Are you open to suggestions on improvements to the layout, because you got problems paint won't fix.

Edit: I see you are not open to "drastic changes", well to fix what you have is going to take drastic changes.

What do you like about this?

I never comment on floor plans. But this is bad. Who places a powder room in a dining room? I can see the convenience but some bathroom sounds should be made far from a room of guests at a dining room table.

If you think about it, the powder room in one sense is a real good idea adjacent the bathroom; but there are too many negatives to make it a viable idea. I designed a few IVP rooms in a radiology department in the hospital I worked for, the doctors wanted the watercloset right next to the imaging table, and told me sometimes that would be too far. Is this too much information??

Depending on your location I might like the dark color. I can see it as a mountain home surrounded by pines, or in a lushly landscaped area, but not on the hot plains... My 2cents: if you regularly haul stuff in and out of your basement, you will forever wish you had specified straight access. Those corners are killers.

Ha, thanks for the feedback. I was hoping for a little confidence boost and that backfired. That's what I get for asking for advice. Appreciate the feedback on the exterior. I'll see about moving that window as you suggest. I knew I'd take hits on the powder room next to the dining room as I've seen that on multiple posts here. It was either there or not have one as I'm not willing to sacrifice space any other place. Let's hope that this design works for us.

I can’t start from scratch at this point.

What can you do? What stage is the house in?

"I can’t start from scratch at this point."

If you could see what I see, you would start over from scratch. Do you want a list?

It is a livable home as it is. But like all are saying there is a lot of room for improvement. Most involving the layout. And since you are not willing to start over I do have a few suggestions.

1. Remove the powder room.

2. Needs some separation from the entry to dining area.

3. Move the exterior door going to the deck in the living room. swap with window to right of it.

4. Closet in entry does not need to be 3' deep. 2' is plenty.

5. Shorten peninsula as you mentioned.

6. Personal preference on mudroom. I would consider having it open, remove door and wall. and if possible fit a powder room in that space. May have to reconfigure laundry area a little.

This should help some.

Good luck with your build.

Too bad engineers are not designers/architects. The skill sets are totally different.

And even if you had thousands of hours in this, are you sure you want to continue if it’s not the best it can be, considering how much it is going to cost to build?

Why do you ask for advice and ignore the most important advice?

It's clear you designed the house to fit your lifestyle, and have included the things important to you.

Most everyone else will see flawed design choices throughout the plan.

By flawed, I mean different from the norm, and not in a good way.

This will be a difficult house to sell someday.

In your kitchen maybe thefridge could be moved to where the range is, and the range to the left side? i think the fridge is very far away. If not enough room on the range wall Maybe a counter depth fridge only, and a separate freezer?

sorry if off topic! For your siding color, what is your location and climate? are you near other houses? Size of the lot?

we choose chestnut brown siding with lighter brown trim. our house is on a very wooded lot and a little rustic matches. If we’d been on a neighborhood street I would have chosen differently and maybe gotten something more of a color less woodsy. In our climate some colors like stucco yellow/beige mostly don’t work, especially if in a neighborhood with traditional homes. Although the same color scheme is gorgeous in some regions! So i think the site is important in this choice.

Also in your shoes id hire an architect ASAP. You may not be able To change major elements but tweaking wherever you can may improve things. You may be able to get some big improvement even with small changes. I think your living/dining may be tough for furniture placement.

iM not a pro and dont know how hard it might be to find someone to tweak the plan fast, but I would try... Maybe an interior designer could be an option is an architect is not available. And/or a kitchen designer to tweak there?

Wow sounds gorgeous!!! A field in the Adirondacks is a bit unusual with all the rocks and trees, stunning. In that area I’d personally go with a very traditional color scheme.

Gray doesn’t sound right to me but I may not be able to visualize it well. I would imagine brown or green being more typical. (Id get more opinions than just mine or even talk to a realtor though). Wood look wherever possible I would think. If you ever sell people who move to the adirondacks are probably after that woodsy look Lucky you to live there!