Would you live with this layout or know how to change it?
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Comments (11)I really appreciate all of the input, suggestions and questions. The room is a big, ugly shell right now so now is the time for all major design issues to be addressed! John, thanks for the info on the drains and the flood test. Waterproofing is definitely a priority since our project has been complicated by uncovering evidence of water leaks that were previously unknown. We're in Michigan, unfortunately, too far away to take you up on your kind offer! I know that our door situation isn't ideal but it's one that we feel we can live with. We had considered using a pocket door but we're not able to relocate electrical switches to allow for it. I didn't try too hard to work around that issue though because I'm not a big fan of pocket doors personally. I'm definitely going to plan for niches right away, before the framing and plumbing is done. Emknc, thanks for posting a photo... You have a very spa-like room and I love your accent tile! Jglassdude, thanks for your input. I know that a 3rd sink would seem to be overkill but we (ok, mostly my micro-biologist husband!) prefer to wash our hands inside the lav area, before opening a door to come out and use a sink. Originally, the water closet fit within the square outline of the room and once we realized that we could bump it out and orient the toilet in the new space, we then added the sink where the toilet was planned to go. It's funny that you mention a bidet because we just tore one out... I used to use it for in-home pedicures and as a mop-sink for the floor! Lol! I should have mentioned that the shower head and control were shown on our drawing prior to the decision to hinge the door on the right. She correctly put the showerhead on the little corner piece because we can't run plumbing on an exterior wall but, as you pointed out, it angles straight at the door. We were thinking of instead having the NE corner of the shower built to accommodate a shower head that could angle more straight across the shower, especially since the door would swing away from it. It would seem that our controls then would be best on the south wall of the shower. Could you explain what you mean by "double acting door intent"? I'm not planning to hang towels in the tub area but there are raised areas on each end of the tub where towels can be placed while we are bathing. We've designed towel niches on either end of the tub step for extra rolled towels. We're planning to put a Runtal Solea towel warmer on the wall between the water closet and the shower. This is pretty much what the room looks like now... You can look right down into my kitchen and my dining room(!) The bifold door to the left of the ladder is my old linen closet door and will be walled off....See MoreWhat would you change about this layout?
Comments (19)Dunno if you want another pair. These are variations of your plan with bonus expenses. For traffic reasons, I'd more the doorway to the dining room up by the cleanup area and I'd for sure move the door to the backyard - either by cutting a new door at the edge of the family room or replacing a window with a door in either the family room or dining room. Sometimes I don't think more cabinets = more capability to cook efficiently. I'm not so sure that making the kitchen a lot bigger is a good answer here. So this shows two variations of the dining room wall and the stair wall and the island. By closing off the existing door to the dining room and replacing the exterior door with a window, you could use a round table in the nook area (with or without a banquette). The island can be longer than it was. The blue markings show a 12" (could be 14") deep pantry on the dining room wall, the oven slides over, the island becomes a little shorter than the gray version and I moved the cooktop onto the stair wall - giving you an island that only has a prep sink on it. The gray version has a very long island, shown with cook top and prep sink. Unfortunately, that comes combined with less defined pantry space. But you get a really long back counter that could have every countertop appliance ever made. On both versions, the stair wall cabinet run is a little shorter and ends in a tall cabinet that faces the family room - meant either for decorative items (tall, open cabinet about 30" long and wall cabinet depth - glass doors and lights) books (30" open cabinet, no doors, wall depth) or storage of child foods (30" closed cabinet) with cereal, snacks, etc. Aside from flattening the cleanup run, I took the wall cabinet off between the sink and family room - shelves holding everyday dishes would be much lighter visually and leave the cleanup person connected to family room activity. The remaining wall cabinet is a little deeper than normal (13-15" deep) to accommodate glassware and service dishes that you may want out of sight....See MoreSudden change in personality/would you press to know why?
Comments (12)Well it seems as though most of us would definitely try to get a straight up answer, rather than just ending a relationship without really knowing why someone suddenly changed. Today my friend got a chance to see him, and she did decide to try one last time to get to the bottom of things. He hasn't been spending much time with her lately at all, and when he does see her, he's barely communicative. Anyway, he revealed that perhaps he is going through a mild depression, because he is currently overwhelmed with a very heavy project at work, as well as under a lot of stress with having to handle many things for his parents right now, since he is an only child and they have no one else to rely on. Anyway, she has agreed to put the break up on the shelf for the time being, to allow him to address his depression. He says he really loves her and did not even realize how much his mood was tempered by his exhasution, and how much it had affected their relationship. While she was aware of a hectic workload and ongoing problems with caretaking for his parents, he had given her no idea just how bad things had become, and how overwhelmed he was feeling. I guess it's good she really probed him to consider anything that has been different in his life lately, because he didn't seem to even clue into the fact that his sheer exhaustion had manifested as ambivalence about their relationship. Hopefully they will be able to recapture that 'loving feeling' once he addresses those issues. He now understands how close he came to losing her, and how important it is to open up and communicate BEFORE things reach a crisis point....See Morehow would you layout this living room?
Comments (6)We are undecided on the TV. I dont use it and he can watch in the basement area. But, if it means we won't hang out in the living room then we'd probably get a second TV. Our current one is going in the basement. Are these accurate depictions of your layouts? Reading again... I think I flipped one bc I think it flows better to have room open to dining rather than open to door. I had not considered TV on the staircase wall and am curious how that would actually look. I think art choices will come after we get the yes/no TV thing figured out but definitely curious what going big in this space would look like (like art that is large in size? or attention grabbing? big above fireplace or on opposing wall? etc.)...See MoreAnya S
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