Help! House plan seems not right.... please critique
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Comments (10)I don't think it's a bad plan, but it needs some tweaking: - I agree that the post in the foyer has to go. The space just doens't allow for it. - Do you intend to use the office as an office? It appears to be set up for a possible bedroom. Since it looks like money is an issue, I'd consider eliminating the 3rd bathroom. This space in this bathroom and the adjacent closet would make this area into a good-sized family room /office, and it would give you a place where someone could watch TV without disturbing the rest of the family in this otherwise very-open floorplan. - If you can go to 2000 square feet, I'd add a little extra width in the great room -- once you have furniture placed to the middle of this room (to allow walkways), you're looking at a rather tight room. - The dining room is too small for the table you've drawn. Also, squaring off that odd corner in the dining room will allow for better circulation around the table AND will cost less to build. I'd go with a sliding glass door in the dining room; that takes care of the "swing problem" and doesn't cut into your floor space. - As for the kitchen, I'd make it into a galley kitchen -- more usable space, and it could be a little more narrow (probably 9 foot wide, as opposed to your current almost 12), giving you a little more space in the great room -- space that could become a real eating bar. I'd adjust the pantry /laundry rooom ... oh, I'm just going to draw a sketch. - I'd try to give a little more sinks space to the hall bath. - I'd move the back-bedroom closet to the other side of the rooom. It'd provide a buffer between the bathroom /living room (noise), and it'd allow for nicer windows towards the back yard. - Is that a window in the front closet bedroom? I'd look at moving this closet somehow....See MorePlease critique our house plan
Comments (35)I'm also including the updated floor plan for downstairs. So I can reach into the closet cabinets in the laundry area, I'm told the only solution is to use bifold doors which I hate with a passion. The width of the closet is about 7'3". Originally if you notice in the original plan he had regular doors but the wall cut my cabinet area in half so it would have been useless. Any other ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! PS As per suggested in the bath forum, I switched the door into the bathroom to a pocket door. Not ideal as I don't love them either, but this way the swinging door for the toilet closet won't now bang into the door to the bath. Oh and the kitchen in this is incorrect. See above thread for corrected kitchen....See MorePlease critique lake house floor plan
Comments (9)Far too much space devoted to the kitchen. When we're at the lake, we spend most of our time outside, and most cooking is done on the grill. Your plan doesn't lend itself to that at all. And anyone coming in with a wet swimsuit to get a snack is going to drip through half the house to get there. You've already pinpointed that as a dislike. I'd be tempted to get rid of both the banquette and the island seating,a nd use the table. You didn't post dimensions, but this is not a huge space, and I think paring down to one seating area will free up more space for other needs. Is this a year-round home? Who will live there? Do you have visitors for the day? Again, I'm thinking about how we use our lake cottage. It would be nice to have a shower on the first floor, so guests could easily shower and change after a swim. I do like the idea of the study/sunroom being separate, however. No matter how well your family gets along, sometimes you need quiet time for just one or two people, without retreating to a bedroom. Here's is a really ugly, quick and dirty idea, putting the stairs in the middle of the house, moving the kitchen to the front, and eliminating the redundant seating. I'd expand the powder room into the pantry, and perhaps add cabinets in the dining room to use as pantry space, if necessary. The kitchen is very rough, obviously, but I'd put the fridge where the black box is, and range where the white box is. The sink side could be open to the dining table, or enclosed (if so, I'd swap the sink and range). Now the great room is the entire top of the room - expanding into the stair area as needed, or the current stair area becomes a cozy sitting area, reading nook, or game table spot. I would eliminate the bump-outs on both sides. They add a lot of expense, without a lot of benefit. Bay windows would serve the same purpose....See MorePlease critique my house plan....
Comments (26)Wow. Thank you all for the comments. I feel like I have blinders on and my eyes are suddenly open. How can I not see all these things? I just can't. But, once you point it out to me.....it all looks so obvious. Keep reading here and soon you'll see these things too. Don't rush towards building. I have to say it -- I buck the tide here on front-loading garages and think they generally look fine, and there are always good reasons to have them, even if there's apparently enough property to support not having them. Yeah, I'm fine with front-facing garages, but they aren't all done right. Garages can't just be stuck on -- they take planning just like any other part of the house....See MoreRelated Professionals
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