Your kitchen will be VERY dark. Take away the "very", and I agree. Your other two bedrooms are very, very small. Again, take away the adjective, and I agree. My girls' bedrooms are each 12x12, and they're comfortable rooms -- but you should decide just how much furniture you expect them to hold. My daughter who's still at home has a double bed, a double dresser w/ mirror and two bookcases (one tall, one wide). In the other room, we have a queen and no dresser ... this room has held a queen + two dressers in the past, and it was tight with those three large pieces. You say it'll be years 'til you build ... so your kids'll be teens /possibly be out the door by the time you build. These rooms are not large, gracious suites, but they are adequate. I'd add windows to the "blank" walls in the kids' rooms; light from two directions is always a good thing. I would add a pocket door to this "wing" of the house so the children (or guests in the future) can "close it off". This would also allow you to "close it off" to save on heating /cooling once the children are out of the house. The bath is cramped. A person will essentially stand on the toilet to use the sink. I wonder if you could steal from the front porch /push the closet forward ... so you could have a larger, more comfortable bath with a larger vanity /better storage ... I drew in a shower instead of a tub for no particular reason. Grill deck seems strangely far from the kitchen. Yes, that is a problem ... with a screened porch on the side, I think I'd lose the rear porch /go with a deck or patio instead across the back. Traffic pattern from the non-master bedrooms to garage and/or laundry seems like it takes you right through kitchen and dining room, which I wouldn’t like. Yes, I don't think you have enough space between the kitchen and the dining room. I'd extend the dining room out a bit. Here's what I'd do with this plan: - Extend the dining room out so you have space for a comfortable pathway. - Redo the garage entry so you have a multi-purpose room to the right as you enter ... on the right wall /wall shared with the garage you'll have a small coat closet and the washer/dryer (venting won't be bad ... run the hose down the edge of the garage /only one bend) ... across from this wall you'll have a long wall of pantry shelving ... you'll have a door between the laundry and the master closet, which is relocated towards the center of of the house. - The master bath is now on the corner, allowing it to have windows on two sides ... and you have a nice linen closet that didn't exist before ... or you could extend the shower and/or tub to really huge proportions. - You'll lose the French doors in the master bedroom, but I'd let the master "poke out towards the back", allowing for windows on three sides, and I'd place the head of the bed in the middle of the back wall. Overall, I think this layout has the beginnings of a good empty-nester plan.

I think that sectional is really nice for your space. There are lots of sectional haters on this site, but many of us who have them, love them. It's a nice scale and will give you lots of lounging space, as well as seating without so many arms (as with sofa + chairs) taking up space. You could probably (it looks like it) add an armchair or small recliner if you want one, where the wood armchair is now (by the sliding door). Not sure what color you're thinking but that green in the ad is yummy and would look nice in the forest setting. Maybe an upholstered chair in a print with green an blue to bring in the water element you want - also pillows and rug to bring them all together. Have fun! eta: I see in rereading you're thinking of greige for the sectional. If you want it to be more fun than your home, I'd rethink that and commit to a color. Something that would be more fun on a dark, dreary day than greige. From your Pinterest board...look how yummy and fun this color is - this would warm you up on a cold, snowy day:

There is 2 of us and a baby due soon. We do have family visiting often I like the idea of a three seater and 2 arm chairs

Good on you. I think those tables will work. You might set each lamp on a book to make them a bit taller. The ottoman covered with the throw is a definite improvement, though I still think it's too large for the space. Now go look for some art. Look at local art fairs or online at art.com, gallerydirect.com, greatbigcanvas.com, icanvas.com, society5.com, minted.com... That's probably enough sources to get you started. ;-)