Weekend lake house: need thoughts on the upstairs area
Michele W
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Comments (31)I think visual lines and weight are really coming into play in this space. I agree with the others that say the bench is too long for two reasons. 1. The visual line weight of the stairs is better balanced when the bench comes underneath of it to hold it up instead of the bench being over top of it offering no visual support to the stair line. This may be why the stair line bothers you visually stopping half way up the wall. I know that may sound weird, but everything in a room effects everything else in the room visually. 2. The bench being so long to me, just seems to extend and emphasize the visual long lines of the hallway only adding to the bowling ball effect. I think a shorter, smaller bench would visually balance the weight underneath the line of the stairs and give your eye a resting point instead of following the long lines all the way down the hall. I also thought you had the space to possibly do a small table or coat rack in a couple different spots on the other wall if you wanted instead to better balance the weight the wall with the stairs has. I think it would be really neat to do built in storage underneath the stairs but I know that's expensive and over the top to throw out as a suggestion. I know, I'm probably not helping....See MoreNeed help landscaping the back of lake house
Comments (13)Sorry guys. I live in zone 7b, outside of Columbia SC. Between the sidewalk, I'm not sure much would fit other than a vine with an arbor or a shrub. On the corner I thinksome sort of bed could be made as that's all yard. Although, it's clay soil. It needs to be something evergreen. The privets were basically extremely tall shrubs growing as trees, trimming them would not have worked as they were grown as arching trees. We live on the property full time and my husband is quite good with maintaining the landscape, I'm just not so sure what looks appealing. It's shady in the morning and sunny in the afternoon as it faces West. The area is quite tall, about 10 15 feet to the vents....See MoreNew lake house plans needs review please....
Comments (24)Consider: Providing an opening between the carport and the Entry Porch and eliminate the door from the carport into the house. Rethink the kitchen layout to tighten up the work triangle, locate the double ovens just outside the work triangle, and relocating the entry into the pantry. Accessing the closet directly from the M. Bedroom without having to go through the M. Bath. Same concept with Bedrm #2/Bath. Eliminating the gas chamber in the M. Bath. Swinging the M. Bedrm's door in the opposite direction into the room. Allowing space around the (if that is a) freestanding tub for cleaning. Aligning the double doors leading to the Screened Porch with the main entry doors. Having the entry to the pantry only off the Entry. Eliminating the porch outside the kitchen windows. Allowing three feet of space for the watercloset in Bedrm #3's Bath. Making all porch roof slopes the same. . Your draftsman should be able to understand the comments....See MoreNew lake house needs window treatments - please help!
Comments (14)Congrats on your pretty lake house! We used to have a cute one and I loved it, but the very long and frequent drive to enjoy it became tough. Anyway, I think lake houses call for as minimal window treatments as possible. Drapes on those windows in that style house just don't seem right. Instead, I'd consider less formal and more "lake-ish" café curtains mounted at the halfway mark under the six-light uppers if that would provide the privacy you're looking for when the curtains are closed. I'd put a Roman shade on the kitchen window....See MoreHU-527663426
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