I'm not crazy about either plan. You have a lot of space upstairs, but there seem to be some problems, some already mentioned above. In looking back at your first floor plan on your other thread, I see that the Office is over a screened porch. Since I think you said you are in New England (if not, where are you?), I think it would be difficult to insulate the office well enough for it to be comfortable to work in during the winter with two outside walls and the floor needing to be extremely well insulated by someone who really knows how to do it right--still not sure if it would be warm enough. Additionally, it seems to me that most people would prefer to have the office be able to function as a bedroom, if needed. Even though you may not need it now, things could change. And even if you think this is your forever home, that could also change. Either spouse could die when younger than expected. The remaining person may have to sell, so it would be helpful to have a plan that has the most flexibility in how the rooms could be used. So here are some things to think about or try out; some may work for you, some not. I'm going to reference your first plan. I'd put the office roughly where the master bath is with the door as far to the left as possible, shift the master bath to the right with the door as far to the right into the bedroom, and make the office the WIC. If it is too cold in there, you could use a space heater for those times when it's cold, since you wouldn't be in there that long. I think the dormers need to be reworked so that there is a single large dormer for the bed to be opposite--I think it will feel strange the way it is opposite the short wall. I'd make a little "vestibule" so that the MBR door is opposite the new office door. So there would be about a 4' wall parallel to the top of the stairs about 7' to 8' in front of it, with the MBR and Office doors opening off of it. To have a bathroom for the Office/4th bedroom, as well as the twin room, I'd use the Laundry with the door moved in about 4' to create a little "vestibule". I'd have the entrance to the twin bedded room open to the left off of this vestibule through the present BR closet. I'd make a wall across the hall to the left of the door to the double bedded room, put a wall where the present entrance to the twin room is, and get rid of the long bathroom wall. Then I'd put a wall down the middle of this space by extending the dark black line that's next to the length of the stairs. This will give you a WIC for each of the bedrooms with about 4' on each side of each closet with room for shelving in between, and you could put a shallow linen closet facing the hall and to the left of the door to the double bedroom. The former WIC for the double BR can be the Laundry. You can put a large (16 or 21"?) Solatube or SunTunnel for light. You can add about 1'6" to 2' from the bathroom, because 5' to 5'6" is wide enough for the bath. In the bathroom, put a 5' tub/shower across the right end, the vanity to the left of it, and the toilet to the left of it. From looking at your first floor, I'm not sure how much leeway you have in moving windows. However, I'd really try to work on both floors together to get better placement on the second floor, but still have pleasing elevations. In the twin BR, you should be able to add an additional foot or so from the new bathroom, and I'd REALLY try to center the BR window between the twin beds so that one bed doesn't have to be scrunched up against the wall Hope some of this helps. Anne

The left one is the more traditional layout. But I see what you like about the one on the right. I'm in a house rather than an apartment, but my layout is very similar to your right option. The kitchen is dead center of a large room that has the DR on one end and the LR on the other. There is a garden in the center. With that layout, I can see you shifting the dining table down to the center section, and having a desk or other small sitting area up at the top, adjacent to the second bedroom. If you go that way, you might consider shifting the door on the hall bath to the top, so one isn't "in" the kitchen when going in and out of that bath. I also wonder about the set-up for the TV. I know the furniture placement isn't a done deal, but I don't think it works with the TV in the corner. You could consider mounting the TV in a recessed fashion on the wall that backs up to the master closet. Put it on an arm that will allow you to swivel it out if necessary.

Because of where I live and am retired, I am indoors mostly in the winter when it's dark and gloomy and later at night in the summer, I would choose the best for at night. If I was a working person and home mostly evenings (and weekends, but would be out doing errands and yard work in the daytime on weekends) I would choose the best for nighttime. If I stayed home during the day, lived where it was bright and sunny, and had many daylight hours to enjoy it, and/or was an early to bed person, I might choose the other.

Figure out what you'll put in there. The way the drawers are divided could make all the difference. I love the idea for pans and oil I saw in a reveal today http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3692743/big-reveal-ikea-kitchen-reno?n=24 Definitely think about vertical storage of things like lids, baking sheets, pizza pans, etc. Then think about how many large diameter pots you have and how much space you need for them.