Doors for very long (10', wall-to-wall) closet?
John Smith
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Comments (3)I have the same thing in our newly remodeled space. The extra depth is good. We have the Elfa system (which I can adjust practically infinitely). The rails are mounted all on the back wall. I do have to sneak around to get at the stuff in the sides, but I also am one to rotate things once a year. One side is all shelves where I box some things (keeps the moths away). The stuff that is harder to get to is the stuff that I don't access much. Not as ideal as having the opening wider, but then I think the option is bypass door systems or accordion doors (there are nice, pricey Italian / European versions)....See MoreHelp breaking up a very long wall
Comments (15)Thank you for the replies! I had some unexpected travel for work and had to disappear for a bit, but I'm so glad to read all of your thoughts. Yes, if you stand at the projecting wall from the pocket office, at the edge of the living room, you are under the arch. Likewise, if you stand with your back to the range hood, you have a straight shot to the fireplace through the arch. Right now we're assuming that we will use our existing furniture (at least for a while, until we get a feel for what we want, and our 8 month old outgrows her high chair). We have a 4-seat circular table, no expansion. Actually in storage I also have a 6 seat rectangular table, solid slab style. We considered an expandable pub table with wings, especially since I'm 5'11 and hubby is 6'4 and we like the seat height, but -- in my mind, it's awkward with the tall island (pictures don't show it, but the island is about 6" taller than counters). Should the table sit lower than, or equal to the island? Or does that not really matter? I wonder how different it will look once we hung window treatments - how much that might help break things up. As for a banquette - we had not considered that. There is a recess on the opposite wall, designated as a place for a buffet in the model pics. We have been looking at different house models and floorplans for a few years and this is by far our favorite, with the exception of the kitchen! My husband loves it, but to me it feels like I'm in a "rectangle" of kitchen, and it just feels off to me. Hard to describe. And unfortunately I have very limited pictures. The model pictured above sold, and the next one won't be finished with construction until September so I have no way of taking some better pictures. We aren't likely to begin building ours until spring, but I'm trying to figure out if this room/arrangement will bug me indefinitely, or if there's a way to "fix" it! As for changes - yes, we are planning on a larger deck with a second level that will extend toward the other side of the house and provide cover for the walkout family room (in the bottom level which isn't shown on the floorplan). We are adding a floating garage, and that whole floor will provide the family room, my husband's home theater room, another bathroom, small storm room (we live in the midwest - tornado central) and a lot of space that is yet undefined. We will add a pass-thru between the garage and pantry. We will likely use the pocket office for something else (possibly our recycling station and vacuum/broom/mop/etc. depot) since we need a much larger office space - we've considered turning the formal dining into the office since we'd never use a formal dining, and it's separated from the kitchen. We're also going to add bull-nosed corners, and are up in the air about stain vs. painted trim. I like woodgrain and tend to think that painted trim is a fad, but then again - we have stained trim now and I hate it. Whew! Sorry for the novel. :) Anything that I didn't answer?...See MoreA 2 ft. deep by 10 ft. long closet area in the dining room?
Comments (34)Thank you very much for thinking of us and posting pictures of your mom's beautiful dining room, mojomom. I certainly hope that the choices we make for our home will age as gracefully as your mom's. : ) Thanks for the pictures mdln. Those are very nice. Awww, no worries sheesh. This technological stuff is so hard to keep up with, isn't it. Our video screen for watching movies is hooked up to a speaker cabinet from 1978 (the record player is even still in it) because neither dh nor I are up to figuring out the new sound systems right now, LOL. We'll leave out the electric fireplace, jlc712. In fact, we've had an about face with the whole project...Now why I didn't do this earlier, I don't know. I drew everything out on graph paper (always better than doing math in your head-oy!), and with the other furniture in the dining room, I was stunned (smacking forehead, here) that there really is only room for an 8' table. Ummmm...we're outgrowing our 8' table already, and 1/2 of our kids are under 10. That lead to a whole house evaluation, and a complete rearrangement of furniture and room functions. As a result, we flip-flopped our living room and dining room today. (Fortunately, the kitchen is smack dab in the middle of the house with the other rooms on either side of it.) The living room (I mean...new dining room) is 15.5' x 25'. It can handle a dining room table, a big dining room table. Like 16' long big. And that's with putting a closet at one end of the room (so all these closet ideas? They won't be wasted!) For DH, this means doing the longer, more extensive project of supporting the ceiling with beams rather than a closet, but it will make for a wide open and airy living room(yay, I love airy!), and a long dining room with plenty of room for a larger table. Phew. Since we often have large groups of people over, this should work very well for us. We were even able to work it so that we got more couch and chair seating in the 14'7" x 17' room than we could logistically work in the 15.5' x 25' room. It all seems good. It is so true that it pays to live in a house for awhile to see how the space functions before making major changes. Thank you one and all for helping us think this project through. You have been incredibly kind and helpful and I love the creative insights and ideas that you brought forth....See MoreNew Master Bath and Closet in 10x10 bedroom
Comments (9)A walk in closet requires at least 6’ of depth to have hanging on both sides. And that only leaves a skinny 2’ walkway. 7’ depth is better. Otherwise stick with a 24”D reach in closet, hopefully accessible from the bedroom. That depth doesn’t account for the wall framing, which has to be accounted for. A reach in will take away usable wall space. That has to be accounted for in furniture placement. Bathrooms all have minimum required spacing for fixtures. And plumbing drains have to slope 1/4” per foot. That means drains may sometimes need to intrude into the space below if the placement isn’t optimal. http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/bath.design.rules.htm#.WqAZJX9MHYU A bathroom addition is the most expensive per square foot project that you can undertake. You need to slow down and hire the right designer to make the most of your space. The designer will have contacts with the right contractors. It isn’t a $198 project. Or even a $19,800 project. Make sure that you have the conversation about proper waterproofing for your wet spaces. That is a giant error that many make, to their regret. http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/...See MoreBeth H. :
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