Is this for a tract home builder? If so the plan is better than most you see as it hits many of my likes. I can't view the dimensions though so not sure on the space.

A quick glance says Bedroom 3 needs a window similar to bedroom 2 on the left side.

Looks like the window for the downstairs bath is missing on the elevation.

I'd look at making the downstairs bath a tub along the exterior wall with the toilet next to it and then a sink so that you have a tub in case it is needed downstairs. Ie injury/surgery, keeping an eye on a kid in the tub while keeping an eye on another doing something else. Washing a dog, etc.

Add windows to flex room and bedroom 3 on the side of the house.

Why does the garage have the dominant roof line, as seen from the front?

Increasing the height of the first floor without the increasing the height of the doors and windows? You might as well stay at 96".

Give up any of the granite and laminate. That can be done cheaper after the build. Any of the surface treatments will be better done after closing. A simple deck is a great family weekend project.

Things that need upgrading but aren't on your list would be the HVAC, insulation, and windows. Put all of your money in that instead of decorations like quartz counters.

If you were to re-label the Flex room, what would it be? I ask because over in the Decorating forum, there is always a discussion going on of "how to decorate this room off my foyer". If it's a playroom, they wonder how to make it look nice since it's right off the foyer (answer, close the door). If it's a home office, it's how to make it look tidy since it's right off the foyer (answer, close the door). If it's a music room, it's how to store the instruments so that it looks nice (surprise, not close the door, it actually led to some interesting ideas).

It looks like you are considering it as an occasional guest room; you might want to add a door or pocket door to the bathroom. (You can use an armoire or similar instead of a closet.) As for the upgrade there, why $1000 for a heated shower base in a shower that will likely rarely be used?

In the girls' bathroom, I'd go with a single sink. They are far enough apart in age that they will rarely be on the same school or bedtime schedule so not at the sink at the same time. My two boys never, ever used one of the two sinks in their bathroom. Ever. It just got dusty, ugh. What they needed, and these are boys, mind you, was more drawer storage and counterspace. Girls even more so.

( can I just add, I don't understand tub and toilet in a separate room in a kids bath. First, they have to handle the doorknob after going to the bathroom, ugh. And, if big sis is lingering in the shower, little sis still has to go downstairs to use the potty. I figure, save on the carpentry and have a nice spacious bathroom. There, I'm off my nicely-scented bathsoap box now lol )

In the kitchen, are you getting only one all-drawer base? Get more! There's a thread over in Kitchens of "design ideas you love": check out how many all-drawer base lovers there are! I'm one, too! You still might want one standard base cabinet depending on what you store, but drawers rock. Like next to the dishwasher, not just a drawer for silverware but DishDrawer, a drawer for placemats and napkins, etc.

Consider moving the master bedroom door down to wall for better privacy/sightline. Don't like doorways of jack/jill bath is focused on toilet and also does not have any daylight or window. Looks like to is plenty of room to work something more creative. Bedroom 2 also too direct with loft space. Not sure about lower bath either. Toilet again is focus, and sink is buried in a dark niche.

Ok, we have daughters’ bath like yours. The divider door does not work, agreed, because somehow even when one is in the shower, they don’t want anyone else in the bathroom. In theory, it could work, in practice, it’s just fights, Two sinks, however...YES. Ours each have their own sink and it’s a mess. They had one sink before we remodeled and love the two sinks now.

And Michigan can get pretty cold. Is it ok to have toilet water lines on an outside wall, or would they freeze in a super cold snap?

In the girls bath, if you took out the divider, you could move the vanity to the wall between toilet and door, and move the toilet to the wall by the tub. Maybe move the tub to the right and tuck the toilet between the plumbing wall and outside wall, to hide it a bit (also room for their, ahem, necessities later on.) add a window on the outside wall. It would be very pretty!

HB, there's a suggestion up thread to upgrade the insulation, good choice.

For a builder plan, I don't think this is too bad. A few thoughts.....

- I'd vet your kitchen plan on the Kitchen forum. A fridge in a corner is rarely a good idea.

