Help me layout my open kitchen/family room
Trying to figure out the best way to use this space. We moved the wall to make a larger family room as the front room will be an office. The black dot is a support post which we need to keep in the plan. I see that as splitting the hallway/stair area from that seating area anyway.
Also not sure where to put tv in this layout....
We asked to center the fireplace in the new room but now I’m rethinking that.
Apppreciate any help!
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3onthetree
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Please help me with my family room layout.
Comments (3)you can link to your photobucket album by copying the link into the space below your message where it says: optional URL link. in the second line space, just make up a name for it and type it there. something like Margaritalady's family room. Or you can click on the photos you want to post (one at a time) in the html box (it will say, "copied" and then paste them into the body of the message here. Make sure they are not too big. The html will post as text and you can only see if your pics are going to appear by using the preview message button. You should then see all your photos as they will appear. Let us know if this isn't clear....See Morehelp me layout my family room
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Comments (5)It would be possible to put a play corner in the first two drawings but not in alternative 2. I would recommend a corner of storage furniture to corral the toys. I am usually a fan of built-ins but not in this case because eventually the kids will outgrow their toys and you won't need that storage there anymore. The built-in exception would be a window seat under one of those windows on the plans. Some of the storage could be cabinets or bookshelves for bins or toys underneath a window seat. I'm not a fan for toy box style storage because they either become a black hole or the kids throw everything out of them looking for what they want and then do't put the rest of it back. As for the kitchen placement, near to the deck would be best in you like to eat outdoors on the deck or entertain on the deck. We entertain a lot and the kitchen is on the other side of the house from the patio. It's a real pain and a big part of my design brief for the architect was for the kitchen to be next to the patio. I even wanted a pass-through window from the kitchen sink to the patio for ease of clean up but unfortunately I wasn't able to work that out....See MorePlease Help Me Decide Best Family Room Layout & Sectional
Comments (6)Here are the mock-ups that I created. Links are to the different sectionals, but not the specific configuration. The recliner on the right is our existing one. The coffee and end tables are just suggestions, but haven't been decided on. The rectangle on the wall across from the fireplace is the secretary desk that I already have. ETA - the layouts in A and B are similar, except the end on the short side is armless in B and the long side in B is longer by almost a foot. A. Room & Board York Sectional R&B York Sectional B. Bassett Beckham Sectional Beckham Sectional C. Crate & Barrel Gather Petite Sectional C&B Gather Petite Sectional D. Crate & Barrel Gather Petite Chaise Sectional...See MoreHouseNewbie
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3 years agoMostly entertaining family/friends with a mix of kids and adults. We will have finished basement space where the kids will ultimately hangout.
3onthetree
3 years agoIt sounds like this is a tract home because you seem limited to minor changes.
Marked in RED:
- you can bump out the back - if custom home you can go out as far as you want and adjust the foundation with it. If tract, you can cantilever the floor joists anywhere from 6" to 48" (depending on your design loads and floor framing) and keep the foundation where its at.
Marked in BLUE:
- you can provide the bearing wall here, revise the floor framing on both floors and basement support as well. Might be limited to only 24" or so by changing floor joist spacing only.
For a tract builder neither option is probably worth it comparing cost to value added.
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PROadalisa frazzini
3 years agoIf I were going to make moderate modifications, this is what I would do, as you enter from garage
shifting the garage door to L into mud entry w/separated laundry room, walking past new storage/pantry on R and into expanded kitchen - sink wall and range wall extended; larger island;
addl cabinetry (or could be furn like sideboard) at stairway wall; shifted sliders to patio towards fam rm; fam room bumped out into yard slightly and fp re-centered accordingly; office footprint enlarged with closets flanking french doors, one facing foyer and other into office. I don’t love the long wide hallway leading into DR from kitchen - dead space, but this is as far as I got during my short commute. Also, furn is NOT to scale and I should have deleted it before saving, but...
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