on our beach. So they can enjoy the sunsets on the sound side from higher floors. This of course assuming you are east facing for your water view but not sure if you have said that.

We have a pocket door on the 3/4 bath inside the master, and honestly we almost never close it. We close the bedroom swing door if we need privacy. The pocket door is there if we need it. But for a full bath going out into a hallway a swing door would be much better.

This is kind of a "walk in but then don't move" closet. That's OK - I have one of those too.....mine is a touch wider (5.5'), but shorter. I agree that putting a hanging rack against the long wall will leave you with just under 3' of space between the racks and the wall (with the doorway), but that's still enough to stand there and choose what you're looking for; I know, because I've been doing exactly that for 12 years. However, it means you can't really put any storage furniture along the wall with the doorway.......So now you've got the back wall for hanging racks (you can do multi levels), and a very small amount of depth for shelves or a set of drawers at each short end. If you make the shelves on the short sides too deep (even where it won't bump into the doorway), it will conflict with the hanging clothes - either you won't be able to get to the shelves, or you wont' be able to get to the hanging things. (Of course, you could use a corner under a hanging rack for seasonal storage, only getting in there two or three times a year to switch out swimsuits and sandals for sweaters and thermal underwear.) You can still get creative with some of the space along the wall with the archway, using it for things that really have no depth to storing them -- a rack for belts or scarves, for instance, or maybe hanging jewelry storage. Also, remember to think about YOUR (collective) personal clothing storage needs, which aren't the same for everyone. I have very little need for full-length hanging space, for instance, as I wear almost no dresses. That means I can use half-height hanging space, and still have space for drawers and/or shelves beneath them......all my jeans and casual pants hanging over a chest of drawers.