Window and door layout for old cabin
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help! change layout of old home to open concept
Comments (15)Ok maybe I should explain a few things that I guess I didn't explain fully...lol. I absolutely love Ultra Modern and we were going to build a very modern house before we bought this house, but when I seen this house I just fell in love with it. The house I plan to make ultra modern with my furnishing and with the kitchen. When we bought the house we knew it needed a major overhaul. What I loved about the house was that the rooms were not closed off and I knew opening them up more would give more of an open layout. Before we start knocking out any walls we did consults with several contractors. We have only knocked out the arches and part of the wall which divided the Sunroom and Kitchen from the Family Room. After we bought the house I found the Original Blueprints to the house which showed that these arches were never here. I thought it was funny how the changes I wanted to make were actually bringing the house back to it's original layout. After talking to the neighbors I found out the arches were added in the 70's and so was the Kitchen and Sunroom. My thinking was by opening the wall it will follow suit with the rest of the house. I think the "Original Kitchen" may be where my Family Room or Dining Room is. It's hard to tell on the blueprints. When the addition was built of the Kitchen and Sunrrom they also added another section of basement. Now there are 2 levels in the basement. They way they laid out the Kitchen is really unorganized and does not allow for a dishwasher and the placement of the basement door and steps make for a very difficult Kitchen Layout. The attached Garage and Rooftop deck were added in the 80's or 90's and I absolutely love it. I guess my question for everyone really is what rooms would you designate for what? What room would you put the TV in cause every room has a door or windows on the wall. As far as the Kitchen I am debating on putting on a small addition so my husband can take off his shoes before he comes all through the house? After posting the pictures on the Kitchen Forum and getting the great advice on there it was suggested that I get a structural engineer to find out if I can remove the 1 column from the Family Room to the Kitchen. My KD also suggested the wall, which I know is weight bearing, be removed and utilize the Sunroom as part of the Kitchen. I do have a Structural Engineer coming out before we make any attempt at tackling that and I also have the Contractor coming out. So no worries to all. I love this house and am not changing it they way you are thinking I just need advice on if I added on how would you do it, from the side or back of the house and where to put a 55" TV and make what room for a Family Room? I appreciate everyone's input. Thank you...See MoreShould I rethink my cabin layout?
Comments (11)That first corner for the wood stove seems nice, especially since I wouldn't do dining at that end. (Btw, if it were ours almost no one would sit there and look at it. How about a pair of chairs with at least one reading lamp sharing a footstool, or a loveseat and side chair as a little conversation group? One side would also have a view of the TV but be farther from the noise.) This input may surprise you, sort of out of the blue. But I remember a couple of long, very eye-opening threads on Gardenweb that revealed many people are extremely sensitive to the issue of eating or even seeing food in any kind of proximity to toilets. Not me, but turns out it's far from uncommon and the strong feelings revealed have never been forgotten. Some just have a heightened sensitivity not only to sanitary issues (need not be real, just in mind) but also to seeing others entering and exiting those doors (and what's inside), as well as others seeing them. And of course many others sympathized even though they aren't as negatively influenced. Some confessed in anonymity what their hosts never know -- that they make up other excuses for not eating or taking food from anywhere a bathroom door could be seen and some that they just say good night and go home when they themselves need a bathroom. A long way of explaining that, with this in mind, I would definitely place the bed by the bathroom as in your first diagram and also rehang the door so that it opened toward the bed corner. Angling the bed as you have it would also help enhance a nice feeling of definition and separation that I think works well even without considering this issue....See MoreOld Pine Cabin Floors
Comments (21)Here is a photo of the floors refinished everyone. Shall we just leave them as is? we do have two rugs that will be put down under the sofas and dining table. we have new furniture that is mid century modern that is adorable with the design. Some day we will level this cabin to do a new build as the lot alone is worth $650,000. It is on an acre with 100 foot of shoreline on Lake Pend'Oreille in Sandpoint Idaho. Photos of lake and our dock below......See MoreLayout help for Kitchen/ ,waterfront cabin renovations advice.
Comments (3)Too small to see measurements etc on the 2D plan....See MoreChris
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