First, I think something's off with the numbers. Some of them don't add up: For example, the master bedroom is clearly a rectangle, so it cannot be 17x17. And the dining room doesn't look like it could be 14x13 either. I agree with NafNaf that I don't like the front exterior being half garage. I never quite understand the point of an oversized garage anyway, especially when it's the first thing you see on the house. I like the art niche in the hallway leading to the kids' rooms, and I assume that's an opposite art spot down the master hall? Small touches like that make the difference between a ho-hum house and a really thoughtfully designed house. I don't like the kids' bathroom /closet area. Too many doors in too small a space; I know there's a trend towards "compartmentalization" in bathrooms, but I can't see that i'd be comfortable to live with. A standard tub is only 5', so those doors are going to bump into one another. Where will the kids hang towels in the bathroom? Where will they keep even a small trash can? Where will their hamper go? I'd rather see one simple, shared bathroom with good storage. If you're absolutely in love with this bathroom layout, I'd consider flipping the center room; that is, bring the tub "in" and place the toilet on the outer wall. This'll allow you to have a window over the toilet . . .and it'd allow you a set of shelves next to the toilet -- that way you could have towel storage on top and a hamper underneath. I'd add windows on both walls of the kids' bedrooms. If they're fortunate enough to have corner rooms, let them have light from two directions. This makes a huge difference in the feel of the room. Your plumbing is all over the place -- no consideration for keeping plumb lines in the same walls. This is expensive, it increases your chances of leaks, and it means that you need more walls to be thick enough to hold plumb lines. Example: Look at the powder room. As you've drawn it, you need a water wall behind the sink AND a second water wall behind the toilet. Your plumber must plumb inside two walls. The fix: Downsize the cabinet (perhaps to a pedestal sink, which will make the room appear larger) and place the toilet adjacent to it. Now you only need one wall to be thick enough for water, and the plumber is working in only one wall. On the other hand, though they're in the same room, the laundry sink and the shower share the same wall (assuming the shower head is on that wall), which is a good thing. Apply this consolidation-of-plumbing concept to ALL your bathrooms, and you have significant savings. The dining room is lovely. I would consider replacing that inswing door with a slider. Why? Because once a table is in place, the door's swing will always be a problem -- it's the only public door to the back yard, and people will always have to scootch around the table. I'd consider losing that door and moving it to the great room. OR I'd consider placing a long window seat in the living room under that window. It'd give you wonderful living room storage underneath, a tremendous amount of seating, and it would look great. I usually don't like angles in cabinets, but this kitchen is okay. I'd lose the window in the pantry; first, it's taking up valuable storage space; second, light destroys food. I'm not crazy about the master bath's unusual layout. With all that space, I'm sure you could have a nicer bath -- and one with a linen closet! The master hallway's angle would make it very difficult to bring in large furniture -- so, no matter what, do not lose that backyard door!

