Walk In Pantry & Butlers Pantry
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Comments (6)Given that you mention that you're building here in Texas, I'm not sure this is a great plan. Especially not for building on an east facing lot. In the Texas heat, you want to avoid plans (and lots) that orient the house so that the majority of windows on are the east and west sides. You should particularly avoid plans with numerous west-facing windows as those get the hot afternoon sun. Instead you should look for a lot and house plan that allow you to orient the major axis of the house east/west so that the majority of your windows, if not all, are on the north and south sides. Then, run a deep porch along the south side to provide extra shade to south-facing windows in the summertime. In Texas, north facing windows are wonderful as they receive sunlight in the winter (when a little bit of extra solar warmth is generally welcome) but get almost no direct sunlight during our brutal Texas summers. If you don't work in your garage, having the garage on the west side of the house allows it to act as a heat barrier to the hot afternoon sun...but be sure to insulate well between the inner garage walls and the house. In hot climates, high ceilings work to our advantage by providing a place for excess hot air to rise. Ceiling fans are also a great idea because, when the air is moving, you can be perfectly comfortable with the air temperature as much as 5 degrees warmer than in a room with no air movement. An outdoor living area can be wonderful during the cooler parts of our year...but if you have mosquitoes, flies, and other flying nuisances, you'll get more use out of your outdoor living area if it is screened in. Fireplaces LOOK great, but honestly, they get very very little use in our climate. If you just want the "fireplace look", consider a direct vent gas fireplace for the inside...no chimney necessary, though you can brick or stone up the wall around the direct vent fireplace so that, from the inside, it looks like you have a chimney. And, for the outdoor living area, instead of a fireplace up against the house...which would probably never get used, consider a fireplace/grill/BBQ that is located away from the house so that you don't need a tall chimney and the stone work acts to partially shade the outdoor living area. (See the link.) I know I would get much more use out of something I could bbq on outdoors than I would a more traditional fireplace. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreAdvice please, oh wise ones!
Comments (28)I think the walk in pantry is a must. As you grow in the house so will your need for a pantry! I have a friend with a similar plan regarding the kitchen, dining layout. Her plan has the spot where the playroom is as the great room and the playroom is where your great room is. One thing I LOVE about her plan is the half bath you have is actually her walk in pantry. The butler pantry is like yours but has cabinets on the opposite wall to the walk in pantry which would be your half bath. If you make a full bath in the laundry area I think you could do away with the half bath and gain that as the pantry without losing much. Also, I find it is always nice not to have a bath to close to the kitchen (I have two little boys, enough said!) If you rearranged the living playroom layout a bit I think you will be happier. Maybe just flip flop them and grow your kitchen into the playroom space so you aren't wasting the whole room. That would also solve your concern for cabinet space. I agree that even with our dedicated play room my kids still drag toys around to be with us or just to make a mess. Then if you make the hallway larger running from the garage to the kitchen through the great room you can eliminate the cased openings that are at the angle and have a more open space to enjoy your great kitchen! I like the layout of your kitchen now over the rough drawing you posted but I think you could make it happen and have the other changes to make the space really functional and still grand!...See MoreWho had that fabulous walk-in Butlers Pantry w/marble counters?
Comments (6)The house I grew up in (an 1890's Victorian in Maine) had the most fabulous pantry: it was basically a hall between the kitchen and formal DR. It had a window, with a gorgeous OLD copper sink and OLD gooseneck faucet set (not sure what metal, maybe bronze or something similar?) in OLD wooden counters (with beautiful patina) with the old, original cabinetry and hardware. My parents renovated the kitchen (with uber-modern slab cabinets and curved island, because Dad is an architect!) but that pantry was just left as-is. My mom always had the copper sink filled with plants. In retrospect, it was totally in need of some spit-and-polish, but I still loved it. How I WISH I had that pantry now!...See MoreFull gut kitchen - need floorplan help
Comments (17)Mama goose basically did what I was alluding to. I don't believe in a 100+ year old house you should open up the kitchen to the dining room. It takes away a bit of the integrity of the house even if you are moving the rooms around. I like that a 100 year old house has a butler's pantry. I also think what Mama came up with, either version is excellent. This now routes the traffic away from the kitchen. Instead of the kids running through the kitchen from the outside they can cut through the butler's pantry. And as one who also used to be obsessed with symmetry, I'd say don't sweat it because when you're looking in the kitchen you notice the overall feel of the kitchen and not whether or not everything is lined up....See Morearcy_gw
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