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Comments (8)And... is it just your wife and you at home? Who will live in this house? Age? How long do you plan to live here (through disability and retirement, or just until a different job takes you somewhere else)? What will the drive look like for this house (one "negative" of this plan is the protruding garage. Guests who park in a driveway, presumably next to the garage, will have to walk all the way around the protruding garage to get to your front door. UPS men will likely drop packages at your garage man door.... etc. Is there a reason there are no windows on the side walls? Reason for the master closet to be in the corner, etc? (ie, do you have minimal lot line clearances with houses close together, or will you add windows and light?) The door from the screened porch will limit what size and what kind of table you can put in the casual dining area (if you instead put the door where in the GR in place of one of the windows, that might be a better option). Table size may be fine for you though, if it is just you and your wife in the house. Your cooktop will have a long vent line (just something to keep in mind; unless, I suppose, it goes straight up to the roof). Do you plan to have stools at the kitchen peninsula? If so, anyone sitting there will a) pinch in on the walking space between the peninsula and the exterior wall to screen porch walk way area there; and b) be able to see straight into the powder room. And actually, it may be possible to see into the powder room all the way from Bd #3... Suite #2's closet doesn't appear to be that deep. It will probably hold as much as a regular reach in would, but takes up much more space in what is a relatively small house plan. I think I'd consider restructuring that wing of the house so that Bd3's door is off a hallway rather than straight off the family room, and so that there is better use of floorspace/area for bd2's closet. Others will comment that the kitchen will be dark. That all depends on your latitude and how many windows you have, and what kind of lighting you put in. Otherwise, I like the bones of the plan....See MoreHouse plan design (suggestions/advice)??
Comments (8)I love how much storage you have planned into the house. Good storage really seems to make a house seem bigger. I am jealous of the laundry room. I agree it would make sense to have the laundry plumbing and the bathroom plumbing in the same wall. It looks like you have two doors into the storage room. This will reduce your wall space available for shelves. So you should consider whether the second entrance is worth the reduction in storage, depends on how you will use it. The 3 doors in the office will also limit furniture placement. You might sketch furniture into each room to give you an idea of traffic flows and size of rooms. In the kitchen you might consider moving the refrigerator to the bottom end of the counter. It seems to interrupt the flow between sink and range. The dining room room looks like it will only fit a 4-6 person table, which maybe plenty big for the two of you but would be something to consider. It does seem small in comparison to the great room, even at the smaller 22x26 size. At 22x36 it is bigger than my current house (with 4 people, a 100 lb dog and 2 cats) : ) Maybe the dining room could move into some of the current great room space and the spare bedroom could move to where the dining room currently is? You could consider having the dining and living areas mostly open to each other, this would allow each to expand into the other if you need a bit more space. That depends on how you feel about open living spaces. With the bedroom gone the stairs and foyer could shift to the left to make room for the spare room closet. That would depend on how important the stair location is for upstairs layout. That could also simplify your footprint possibly saving you some money. You could also get rid of that one small jog in the foundation meets the laundry room, it doesn't seem to add much. Looks like you have a good start on the design process. What's upstairs? Downstairs seems like a very nice space to me all on its own....See Morelooking for design advice for sister who just bought home.
Comments (12)From the angle of these pictures I am not sure if the table could actually fit under the light and allow you to walk comfortably from the living room into the kitchen - looks like you would be blocking the walking path, but it could just be the angle of the photos. Could possibly work if you turned the table 90 degrees, but it looks like the opening may only be 7 feet wide - that only leaves 3' split between the two sides of the table - not enough space to walk past the table . . . Would have to have a floor plan and measurements of the walls, windows and doorways and furnishings to know what would or wouldn't work....See MoreLooking for a lake house design plan
Comments (9)In my direct experience, the cost of an online plan plus the fees to make modifications was SIGNIFICANTLY lower than the cost of using an architect. Our total outlay for the plans was just under $3000. Here's my thread on our build journey if it's of any interest to you, Graham Adams https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5803931/thoughts-on-this-plan-for-lakefront-build...See MoreRelated Professionals
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