Our biggest issues are with the sunroom, really. We have a nice, light room that is long and narrow with low windows and somewhat awkwardly-placed French doors. Right now, there is a desk installed in the "alcove" area at the top of the plan, and there is basically just a big empty space from the desk to the back of the sofa near the TV. It feels awkward. We also really need a table that isn't the dining table, because we need a work/project space that is not our beautiful table. Ideas: 1. Put TV on alcove wall (top right of plan), near French doors, with built-in media cabinets. Then put main dining table in area near washer/dryer closet. Put small 4-person table in current dining room, with possibly a small seating/reading area near the hall doorway (i.e., 2 chairs). The concern with this plan is fitting in the sofa, chair and ottoman without blocking the French doors or feeling crowded. 2. Keep everything as-is, but add a small dining table between TV area and alcove at top right of plan. In alcove, put in built-in style storage and a reading nook. Inspiration: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/39/31/b0/3931b09c4cb4401fe7b2c9c6822d753a.jpg I'm afraid the small dining table (possibly a round table) would look awkward. 3. Put the small dining/work table in the old "formal" dining room and move the spinning wheels to the alcove area and install a storage wardrobe in alcove. But that leaves the problem of the sort of vast open space between the back of the fireplace and the French doors.

The original roof and pillars look fine to me, and I think the removal of the white panels will change the feel of the structure. What direction does this side of the house face? I wondered if the panels were added for sun protection. Even if this side of the house faces west the trees will be shading the area late in the day. Great job on trimming the tree. The overhead light add-on panel is distracting, but the only fix I can think of is to move the fixture to one side of the door. I personally prefer my light fixture further away from my door because it draws bugs.

Hi all, thanks for the inputs and perspectives, definitely appreciate Y’all taking the time to help me think through this! I’ll post a picture of the downstairs layout when I’m at home And try to get a better picture with dimensions added. But for now I’ll speak a little more to the background: This home was built in 1977- it shares a wall (the right side) with ahome that’s the mirror image of it. In fact every home in this neighborhood is the exact same layout so character isn’t much of a concern here @cpartist. This is one of the cheapest areas to live in the city and anyone Purchasing isn’t expecting custom cabinets, high end bathrooms etc. that said 2 showers seems to be a huge perk just from talking to people in the neighborhood with family’s and their issues with the home. When I labeled master bedroom and bathroom, I use that term as the owners bathroom and en-suite, please don’t think of it as what a luxury master bedroom/bathroom might be. This is a modest home and will have modest renovations. It’s just the largest bedroom of the three. There is a closet in the bottom right above the stairs and it will still be a closet in the large bedroom- no plans to change that except to maybe add built in shelving in the future. @misecretary The furniture in the third bedroom represents an office/music room because that’s what it will be used for initially. It already is pretty small so I don’t want to make it any smaller Even if the hallway includes wasted space (Plus the added expense of moving the entire wall, that’s just how it’s set up now). @zannej thanks! Lots of good input and dimensions to consider. I’ll post more info tonight, the plumbing goes directly beneath the toilet. the kitchen is in the top right corner under the third bedroom. I have run this by my realtor as well, moving forward we’re going with a 2 bathroom plan. While I realize a big con means smaller living spaces and smaller bathroom, here is our reasoning for sticking to the 2 bathroom idea: 1- Useful now, trying to coordinate the shower use with people who get ready around the same time is Not convenient (that second bedroom will also be occupied) 2- Useful in resale -I’ve spoken with my realtor who has provided input based on this neighborhood and the type of buyer it would best market to - it seems most people who have kids in the home will greatly appreciate a second bathroom, from a utilization perspective not luxury space -This is a modest neighborhood and a modest starter home, anyone looking for luxury space and finishes would likely not be moving into this neighborhood Our scope is focused on adding a second functioning bathroom and keeping most of the footprint as close to what it is because a) added cost to make big footprint changes and b) we aren’t making changes for a forever home perfect layout, just trying to improve within reason and get experience (very likely we’ll be renting or selling within 5 to 10 years). There’s a lot of wishlist items that will have to wait (bigger closets new kitchen cabinets etc)

The door by the laundry in the first one would lead to a small courtyard in our side yard. We don’t need access to it but it’s kind of unused side yard space otherwise, so we could link to it and turn it into a nicer area. We do have a powder room in the other part of the house but it would be nice if this one could also be accessed by the main area (doesn’t need to be in the nursery). We have a king size bed, and ideally the nursery could eventually hold at least a full size bed if needed. The French doors lead to our backyard and we want them to be accessible without being in the master. The connection to the house is on the side of the kitchen by the pantry. It could potentially move east (up in the picture) but we’d have to reconfigure the pantry and a closet in the existing house. I’ll draw up another picture that shows what’s inside when I get back from vacation next weekend. Thank you for your help!