Here are some resources on sound-reducing construction. The one immediately below, and the one that is hyper-linked, look pretty good. The other one (''Suppressproducts'') might just be an advertisement for their products, I am not sure. Basically sound is vibration that is transmitted from the source to your ear by rigid materials (sound travels well through hard materials like wood) and air. To reduce sound, you want to reduce the transmission of vibration. Air gap is better than a rigid connection. A heavy, soft material (e.g. rubber) is better than an air gap. Techniques are: - Double layers of drywall with dampening material like the referenced ''green glue'' between them (not simply screwing one sheet of drywall to the other) - Staggered studs w/ separate floor plates (essentially making two walls, no physical connection from one side to the other) - Sheet of sound dampening material between the staggered studs (reducing sound transmission through the airspace) - Sealing openings in the walls (electrical boxes, holes for plumbing, gaskets around and under door frame) - Special doors, or (less good) a conventional solid door, or (maybe an in-between alternative) a conventional door w/ a sound dampening layer on one side. - Dampening material between subfloor and joists, and between ceiling drywall and joists - Sound-proofing paint (I've not heard of this stuff before, I am skeptical it does much) Since the bathroom is a small space, you can use these techniques without too much additional expense, and just the loss of about 6'' if using staggered studs and double drywall layers. http://www.soundproofingcompany.com/index.php?/library/articles/elements_of_room_construction http://www.supressproducts.com/soundproofing-articles/Soundproof-Sheetrock.html Here is a link that might be useful: Link

Where the original placing was a tad too large the new one may be a tad too small but no need to overthink it. Thank you sincerely for not having a gray couch, a gray carpet and gray walls. Your space is lovely and inviting. The green wall color with white wainscoting in what I presume is the dining room is so inviting, as is the glimpse into your kitchen. The living room couch, pillows and carpet go together beautifully. I can't see the painting over the couch very well but wonder if it might not be slightly too large. The curtains you'll be hanging will add the finishing touch to a beautiful space.

It's a beautiful mirror and if it suits your purpose there, then it's a win win. I wouldn't make a mirror the main feature of a main wall of a room unless it reflected something, but putting it there is just a really good use of wall space! We have a similar mirror in our front hall. It's the only spot in the house where I can stand far enough away from a mirror to see my whole "look." It's a nicely framed mirror so go for it! I have a mirror directly across from my table which reflects only the diners. That is horrible. I am moving it as soon as I can. Yours would look great away from the table. But hang it on the wall, not lean . . . for many reasons!

Sorry! The sliding glass doors that are off from the dining area. In the images, there are four narrow panels (this is a 10x8 span) -- we're going to change those four panels to two large panels. But if you're standing at the kitchen sink, which is located on the island and looking directly ahead, you will look out of these doors/windows and be facing South. (I included an additional photo below to help with orientation.) I'm leaning toward deleting the cover on that portion of the porch. In the end, the view out that sliding glass door, is one of two in the entire house. (One is in the living room with the three large windows across the front facade and looking out over the mountains, and the other is off of the kitchen.) From the kitchen, we will be able to look out over mossy boulders and a white oak tree that our state's forester said is at least 200 years old. (This is one of the reasons we chose to orient the house this way.) So, we have lots of other portions of the house's exterior where we can position a covered porch. Our lot is 16 acres, so space is not an issue.