First I have to say that I wish I had your problem! I could spend a week thinking about your house's plans! I think I like the architect's master bedroom/bath layout better. The second version, with the toilet and bidet, looks rather cramped and clausterphobic. Looks like there is hardly room to turn around. Looks like if you are sitting on the toilet, you are staring at the wall just a few inches from your face. ( Hard to tell because I don't know the dimensions). Is that a pocket door for getting in and out of the toilet compartment? Not sure if having a closet to the left of the sinks, instead of at the entrance to the bathroom, does anything as far as reducing the noise that husband makes in the morning? I would think that most of the noise is from the water running, the toilet flushing, etc. and not from him opening drawers or pulling his clothes off the hangers. You also have a bedroom door that separates the bath entirely from the bedroom, so wouldn't that help with the noise and the light while you are sleeping? With the architect's plan for the dressing room, you could put a chair where he can sit down while dressing, so he can do all the dressing in the dressing area and not in your bedroom. WIth your closet plan, there doesn't look like there is room for a place to sit? This is just my opinion. Only you know your family's needs the best... I liked both the kitchen plans. Your plan with the stove against the wall looks a little safer in terms of having kids running around while you are at the stove. But I also like the large single island/cooktop arrangement too. It doesn't make the kitchen look so chopped up. I thinks sinks are inherently wet and messy areas, so maybe having it against the wall instead of on an island might make more sense. Cannot tell where the refrigerator goes.

I have the originals. Got them from DWR. I have had mine for about 6years. They are the leather seats. One chair had a problem with the piston about a year ago. The chair would stay in the raised position. I called DWR and I purchased a replacement piston. I have not replaced the piston yet. I like the chairs alot. If I were to replace them, I would replace them with the Bottega Stool. I miss the back of the barstool. If that does not bother you, they are solid chairs. The adjustability is wonderful in these stools. The piston is very smooth. I have tried other barstools in peoples homes and they jerk when you adjust them. If you are looking for a bargain on these, call the DWR outlet in Secaucus, New Jersey to see what they have.

Lizzie, there are two ways to make up a split king mattress: 1) Use two separate twin extra long or twin with very deep pocket fitted sheets and two extra long top sheets or duvets or 2) the separate bottom sheets and one king size top sheet or duvet. With the independently adjustable mattresses, you will have two separate pieces that move independently. The frames can be placed inside a king size bed frame or placed side by side under a headboard attached to a wall. There are a number of companies that make these beds Serta, Temperpedic as well as Sleep Number. It might be possible to use standard king sized sheets if they have enough flexibility with deep corner pockets in the fitted sheet, but it would put a lot of strain on the edges of the sheets with the mattresses being raised to the highest positions independently at the head and/or foot. This bed isn't any harder to make than a twin bed up against a wall. I raise the head or the foot of the bed and put on one end of the sheet, lower it and then do the same at the other end. You could also use a flat sheet instead of a fitted sheet on the bottom, Twin extra long sheet sets are available especially at back to college time but you have to look for the separate bottom and top sheets at other times. If the mattress you select isn't super thick, you can use the deep pocket twin sheets with no problem. Good Luck in your hunt.

When I ordered the complete new sweep, I also ordered a replacement rib insert, just in case. I took off the existing sweep today, uncrimped the ends, took out the old insert, and replaced it with the new one, trimmed to size. I didn't re-crimp the ends because it's in there pretty snugly and I don't want to have to uncrimp again. Existing sweep is back in place and I didn't have to add five more screw holes at the bottom of my door. It's a bit snug at the threshold right now, but I think it will compress a bit. It's possible my original insert shredded so quickly because it passed over a little cotton rug I usually put just inside the door. That isn't going to work anymore. No more daylight under the door. Quick fix: $5-ish, no new holes in entry door, so easy a baby could do it.