The architect just had a very small deck and landing in the plan. Looked like a small hay basket. I would like something with more curb appeal. There will eventually be a garage on the left side. Front door is the farthest opening left. This would be considered the front of the house, the side you drive up too.....but lake side is the real "front".

How many of those shoes are actually used every day I had to teach our kids that shoes go in the bedroom except the ones you are wearing right now The real answer would have been a single door and a huge coat closet on the right wall. Now a wall of hooks and a double row of shelves for shoes and honestly be tough about any shoes that don’t fit on the shelves. as fro rugs I wouldtry to see if you can find one big one, you might want to check out Chilewich or Ruggables

Trying to maintain the simple lines of the existing structure. Remove gable and use same roof material everywhere. New roof extends to existing ridge. Columns smaller. Remove additions around garage door. I'd ask for a drawing showing no shutters under the porch, and correctly sized shutters shown too. https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/residential-architecture-101-shutters/

Hi Michele, I would suggest adding a porch to hide the way the second floor sits atop the entrance. It looks unfinished, seems like a poor addition. Expand this porch as many feet forwards as you please. You could also remove the cement portion and make the new porch with a wood deck all the way to the door. I hope this helps. Cheers!