Farmhouse floor plan review
Sarah
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Comments (28)Is the screened porch/sunroom going to be a screened porch or a sunroom? If it is enclosed and heated/cooled...it solves a lot of my concerns with the first floor...namely no "away" space and lack of space for dining when entertaining. You could set up quite a large table in there for Thanksgiving, etc. Also, it would be a good place for the kids and your future baby to play while you are in the kitchen. The downstairs bedroom would make a great "day nursery" for the baby to nap while you are working downstairs. I am worried about where your older kids will have their rooms, though. I guess they could share the basement room for a little while...but the 10 year old girl will want some privacy in the next few years. Can you carve out 2 bedrooms in the basement? All in all...a very pretty house!...See MoreFarm house - floor and kitchen plans - you know you love this ;)
Comments (50)I think that this new layout give you some very custom features that would be unexpected in a modular home (things like that shelf that allows the inset fridge to make it look built in in the kitchen). I love the window placement in the rear of the house public spaces. I might consider moving the service / side door so that you are forced to go through the mudroom (encouraging a stop there...) and not necessarily having a straight shot out the hallway. Echo the concerns about the mudroom being too small, and passing through the mudroom to get to the laundry. HOWEVER - if there is a garage in the plan for the future - it would be an easy extension to convert a connector to a mudroom and then have the current combo room become all laundry (and separate the functions) Perhaps this was contemplated with the existing design, as I do see the "future garage" / driveway listed. There is really good privacy between the bedrooms here and good access to the full hall bath - I think that design element will really pay off for you in the long run. Looking good!...See MoreHelp with Modern Celtic Farmhouse Floor Plan
Comments (45)@Nicole Hodsdon, last anecdote, I promise. Our nearest neighbor is an old farm about half a mile south on the 'kitty-corner' corner. It had been owned by a common rural type - a crotchety eccentric. He completely encircled his boundary with trees over the time it took us to build ours (weekends over five years). He passed away a few years back and it is now an Airbnb, but we don't ever realize it's rented, lol, unless they wander over to see our horses. As for the house down the valley, a few more have joined it. I have come to realize it's nice when our power goes out to know whether we should check the circuit breakers or it's a valley-wide problem. And lights on a snowy evening are rather a pretty thing. Last, solar power wasn't much of a thing when we bought our land but luckily we planned for it in siting. We use it for our outbuildings and hope to add it for the house in the near future. Best....See MoreModern Farmhouse loft alternative? Floor plan advice please!
Comments (10)When you have to start changing an internet poorly designed plan, then maybe it's time to instead sit down with an architect to create a house that will in fact work for you and your family. What do you like about this poorly designed plan? Here is my list again. Anything in bold needs to be rethought even before rethinking the two story loft that is just wasted space. The best houses orient the public rooms towards the south for the best passive solar heating and cooling The best houses are L, U, T, H, or I shaped. The best houses are only one to two rooms deep. And covered lanai, porches, garages, etc count as rooms in this case. The best houses make sure kitchens have natural light, meaning windows so one doesn't have to have lighting 24/7 to use the kitchen. (And no, dining areas with windows 10' or more from the kitchen will not allow for natural light.) The best houses make sure all public rooms and bedrooms have windows on at least two walls. The best houses do not if possible put mechanical rooms, pantries or closets on outside walls The best houses do not have diagonal interior walls making for odd spaces. The best houses keep public and private spaces separate. The best houses do not have you walk through the work zone of the kitchen to bring laundry to the laundry room. The best houses do not have the mudroom go through any of the work zones of the kitchen. The best houses do not use the kitchen as a hallway to any other rooms. The best houses do not put toilets or toilet rooms up against bedroom walls or dining areas. The best houses do not have walk in closets too small to stand inside. The best houses do not have roofs that are overly large, and dominate the exterior of the house. The best houses do not have stick on exterior materials only on the front façade. The best houses have an organizing “spine” so it’s easy to determine how to get from room to room in the house and what makes sense. Meaning they don’t have meandering circulation paths. And added from Architectrunnerguy: -The best houses enrich their owners souls. -The best houses are timeless. -The best houses incorporate the intangibles of good design. -The best houses have strong organizational concepts. -The best houses have owners who understand what good design is….and isn’t. -The best houses are shaped in response to the Sun. -The best houses have all its parts in good proportion to each other and to the whole. -The best houses enhance the street. -The best houses balance function, aesthetics and construction. -The best houses recognize there are always design tradeoffs. -The best houses break some “rules”. -The best houses are a joy to live in....See MoreSarah
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