I too like the idea of keeping light from the bathroom out of the bedroom. I think your plan looks okay ( I am no expert!) I think you could add that small powder room and keep the small footprint. When you share a master bathroom with company, your bathroom and closet are on display. Also, with two doors into the bathroom, people are always locking and unlocking two doors to use the bathroom and children don;t always remember to open both doors. By taking a small space from your master closet, you could add a small powder room off the hall way. Someone else may have other ideas as to whether this will work. Pocket doors would help.

Here is what it looks like now after painting it Palladian Blue (thanks, sueb20, for the correct spelling): This is a spare cabinet door I have that is a dark alder (which is quite similar to cherry): I do like this much better. This shade still has a tinge of red in it. I'm wondering if I should aim for this type of finish or something without the red undertones? Also, if I were to layer a brownish/black gel stain (like a walnut or java) would it work better to reduce the red/orange of the existing stain? Other possibility could be a mahogany, but since the existing stain has quite a bit of red/orange, perhaps that'd be too much? I'm not going to sand away the entire stain there now, just enough to get off the poly layer. The cultured granite doesn't photograph too well, but it has little greyish/black flecks in it. Usually I find a java stain too dark for my taste, but I'm curious how it would look next to the cultured granite. I don't think it works too well with the existing finish--it's too orange and shiny for me, as the same time, is it fairly good shape and I don't want to ruin it. Next task, though, is to clean the grout in the floor tile and reseal before DH and DS return so the bathroom can be used again.

Thanks, I will post it in the bathroom forum as well. The fireplace will be a sealed natural gas unit. We don't have a firm budget, I expect the reno to be between 15 and 25 thousand, it all depends on what we end up changing. The door way can move in the walls but we would like the walls themselves to stay, just too many issues with moving them. I expect everything in the rooms will be new.

It looks like you have a lot of dead vertical space that can be captured. The clear drawers that bpath O Sophie suggests come in different sizes that can be stacked and labeling them is a game changer for finding things fast and staying organized. I find them more convenient than boxes that have to be unstacked, lids opened, etc. and since they're modular, you can swap out as your storage needs change. http://www.sterilite.com/ProductCategory.html?ProductCategory=19 is one brand. If you go that route, measure and take into account the door casing to make sure drawers can be opened all the way. and look at different configurations. The space left over on the right side can be used as a place to stack toilet paper, rolled towels, nesting the buckets, etc. Use the best location(s) for what you use the most. Place infrequently used items on the shelves hardest to reach. Of course, with little ones, the meds & cleaning products need to be stored out of reach. I also agree with suggestions for hanging a rack on the door, it's surprising how much can be stored there. The Container Store has great products and organization ideas for inspiration. Sometimes I splurge on them or look for similar products at discount stores, keeping in mind that square or rectangular maximize storage more than rounded containers. Post pics when you're finished - you may help us out with a thing or two!