Reposting with some changes and options feedback please! Dissect, rip it apart, criticize, make suggestions I welcome and appreciate any and all feedback! This is a new house, havent even broken ground, so there are few limitations. I would prefer to keep the kitchen in the same footprint/dimensions to avoid big changes to overall plans, but obviously if someone spots a serious flaw I can absolutely change! Im putting the drawings (apologize for quality and handwriting) in line as most seem to prefer that, but also posting a link at the bottom for anyone who cant see the pix here (at work they dont load inline for me) or wants to see the full house plans. Changes made on all versions: - side grilling deck door moved closer to cooking and out of dining area (deck will either be shifted toward garage or enlarged so there are no stair/door issues) - screened porch door moved out of dining to great room - cooktop moved to wall - *for now* have decided to have single oven with MW above A couple things I didnt think to mention before about our location. Our lot is just over 4 acres, steeply sloping down to a creek and road to the north, which is where our best views are and why our full walkout and most windows face that side (top on the floor plans). Our home site provides the largest buffer between us and the slightly wooded mature subdivision to the left/west and the other newer patio home subdivision at the top of the hill to the south. It also puts us closer to the right/east edge of the property line, which runs parallel on the same side as the kitchen. Point being that a window on the kitchen wall may be more for light than view (possible future neighbors house). For this reason, I have also considered transom windows above the cabs instead of the large picture window behind the sink. Option #1 with fridge near pantry, MW/oven by deck Pros: - allows for "hearthlike" cooktop area focal point centered so it would be "framed" by pass thru when looking from great room - prep area zone fridge/sink, then cooking zone with cooktop/oven/MW/outdoor grill - fridge can bump into pantry to make counter depth - grocery unloading would happen closer to the garage and pantry/fridge close to each other - picture this workflow as fridge to sink to cooktop/oven/MW to serving at either table or island seating Cons: - DW location? - fridge and pantry freezer far from MW - fridge far from eating areas and both deck and porch - possible landing area issues for cooktop and MW/oven Option 1A: 1 big sink in island, no window Option 1B: big sink with big window, 2nd sink in island off center, since this is probably not exactly to scale, not sure if this would even work, if it does this is my current fave. Option #2 with fridge near deck, cooktop on pantry wall. It is based off suggestions from celcticmoon, so I hope I interpreted correctly. Again, probably not to scale for appliance/sink size. Pros: - cooktop is on wall - fridge is convenient to eating and both deck and porch - allows for sink on wall and big window - good landing space next to cooktop - convenient MW access for frozen dinner/pizza/etc. from pantry freezer - as said best by celcticmoon "Allows the MW snacking, fridge, serving, pass through activity to operate independently of the core work triangle of fridge, range, sink." Cons - fridge will stick out - possible landing area issues for cooktop and MW/oven - fridge far from MW - cooktop and MW/oven far from eating area, when cooking, back is to seating - groceries would have to be carried further and would imagine fridge groceries sorted out on island and everything else hauled back to pantry/freezer My main concern is that DH currently does most of the daily cooking so I personally dont have the greatest concept of practical workflow. Thinking back to my past habits, I enjoyed and regularly cooked only when I had kitchens I liked spending time in (my parents and one of my college apartments). They were both open, aesthetically pleasing and bright and at least *mostly*, even if not perfect, functional design. Of the ones where I wouldnt stay in long enough to cook, one was an unpleasant, icky, ugly place to be (college townhouse). The other was our last house where we remodeled the kitchen so it was pretty, but it was isolated with one smallish window. I tried to cook there at first, but felt antsy to rejoin the rest of the house. Our current rental kitchen is old, dark and isolated I spend as little time there as possible. My dream is to have a highly functional version of the open, bright, pretty kitchens. I know this probably sounds overly obvious, but I thought it important to note that, while I dont currently cook and need lots of help with the functional part, I do foresee both DH and I doing a lot of cooking in this new kitchen. Hope I havent rambled too much and thank you for reading. Thank you to celticmoon, bmorepanic and rhome410 for the previous suggestions and TIA to anyone who replies here!

Good points and thank you for the helpful feedback! for the pantry suggestion of moving it closer to the garage, I understand your reasoning. Unfortunately our kitchen isn't right off garage. Do you think the pantry by the garage is more important than pantry in the kitchen? i agree it's awkward to walk right in and see the kitchen. I'm trying to create more space for the living room and besides an addition that's all I can think of. I do agree with you though and wish I had other options. You're right -- the mudroom is unnecessarily large. The original Floorplan of the house intended this to be the family room but it has awkward doors on 3 out of 4 walls and the 4th wall has a fireplace and it's a tad too small for a family room yet way too big for a mud room. It's our temporary formal dining room and a total waste of space. Windows in living room - that was a mistake on my part - there are 2 windows in the front of the living room identical to the dining room window placement. i am stumped on powder room location. Right now it's off the kitchen, and I've heard negative feedback abt proximity to kitchen. I'm stumped on where to put it with what we have to work with.

Some comments: - Front bay windows: Check with your AHJ that you are able to extend over the setback lines. In my experience, only roof overhangs are allowed to do that. A bay window, even though not on the footprint of the foundation, where in this instance looks to be cantilevered floor joists, is integral to the massing (e.g. not a greenhouse window behind the kitchen sink), and allows usable space (likewise porch posts have been nixed in the past). The rhythm of these same size bay windows will probably counter any heirarchy you want to try and achieve with a central focus of massing and leading your eye to the entrance on the elevations. Design in elevation and section must occur simutaneously as the floor plans. - Garage: Too small for storage and a family+in-laws+ADU, doesn't work for a car backing out as others said - No mechanical space allocated - ADU: It seems that definition is just to allow a 2nd full kitchen. Otherwise, it is too far to access from the outside. A Living furniture layout is impossible. A rec room next door is not optimal. - Climate: Assumed warm weather with the bifold patio door. If so, it might be optimal to design an actual attached outdoor living area, rather than a forced loggia because that's the only room left between the rear setback. Along with that, the Rec Room may be well served to access outdoor living rather than tucked back by garage. - There is a lot of wasted and inefficient space in the center of the plan with the tv hallway and the 2nd hallway on the other side of that wall. This should all be eliminated and reworked to tighten the circulation, which will allow much more opportunity for front massing and adding that SF elsewhere in the plan.