- I have two girls, age 12 and 14. They spent their entire lives up until about 4 months ago in a spacious bathroom with two sinks and no separate door to the shower and toilet. The 2nd sink collected dust because no one used it. As they got older, they started fighting because the one showering or pottying wanted privacy and the other one just wanted to brush her teeth! New house has 1 sink and lots of storage. It is heavenly to have a space for all their hair supplies, extra towels, feminine products, etc. They said they don't miss the 2nd sink. And it has a separate shower/toilet room. No more fights. There is regularly one in each of the rooms happily doing their thing. I do miss the spaciousness of one big bathroom, however.

- I like the elevation changes that PPF did.

- Your master bedroom is huge. Not exactly sure what could work, but can you reconfigure the bedroom, bathroom and laundry space to dedicate to a larger laundry room? In my house, a larger laundry is always appreciated.

- Related to re-configuring the bathroom, most people here suggest not putting a toilet against the master bedroom wall. Middle of the night flushes can disturb. Maybe swap the toilet and shower?

Here's what I'm thinking for the girls' bath. There was even room for a ledge at the end of the tub for shampoo, bubble bath and scrubbies. There was also room for an extra bank of drawers between the sinks. Storage!! I added a window, and I also gave one to the front bedroom.

Oh, and I moved the laundry machines down, so that you have some room just inside the door for baskets, much more convenient than if they are at the end. But don't move it too far, you need room for the dryer door to open past 90 degrees, and there's room for a swiffer and dustpan and ladder for the attic access (assuming the attic won't have a bessler stair). Or, do you think you'd like a sink in the laundry? It can be handy. Don't forget cabinets above. Is that an upgrade option? I'd go for it.

In your shower, where will your towel be when you step out of the shower?

Here's another version of the girls' bath that swaps the larger vanity and the tub-with-ledge. A wall between vanity and toilet, or a wall with a little pony wall (our bath has that, and I like it. A place to set something like a fresh roll of toilet paper, etc.) Just another thought. I'd still go with one sink, though.

Okay, just one more bathroom idea. This one is almost identical to my kids' bath (complete with dusty sink #2). It includes a linen closet behind the door, although I always thought a built-in cabinetry would be nice, too.

Might seem nit-picky, but I would make bedroom 3's right wall flush all the way along so you could actually put something on the little wall between the door and closet. It will just feel better not to have that little bump. Also, that closet is unnecessarily large, but I have no solution.

Add windows to bed 3 and flex room as suggested.

I would make the windows in the master symmetrical or at least further apart. If you have a king bed or even a queen with nightstands, I'm not sure it will fit between those windows. And that will annoy you to no end.

I would consider a regular door for flex room. If it's an office or guest room, it nice to be able to solidly close it. If it's a play room or music room, the pocket doors are probably fine. If it will be used as a guest room, a little door to the bath is nice. It sucks to be stuck in the bathroom in a towel because there is someone talking in the foyer.

How will the dryer be vented? Through the walk-in closet?

bpathome - I would not pay a builder to put cabinets about the washer and dryer - I would get inexpensive units at Lowes (or Ikea) and install them myself.

I would make bedroom 2's closet a reach-in the width of the room, eliminating the odd closet next to it. You can add a closet or shelving next to the door to bedroom 3, and use the extra space to improve the layout of the bathroom, hopefully with some storage.

AnnKH, I figure that with two little girls and a new house, they will never have time to install them lol! But maybe I'm just projecting my own failings :)

One of my sons has a deep reach-in, maybe 40", and it's great, I wish I had one. We installed elfa all across the long wall: hanging, drawers, and shelves at one end. Then on the ends he has tons of room for hooks for his outdoor jackets, ties, medals, all kinds of "stuff". It's like a walk-in (you have to walk into it) but it's not so deep that stuff gets piled on the floor...much...)

Okay, here I figured that, with a linen closet in the bathroom, the loft closet wasn't needed anymore and could make the entrance to Bedroom 2 more private. Or, you could incorporate the extra space into the bedroom and move the door down to it, but I thought it was more interesting to have a little inset, since the upstairs open space is already such a flat-sided rectangle.

