Opinions on your questions: 1. Pocket vs. swing door: I'm not a big fan of pocket doors on bathrooms because they're more of a pain to close and lock. If you close and lock bathroom doors in your house. :-) 2. Benches are not mandatory. I prefer niches for storing shampoo and soap. Benches are usually to put your leg on when shaving. If you do have one in that corner, I'd recommend a triangular shaped one instead of square. There are pre-fab, ready-to-tile benches like this: I think the shower controls are fine where you drew them, on the bottom wall. Other thoughts: 4. code says toilet back to front should be 5' clear. Can you bump the wall a few inches to attain that? 5. I'd hinge the shower door on the other side. That will allow a towel rack on the bottom wall. You can easily fit a 48" vanity in that space. I'd definitely do it. On design, the typical "period appropriate" materials would be subway tiles in the shower and hex tiles on the floor. You could use natural marble on the floor if you wanted to splurge. I used larger hex porcelain in a powder room (not technically "period" but "in the style of"): With a neutral white/gray in the permanent stuff, you could pick your favorite splash of color for the walls. Or use that dark gray that's greenish, and use accessories, towels, etc. for the color. Your dining room is to die for, btw. Great work!

I would lose the island! I wanted to comment as you said you weren’t really drinkers- my sis and hubby are big weekend drinkers and entertainers, and they still rarely use their custom basement bar area as everyone adult seems to stick upstairs when there are gatherings. She wishes it had just been a bar wall cause it takes up so much space. You could do a small table there for games and cards instead?

Wow. You guys are awesome! After talking it over with my husband - we decided on swapping the playroom and office. We will also add double french doors that can bring light in to the entertainment area. We do need that full bath as my mom will stay with us (weeks at a time from overseas). The playroom will be at the bottom of the steps so I can peak on the girls while im upstairs clean/cooking/doing whatever. The staircase will be open so we can pivot furniture. This will bring light in immediately as well. Under the stairs will be added storage for their art supplies/school supplies...etc. The bath will be right off the bottom of the steps so people can quickly access the bathroom if the powder room is occupied upstairs. It also removes the bathroom from being open to the entertainment area.

i am considering a wall of built in cabinets on the wall with the recessed part. Deeper cabinets where its recessed, thinner ones on either side so they all line up. the dimensions on the plan is what we will have after moving the wall back. The tv is currently on that wall and the couch faces it with the bathroom door behind us. UnUnfortunately its such a narrow room that i can only put a small love seat, 70 inches max to allow a walkway from the stairs tonthe bathroom door so it not only cuts the room in half but only two people can watch tv