Athens, I think you've come a long way on the floor plan. It really looks great! I second mythreesons motion to put the grill on the far side of the stone terrace where there is a wall just the right size. It will be a few extra steps, but the tradeoff of the improved view from the foyer and the ability to access the screen porch from the terrace will be worth it. I would also suggest that all the doors in the living room and breakfast room swing out rather than in. It will give you so much more floor space. We have a similar sized living room now with two pairs of french doors and you effectively lose that floor space unless you want to move furniture everytime you open the door. It's much easier to squeeze behind a chair and swing a door outward. The only other two things I thought of were a) putting some good sound insulation between the master suite and the public rooms and b) shifting the kitchen window toward the front of the house. I know it is "on axis" with the fireplace, but it would drive me nuts to look out at the porch column of the friends' porch and the side of the garage storage. A few more inches to the right and you would have a lovely view of your little courtyard. It looks really great! Very well thought out! I hope you'll post the revise elevation.

Amanda- Actually, instead of regular closet doors, I'm thinking of using something like these...to give the feeling of a little dressing area, in a limited space. The middle section is supposed to look like a built-in armoire. Sayde- That's so neat that we have the same photos! Can you post some of your other inspiration pictures? Sabjimata- Thanks for the recommendation :) Scootermom- The hard part is finally knowing what you want...but having to wait for it to be completed! Mklee- It sounds like you'll gain a lot of usable space, in exchange for the balcony...and still have a pretty view. Are you putting any shelves or bookcases around your window seat? Chris- I'm thinking about white appliances, to match the countertops and lighten up the space a bit. It would be great to find a fun stove, though :) Greenhousems- It's a beautiful sunroom (and cat) but they're not mine. My sunroom is added on space, so it doesn't exist yet, but that's a great inspiration photo! Johnliu- The living room, bedroom, and bath are already there, but the window seat is added on. These are not original to the house, but part of an addition, added in the 1950s. The bathroom was added in the 1920s. It is in bad shape, so that will be practically rebuilt, and a few feet added on the back. The kitchen/dining area, porch and entry are the original part of the house, built in 1904. There is presently a separate kitchen and dining space, but I'm taking out a non-load bearing wall and making it one big area, with the kitchen moved to the front. The utility/powder room is the current porch, which is having a new roof that will extend over part of the sunroom. The mud room and sunroom are new space, as is 3' of the vestibule. Right now, the space is even with the kitchen window, in the plan. Currently, the front door is where I have the fridge and the hall is a walk through area to the living room. The stairs are being turned, so you access them from the front, not the back and the basement stairs are in about the same place. Upstairs there is currently a bedroom, over the kitchen/dining area, with slanted ceiling kind of a big attic space. There's also room for another bedroom or study, in the attic space over the living room/master bedroom. I plan to add a big dormer across the back, to bring in extra light. There is no bathroom upstairs, currently, but the plan is to add a bath over the main bath, with linen closet, then the bathroom, so you don't walk out, right at the top of the stairs. The basement is mostly cellar, under the original part of the house. Under the addition, there are two rooms, which we plan to open up with a large arch, to make the bar area and rec room, for my husband (think man cave) LOL There's a fireplace down there too, also brick, under the living room fireplace.

Thanks for the all the feedback. A few comments: 1. The island will need to shrink. We like this example: 2. We originally had a door to the pantry that we decided to remove because we were concerned about losing shelf space (there’s already 1 door from the kitchen). 3. We wanted the flex room to face the pool and not the street for better view and privacy. 4. Flex room bathroom and closet will get switched and that entire area will need to be revamped. 5. The mud room entrance comments were interesting. Where else would you position the door? 6. My wife and I need our own closets for a happy marriage... :-) 7. Yes, mixing between traditional exterior and a modern interior is hard... 8. I’ll need to double check the natural lighting in the kitchen. All the windows in that areas face east but with the porch roof it may not be enough.

The blue and green and brown are going...once 2 walls separating kitchen are gone it will all be open. It's gonna be a large space and new color will have to go down hallway too. Not sure what will look best with the carpet, trim and kitchen cabs. Go all one color? Go a darker hue of same color around cabinets/foyer? Do an accent wall? Keep it simple and just paint same color for everything?