Eventually, you could add bookshelves to the loft surrounding the Master door, to set it off and make it more Master-y on approach.

Note how there's now a natural crossway on the landing and better defines the loft. (The little entry hall to Bedroom 2 enhances that, and defines the landing.) If you ever wanted to close off the loft for another bedroom or something, there's more flexibility that won't block bedroom 2's door.

Don't forget to put outlets in handy places. Outside Bedroom 3 is a nice spot for a small table and lamp. We have a landing similar and I so wish we had an outlet there.

Oh, and whether it's an upgrade or something you do later, see if you can have a solatube in the laundry room. With the attic access there placement will be key, but it's great and you've never regret it. You might put one above the stairwell, too, it will bring a lot of lighte to the foyer and to the stairs. In our last house we had one, and instead of turning on the upstairs hall light at 3 on a winter afternoon, we didn't turn it on until the sun actually set, and in summer maybe not until after the kids went to bed. In fact, consider one in the little hall between your master closets.

And consider making that end closet built-in cabinetry instead (yeah, i know, it's an upgrade). It would look so much nicer since you see it from the bedroom, and it can be very functional, maybe with an open middle for a small lamp and a tray for keys, wallets, office id, etc.

Downstairs, would you consider moving the guest bath door in a bit (and consequently changing the hinge to the other side)? It makes the bathroom feel a bit more private and breaks up the long narrow foyer a bit, and even if the bathroom door is left open it's not as obvious (especially since the toilet is right there. Hmm, with my change to the girls' bath, should the guest bath toilet be moved, too? I don't know much about such things. But if the toilets do need to be "stacked" (plumbing pun there), the upstairs bath can be "flipped".) A nice piece of artwork on those two small walls is a nice distraction. Behind the door I added a pocket door to the "flex" room (let us know what you really want to call it).

Can you add a man-door (with a window) and a stoop from the third bay to the back yard? Think: putting away summer toys, small patio furniture, grill, and yard tools! Letting the dog (yes, they will want a dog!) in on wet days. In fact, you could use some side windows downstairs, depending on how close the houses are together, like in the flex room. Even small high windows are nice.

Finally, I'm worried about bedroom 3's closet window. Looks great from the outside, but takes a lot of space inside and it's a blind or curtain she will always have to maintain for privacy, as well as appearance from the outside. Would you consider a smaller window? If you didn't do PPF's ideas:

or if you did: use PPF's idea:

okay, NOW finally: see the corner upper cabinet in the kitchen, between sink and range? Consider having it "die" straight into the sink wall. But ask about it over in Kitchens when you go ask about lots of drawers ;)

I would give up a quartz top in baths in order to make the deck big enough. Not that I know that these two things are equivalent, but enlarging deck latter seems more costly and more complicated than swapping out a vanity top, which is easy. (And the cheapo builder-standard ones really are ok....the ones in my place are now 40 years old & I see no need to change 'em unless I did a full bath reno.)

It is a Builder's Special. Do what everyone else is doing in the development then add one thing special that will make it easy for the buyer of the house to buy your house over the three other identical houses in the development.

It's unfortunate that the house does not suit the site, thus the stairs from the first floor down to ground level in the back. Having lived in such a house now for nearly 34 years, I know whereof I speak! It's been a huge nuisance getting appliances in and out of the kitchen (through front door was a nightmare), dealing with elderly pets going outside (carrying an elderly dog down icy steps in winter is not treat, and front is not fenced), and the fact that if one ever wants to add onto the back, it will be double the cost due to being up in the air. Add to that, that it makes ever cooking out a big nuisance.

I would not loft that room on the first floor - hard to heat in MI in the winter. And noise levels are bad. Also, it means you can't have a zoned HVAC system, which I consider a must in any two-story house. I keep my upstairs much colder than the first floor year 'round.

