The stairway can be anywhere you want it to be. Centreing it to the door would be fine. Don't overthink this. Just be sure to support that deck properly. I just witnessed the aftermath of a deck collapse at a fishing cabin in upstate NY. 2 kids and 2 adults all hospitalized. Looking at ALL the decks on the cabins the next morning not a single one was to code and could come down any minute. 3 groups moved out of the camp the next morning. The state police and a town official were there the morning we left. All the cabins with the inadequate decks were taped off by the county inspector afterwards. The collapse occurred where the deck joined the structure not the supports, which were fine.

We completely redid an existing house and had to work w existing front upper window exterior that was in a weird spot. the lower ones couldnt be shifted more centered in room than what we did. you can see the ceiling drop in the pic and I am planning to move it a few inches to the left but not centered bt windows- to allow the table (96" normal length) and I planned to put a buffet (72" long under windows and slightly longer on right side to visualize space better. Opinion on that? Length of space from the left to right (to built in) is 15 1/2ft. but as you can see, if table enlarges, it will just overflow which is fine into open space. what do you think of the chandelier choices- would like to go w 9 light, but think 5 light is better sized for space...opinion on that? The picture is taken from the direction where there is a large island in kitchen area.

Thank you, GreenDesigns... The builder we are talking with got me in touch with a "Designer" from our local building supply store. They will do all the drawings and 3d renderings for us. The designer prefers a roof with gables, the builder said shed roof was easier and much more affordable. I was just looking for extra ideas. I am waiting on a visit from the two of them together here, to come up with a plan. I am hoping I can meet them with a clear vision, but maybe they will have a better plan!

Thanks for your comments! We were originally planning to go w/ option B (no wall)....but the more I look at it, the more I dislike it. The off center door certainly isn't ideal, but I think I can live with it since it'll save us several thousand dollars to not have to expand the left side. We dont have an architect or GC. We are doing almost everything ourselves, which is why we are keeping it simple and not bigger than it needs to be. (My husband's family has designed and built many houses) Much thanks! 😊