NORTH FACING MASTER BEDROOM
jodigee
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Comments (20)Several suggestions (some in support of what others have already said) and comments-- Lower level: --I'd take space from the too large bath and storage rooms and enlarge the bedroom. --10' is too short a distance for large screen TVs; there are suggested distances for most screen sizes. --The office seems rather large, unless someone works from home, or you plan to have a computer activity area there for the kids. 2nd floor: --The bathroom is larger than it needs to be considering the relatively small size of the master bedroom; they're almost equal! --Having lived with bedrooms that had 9', 10', 11', 12', and 13' as their shortest measurements, IMO I wouldn't go smaller than 11' for a kid's room, or smaller than 12-13' for the master width if at all possible. --I remember a thread discussing jack & jill baths where opinions were about split on their desirability. I'm one of those who doesn't like them. --Our design had a tub/toilet room like yours for the girls' room. It was supposed to be 5' x 7', but ended up 5' x 8' (more space between the toilet and tub). FWIW, it is so much nicer with the 8' length. 1st floor-- --You have too much square footage in the halls for 1400 s.f. Like you, I designed a lot of halls into our house when including the pantry, laundry, powder room, stairs, and entrances. But I kept hacking away and rearranging the plan until I got the square footage better distributed so that my other rooms were the right sizes, and there was no wasted space in the final hall designs. --When your kids are just a little older, I think you're going to wish you had a lot bigger dining area! And when they're teenagers . . . --Our appliances, island, and wall cabinets are similar to how yours are set up, and 42" (cabinet face to cabinet face) is plenty of space between them. (39" countertop edge to countertop edge) --2 different neighbors used one column of 8"x8" glass block as their front sidelites. We used three 12"x12" glass blocks for a couple of lower level windows. IMO the larger size glass block looks better than the smaller sizes that used to be used. --It's more energy efficient to have the fireplace between two INTERIOR walls. Our living room is the exact same size as yours. We put a 2-way FP in the wall between it and the dining area (which has a regular informal dining table) that is part of our kitchen. We also got the FP for backup heat during power outages and have it hooked up to the generator, so with its 2 sides and central location it can heat up the 1st floor general living area. Since our house is also very energy efficient (ICF walls to the top of the 1st floor & geothermal heat), the FP is normally only on for a brief time on cold winter mornings when we first get out of bed and DH has just walked the 200' to get the newspaper. We just moved in in December, and are still finishing up some things on the house. It will be interesting to see how low we have to set the heating thermostat to have the ambiance of the FP when we have company over this winter here in Michigan! So, just some food for thought in case any of it might help. We benefited greatly from various GWeb posts when we were still in the design stage, and I know how hard it is to get everything right. Anne...See MoreCold spot/hot spot at north facing bedroom
Comments (5)So on paper...the contract...it says all joints/ducts are sealed. Just because it says that on paper does not guarantee that it was actually done. Workers sometime shortcut or miss or just do not do something properly. Just confirm for yourself that the run has no leakage. Turn the fan on on the furnace, go in the attic and follow the run to your master bedroom. Also look for spider webs near the run. Those critters like moving air. Hopefully your attic is easily accessible. If there is not any leakage you may have to balance all the registers. Partially Close some of the register vents until airflow increases in the master bedroom...See Morebest color -benjamin moore shaker beige HC45
Comments (9)I agree with sewwhat - Shaker Beige is a fab, flexible color. Great for resale and really great for anything. It's a quiet, elegant *neutral* golden tan. If you like historic colors, you should check out Pratt & Lambert's Williamsburg Color Collection. Pratt recently signed a new licensing agreement with Williamsburg for another 20 years - yep, because the colors are THAT lovely and scrumptious. Here is a link that might be useful: Williamsburg fandeck...See MoreGreen paint color for north facing room
Comments (27)You're going to be so disappointed, aktillery. the painting is titled and signed on the back, but I can't recall either and it's a tricky painting to take down and put up. My father's favorite color is green, and he found this painting I think at a yard sale or something. It has flickers of gold/yellow in it which create a sense of sun behind trees or sun reflecting off of water in a forest. The title also indicates that is the meaning of the painting. When I bought this house, I told my father, as tactfully as I could, that when he bit the dust, I wanted the painting. I also love green and I've always loved that painting. However, being among the most generous and selfless people on the planet, he gave it to me as a house warming gift. I knew what it meant to him, so I gently told him I didn't want to take it from him now, but he insisted. I get a lot of comments on it, mostly confusion. One group of tenants asked me why I have a "big black painting" over my fireplace. Black? It's pretty obvious that it's green! Children are very funny about it because it's a bit abstract for them and doesn't tell a story, per se....See Morejodigee
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