view from the bedroom versus kitchen I am a firm believer in having the view from the room that is used the most. We have east and south views of the mountains and lake. We have it from our kitchen and dining room. The whole family enjoys it every day. If the views were from the bedroom, it would be limited to one room only. Not only that, in the mornings when the view is most spectacular with sunrises, we would not be able to enjoy it since we would be eating in the kitchen where there was no view if the view was limited to the bedroom. I think when you actually live with the view, you give it to the spaces that you use most often. I would put the room that you will use most in the best view side. For example, if you see yourself working there, put your desk out to the view. We see the mountains and lake every day as we eat our breakfast. Half of the year, our dinners also have views. (in the winter, it is too dark outside) We just looked at a house where the view was limited to the living room and bedrooms. (A very old house where the kitchen was hidden in the back). We would not change the way we live where the view was limited to tiny portions of the day.... We would see this as losing view even though the view from the living room is more spectacular that what we have. This is what you learn as you live with the view.... BTW, I have woken up in bedrooms that had spectacular views. It is lovely.... But the entire house had spectacular views... Not just the bedroom! ....IMHO

We have a similar L-shaped effect (in terms of cooling). We find that setting a basic floor fan at the crook of the L successfully moves cool air into that leg. PCRichard has a 7,000 BTU portable unit for $329 or something; I see it in every other ad (the ads in between advertise the 9,000 BTU one). I don't know how loud it is; maybe you can get them to let you try it and listen. J&R has an 8,000 BTU one for $279.00 and a 7,000 BTU Amana for $300 and Haier for $279. You only need 4,000 to 5,000 BTUs to cool a room that's 10x8 (according to one formula I found), so that's a bit of overkill, but maybe it will bleed over into the other part of the room and ease the load on the other machine, maybe. We're thinking of getting the portable unit so we can close the door to that leg of the L (it's the kids' room) and, since it's a tall casement window, replacing the inner windowscreen w/ Plexiglas and putting the host in it. That's what my neighbor did upstairs from us w/ her L-shaped room; I have to ask to see her install. Also: how old is your wall-mounted AC? Ours is pretty old, and it's not that effective. I keep trying to get DH to agree to replace it. Or, now that it's part of a kitchen w/ a more powerful stove, you may need a more powerful AC unit.

So I know you've got a couple of posts going...you asked about flow over on your other one and it got me thinking. Do you think it would help to take a breath and visualize the things that will make a real difference in the day to day livability of your house? For example, I'm looking at your mudroom and keeping in mind the facts that you farm and you have kids (and maybe nieces/nephews, since it's a family farm). We farm too; when I planned our mudroom (which was one of the first rooms I planned, after the kitchen) I thought about where are we most likely to come in off the farm? And what will we do when that happens? So I placed our mudroom at the back, by the fields, and I put a washer, dryer, and big utility sink in it. So when we come in dripping with mud we can strip down and throw our clothes straight into the wash or the farm hamper. We can do a cursory scrub in the utility sink and my bathroom sinks stay so much cleaner now and we're no longer bumping into each other at the sink. My husband can carry in the bucket of milk, bottle it, tuck the bottles into the fridge outside on the lanai, wash his pail in the utility sink and my kitchen stays cleaner. There is a door from the front porch at that end of the house too, for the times we drive to work so we don't have to come through the "nice" parts of the house when we're gross. We can pop through the less public and always untidy playroom and head straight to the mudroom. Where do you usually come from when you're coming home after farming? Do you walk out to your fields, or drive? Do kids run in and out all day? Will your kids store their school bags there, or at the front door? (hint: there is no place for them to store that stuff at the front, in your plan) What about when they have been playing outside? Would it be nice for them to be able to access a sink and maybe even toilet before coming into the main part of the house? As drawn unless they come through the front door they will arrive in all their glory right in the middle of the dining room. Do you, like us, have Farm Coats, Town Coats, Rain Coats, Coveralls, Snow pants, Rain pants, Winter Boots, Farm gumboots, Town gumboots...you get my point. You mentioned that your first draft mudroom was too big, but my feeling is that with a young farming family that room is a pivotal choice in the function of the entire house. When you come in for lunch can you easily get your hands scrubbed, grab your sandwich, and get back at it? Without getting in the way of whomever is simultaneously feeding the kids their lunch and possibly prepping supper? Or if it's one of Those Days, still trying to get cleaned up from breakfast?? I don't know what your customs are there; here when we are haying or doing other things that require a big crew the farm that is being worked at provides lunch and/or supper. If that is your custom too does your kitchen allow for all your helpers to get those meals out efficiently? What about when Johnny from down the road needs your bathroom. Does he use the master or the kids'? Where can he wash his hands before he eats? Just some things to think about when you're making these tough choices. You've made the decision to farm with all its accompanying joys and challenges. Your job will be a heck of a lot easier if your house is working with that choice and I'm not sure either this plan or your current reno-ready home will do that (haven't seen the floorplan of the other but I have serious doubts about this one). Please know I realize this is a lot of words. If I'm out of line you can tell me (or not lol) and I'll back off. Sorry if I sound patronizing, I truly mean it with care. Maybe you've thought of these things already. I know so many people (sadly, mostly women) for whom the "dream" couldn't be reconciled with the lifestyle and it has made things so tough for them and their families. Not saying this is you, I mention it so you have some background about where I'm coming from.

In Ontario any homeowner can submit their own drawings, however, they will be reviewed by the planning department to ensure the drawings meet code. However, a professional I,e, draftsman, designer, architectural technologist etc must complete and pass exams and thus obtain a (Building code identification no) BCIN. An architect does not require a BCIN, however, they must be licensed in the province in order to have construction drawings approved. Some further explanations http://www.andythomson.ca/2016/11/15/why-a-bcin-is-not-an-architect/