The property is level and the house can really be placed any direction. There are a few trees but we're mainly in farming country here so the view is the same from any direction lol. We would only utilize two of the garage stalls for vehicles, the other would be used for ATVs and lawnmowers etc. My husband would take the "study" and we'd finish the bonus space for my hobby room. The girls would each have their own rooms upstairs. I agree that it could be made into one bathroom (I brought that up to my husband) but their only requests were their own bathrooms, so I think we'll oblige them. I know some folks aren't crazy about the closet in the bathroom design but my husband goes to work way earlier than me so that is a feature I like. We have that set up in our current house and it keeps him from waking me up in the morning. I agree about the linen closet, it's kind of a strange set up. I thought about maybe making the closet entrance from the powder room? Not ideal either really. The kitchen is the big issue with this plan for me. I just don't like when the kitchen is open to the living room, but you're right that it will be dim with an additional wall. What do you think about moving the stove to the opposite wall and add a window along that exterior wall instead of upper cabinets/vent hood? Maybe move the fridge a bit closer towards the sink and have cabinets on either side. That would add light and break up such a long expanse of cabinets. That island would be eliminated regardless. Not using an architect is due to finances, I know many will argue otherwise but the cost of making stock plan modifications is just more affordable for many people. I don't think the fairly minor modifications to this plan or any other stock plan that gets close to meeting our needs is grounds for starting from scratch. I understand the sentiment but in our case I don't think it's necessary or something we want to add to the budget. I appreciate your feedback!

millworkman I am redoing the entire house besides the basement. that was renovated few years back. I pretty much knocking down everything on first and second floor and rebuilding. thinkdesignlive the wall itself was not structural but there where post on the ends is a beam needs to pass somewhere in that area. I can now have a post on the wall that covers the side of the fridge and have a small wall stick out on the opposite site I agree the the wall should only go until the edge if the fridge but thought to give a drop more privacy. Kristin S I took the island as a ready made model from sketchup. I will not be doing a 2 tier island and will have storage on the seating side to accommodate the pantry I have removed from first model. I do have another nice pantry we built in the basement under the stairs but of course I rather not have to go up and down all the time. As for the living room, don't pay attention how exactly I poisoned the carpet and sofa... I just downloaded a few items from sketchup library and put it to give an idea. As for tv fireplace. Im planing on a ventless fireplace that are relatively narrow in hight. and want tv on top on an accent wall. I like that look. See attached image from Pinterest

Jas, if you don't find anyone who built this house, I can turn this plan into a 3D layout and you can see how everything looks as it was already built. If you interested please leave me your email in my message box here on Houzz and I will contact you. Good luck

Ok I'm going to play devil's advocate. Wow, I was not expecting all the comments with issues regarding this plan, but I have welcomed them! Some things you all have pointed out have made complete sense and I didn't even notice the other things you all mentioned. Here are some of the reasons we like this floor plan, and some some ideas that we have about changing some things: The floor plan is just bad. I asked above and will ask again. Have you considered working with a talented architect to design a house that truly works for you and will also make you happy every time you walk into the house? With this house you will need to fit your needs to the house whereas if you work with a person of design talent, you will wind up with a house that fits itself to your needs. - This floor plan has exactly the number of bedrooms and bathrooms we need. We need a master bedroom, one bedroom for each of our two children, one guest room, three full baths, one half bath, a formal dining room, an island with counter space for barstools, a breakfast nook, a walk in pantry, an office, a laundry room, a mud room, and storage space. Are you sure you need a formal dining room, an island with counter space and a breakfast nook? Do you entertain that often that you need three separate eating areas? I'm asking you to think in terms of your actual lifestyle and not your fantasy of what you'll do if you have the "ideal" house. The truth is if you don't entertain frequently for example, the dining room will remain empty most of the time collecting dust. Only you can answer what the reality is. Additionally if you do entertain, that dining room is way too small as is the breakfast nook. Also you need one of the bedrooms to be a guest room. Is it possible to make the extra bedroom a combo bedroom/office for the times you do have guests? Of course if you work from home, or family comes to visit for weeks at a time, that idea won't work. My studio is upstairs and I love that it's away from the tumult of the rest of the house. - We have two children, so a jack and jill bathroom seems to fit so that they don't each have their own bathroom. A hall bathroom is still a better choice versus a jack and jill bathroom. - My husband would prefer his office to be in the back of the house with access to the back yard and in close proximity to the living room. See my comment above. - We would add pocket doors to the entrance to the jack and jill bath from the two bedrooms. Pocket doors are fine for rooms that don't get used frequently. They are not a good choice for a room (bathroom) that will be used multiple times a day. - The location of the dining room does not necessarily both us. But the fact it's too small should bother you. - I am not a fan of the fireplace being where it currently is and would like to move in order to have french doors on the wall where the fireplace currently sits. So where would you put the fireplace? Have you thought how you'd arrange furniture in that room? - I am okay with how you get to the master bedroom, but I would be open to a different a route as well. So you're ok with walking through the kitchen every time you need to go to your bedroom? When I was growing up the only bedroom off the kitchen was for help. In fact since we never had full time help, my mother turned that bedroom into her office.