But, it's a done deal. Just do the finishes your neighbors do - you will get no more than they will when you move someday, if you do upgrades. Save the money for some nice furniture that can move with you.

Give those opinions, then if nothing else try and give the upstairs linen closet to Bedroom2 as an entrance, so that the loft could reasonably and easily become a bedroom-study room-craft space-playroom, with or without doors, if you or a future buyer needs it.

And forgo the upgrade in the guest bath. I mistakenly read it as heating, but it's seating, and you can always add a shower bench from Bed Bath and Beyond for less than $1k.

I'd still hold out for a man-door in the third garage bay, though. That's hard to add later. and I'd move the guest bath door in, just because it's nicer.

And DRAWERS in the kitchen.

PPF, that looks sooooo much nicer, to bring the Br2 closet forward just a skosh, for one gable. very balanced. Or, with a smaller window for the Br2 closet:

Taking PPF's changes to the front elevation (pink rectangles == windows) + bpathome's changes to the 2nd floor bath + moving the laundry and expanding the master ensuite...

I mostly like the plan. I like the elevation as-was, before the changes with the super-short windows in place of the gable. FWIW.

I prefer PPF's version but would like the windows a bit longer.

Damiarain, I'd put the door to the long closet also in the hallway to the bathroom. Then there's a nice wall for a cabinet or for a chair or???

Thank you very much everyone for your valuable inputs. These are very very helpful.

@bpathome , I discussed about converting Loft to bedroom in future. The builder's architect gave the below layout for future bedroom. Please let me know you opinion

1st Floor bathroom: I am planning to use this as occasional guest room. My parents like to visit us ( *Granddaughters*) & its difficult for my mom to climb stairs. So i added a seated shower in the powder room. I discussed with architect placing the shower along the exterior wall, due to lack of space it can only be done by taking some square footage from great room and flex room. To avoid that we choose this option. The architect also gave another option to swap toilet and vanity, we are still not sure to swap it or not.

@Emily Jowers I will change the Flex room doors to regular door instead of pocket door.

Thanks all for amazing suggestions.

You've gotten so many good suggestions. The only thing I have to add is that I would upgrade to double hung windows versus single hung. If you happen to get a warm day in late winter or early spring, it's nice to be able to open the windows in to clean the outside while you're still inside. I lived in Buffalo, NY for 26 years and that first day it hit 60 and the sun was out, the first thing I thought of was how nice it was to clean the windows and get the winter grime off of them.

@katinparadise -- A double hung window has movable upper and lower sash.

Sash that tilts in for cleaning is an option on some windows, and available on both single and double hung.

Just a suggestion regarding the kitchen - I would highly recommend moving the refrigerator further over away from the wall. At least 18" over. Consider a pantry cabinet against the wall instead, then the refrigerator. If a refrigerator is directly up against a wall, you'll need at least 3" of clearance to even open the door and you'll be limited to opening it only 90 degrees.

I would consider making the walk-in pantry door a pocket door as well. Imagine how frequently you'd have it open regardless of door type, and a pocket door will allow you to better utilize the space that would hide behind the door when open. (And to access whatever is on those shelves, you'd have to go in and close the door to get access.) Sounds nitpicky, but over the course of 10+ years that could get annoying. It's a beautiful floor plan - congrats!

Thanks PPF. I've never seen a single hung window with a tilt in upper sash. I've always used double hung. I know the bottom sash of a single hung tilts in but the upper doesn't, at least as far as I know. As a result, you can't tilt the upper sash in for cleaning.

I have a 16 year old and a 7 year old share a jack and jill bathroom currently. I would absolutely keep the door that closes off the toilet and shower for functionality. Once they hit a certain age they want privacy and without the door one of them would be locked out from getting ready. We have two sinks, they each have their own sink, so each have the sink base cabinet for storage and each have a a drawer in the drawer stack that is between the sinks. One is messier than the other, double sinks keep them from arguing and their stuff is contained. I wish there was a way to flip the linen closet into the bathroom space. It's nice having extra storage for towels and items in the bathroom where you need them without having to store them under the sink.