can you please critique preliminary design sketch
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Critique this Sketch for my front yard (w/pics)
Comments (1)Hi, I get the choice of Arborvitae so there is an evergreen. It is a good one to give a more foundational base. What type is what I am wondering. Low mounded is the one I would use. If Arborvitae is not what you want then Yew or Boxwood would also achieve the intended look. As for a ornamental tree, as long as the bedding space is provided then perhaps a Magnolia or a Crype Mertle? I'm not in your zone so that would be a great question for the nursery you are working with. Check out the neighborhood and look to see what other people are doing with this type of planting. The more mature lawns will speak volumes as they are established. Trust yourself you will see what looks good and what doesn't. As for the sketch, the plan looks good just a little vauge on the seasonal color part. The fact that it is a layered look is nice and I think you will enjoy the affect. One thing I see in the pics is I think there is a Barberry planted by the garden hose, (if I am wrong I'm sorry.) This is thorny and will be difficult to work around. Love the Barberry but would use it as accent or as a skirting planting. Exapmple of this is skirting around upright Junipers, Arborvitae or can be used to skirt a ornimental tree. The design uses an Arborvitae witch makes the area more user friendly. By the way, nice home!...See MoreVery Preliminary Plans Please Critique
Comments (8)I'll take a different approach from the comments above, but I'll arrive at close to the same place: --I think the plan is well zoned and organized by its various functions--sleeping is on the right, living is in the center and service/support is on the left; --Chances are the interior spaces are truly impressive and well thought out, one to another--finally a stock plan with a great room that is really Great; --For two people, this plan is huge--the rooms are huge, the construction cost will likely be huge as will the mortgage. Cost to build, operate, maintain will likely be high. Hope you plan on a regular house cleaning service. --You don't indicate orientation of the plan on your site, but assuming south is the side with the large covered porch, it will definitely block any direct natural light from entering and act as a sort of "dark tunnel" for views from the Great Room. Any other orientation will be a failure. Unless flying bugs are a problem in your area, you would be much better served by substituting a pergola on the south elevation, designed specifically for your site's latitude which would preclude direct Summer sun, but allow Winter sun to penetrate into the Great Room. --Interior kitchens are always darker than rooms with windows. This can be mitigated to an extent by using light colors and materials throughout the kitchen (no stained walnut or cherry cabinets if you want it to be a "light" kitchen); --This is not a plan where the laundry can be relocated to the bedroom side of the house and still maintain the "clean" organization of bedrooms and bath. On the other hand, if aesthetics aren't important and you have enough money, then anything can be relocated anywhere. Bottom line: this has the potential to be a very impressive house if you don't mess with the plan too much, but it also has the potential to be a very excessive (and expensive) house. Hope this helps. Good luck with your project!...See MoreAwaiting Cabinet Quotes - Critique My Sketches
Comments (12)You might not regret changing the corner range, because it's what you have. You don't know what you're missing until you find something better. More counter space in that area = much better! You'll also have room for more upper cabinets, and it would allow you to widen the 24" base drawer cabinet into an even more functional, wider base drawer and add a lazy Susan into that corner. Look at all the storage in just this paragraph! I second the idea of moving the desk to the window, swapping the fridge & micro and moving the pantry over. Desk ideas, though: Besides the window space, there's also the option of turning the existing pantry into the desk area. Don't I see a plastic-y desk/table thing just inside your family room? Is that for the kids, or could that area against that wall be turned into a computer/tech area for the whole family? Something in me wants to 1) rotate the island 90 degrees so the chairs are in the dining room. 2) ask why you want a 62" deep island? You can't wipe it from one side... Are you stepping the island for the seating area? I also see where turning the island would allow you to put the micro opposite the moved range, and still keep what I believe you've drawn as dish drawers towards the sink. You could still have an end drawer cabinet. Again, more cabinet space. I can see where it's time to update the cabinets. You've got an awful lot of wood going on there. And despite all the quotation marks, sometimes wood is just worth painting to make a very inexpensive change. Proper preparation would make stripping it again later, easier. That said, please consider donating your cabinets. They look like they're in good condition. Another question is where you could actually reface your cabinets and have inset doors made. No, it's not as difficult as nay-sayers love to moan. If I can do it, anyone can do it! Anyway, some of your cabinets would fit your plan and reduce what you'd need to buy. Are you keeping your black granite (?) for anything? Those would be some nice pieces elsewhere, perhaps in that family room, computer/tech area? [LOL]...See MorePreliminary Floor Plan Critique Please!
Comments (85)I have LVP in my living/kitchen/dining areas and love it! I debated on the stairs too because I really like the look of stairs with no carpet, but after a lot of consideration we decided on carpet and it was a great choice! I have an L shaped stairs with a landing at bend in the L and at the top where the bedrooms are. My kids love the stairs and they often sit together on the landing or at the top and talk. My boys also find "creative" ways to go up and down the stairs. Haha. It cuts down on noise too if they are going up and down to their rooms. It is more of a pain to vacuum stairs then sweep. I enjoy vacuuming more than sweeping though so I got a vacuum that you can use on hard floors as well as carpet. I honestly vacuum our floors more than I sweep!...See MoreUser
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