Some more information is needed here for us to help you adequately.

1. I am assuming that we can remove/move any walls with the exception of the wall between the kitchen and dining room. Correct?

2. Plumbing can be moved drastically? e.g. Kitchen to the study?

3. Can any of those 3 staircases be removed?

4. Any fireplaces being removed, or is that an option?

Thank you for your comment.

1) You may remove any walls. Even the one between the kitchen and dining room. We would then remove those stairs as well

2) Plumbing can be move drastically - yes, to the study would be fine (challenge there is its a long way from side door which we expect to use a lot - but certainly we are considering that/

3) Main stairs UP by the front door not removable,. Those are the main stairs to upstairs. The ones right by the from door are to the basement - I would remove them and make that a coat closet. The challenge is the 3 steps up to living room. The living room and den area are on a higher level than the rest of the house by 3 steps

4) would conside removing fireplaces but need to be judicious about it with respect to budget (not sure how much that costs) - but yes, would certainly consider it.

So I've been trying to draw out my ideas on my computer but can't seem to save It in a format that I can upload so I will try to explain my idea as best I can.

I would start by making the breakfast area into your mudroom. Continue the exterior wall that goes out to the morning room back into the current kitchen to separate the mudroom from the rest of the house.

The current morning room and kitchen I would convert into the adult living room, removing that staircase if possible.

I would then remove the fireplace in the current dining room, shorten the wall with the fireplace and remove the current pantry with the exception of the wall adjoining to the butler pantry.

I would then turn the butler pantry into a narrow powder room with a pocket door to save space and keep everything open.

The current dining room will then become your kitchen.

From there the stairs to downstairs becomes a closet. Open up all the walls in the current dining room, study and living room. I would then extend the raised floor out to the end of the study and make stairs straight across. Your current study would be your dining room, and the living room would stay as is.

I do realize that this plan does not include a full bathroom. I have sat here for quite a while trying to find a good option for locating the full bath but couldn't find a place that I thought was sufficient and didn't interupt the flow.

My best option was to make the mudroom a bit bigger and incorporate it into the mudroom.

I made this plan based on how it would flow best. I believe that at least one or two of those walls are load bearing. Depending on your budget you should be able to reinforce the roof with a beam.

This is a very extensive renovation. So while you may get some great help on here I suggest consulting with a contractor and a designer before you solidify any plans. There are a lot of variables, especially with a stone house.

You need a good architect, a designer and probably a structural engineer . This is not a DIY or just a GC with input from you, kind of project.

I am engaging those, but I wanted input from as many sources as I’m a firm believer in many minds are better than 1 or 2. Thank You for taking time to review.