Our mudroom is about the same width and a few feet shorter. Our garage door is where your private entrance is and our private entrance is where your garage door is. At the other end we have a powder room. We have a coat closet on the "right" wall. and are in the process of putting in a bench with shelves on the "left" wall. Between the closet and the door on the "right" wall is a space which will be our mail sorting station/message center. If I were you I would widen the mudroom by a few feet if you can. We discovered it was too narrow too late into the build. I think 10 feet wide works better. Our ceilings are 11 foot high so it appears more spacious than it would if we had standard height ceilings. here are some pics(excuse the mess!) The powder room is at the end of the hall. On the right is the closet and mail sorting station. We will be installing cabinets with a pullout for the shredder and trash can there. As you can see, we could use a few more feet in width to make the passage to the powder room more spacious. In your case I think it would more important to have a wider passage as you will be hauling laundry baskets and hampers through there. I would also make sure that back door in the laundry area is wide enough to accommodate the washer and dryer in case you need to replace them in the future. If you widen the space as well you will have room for cabinets or a closet in the laundry room for extra storage. Hope that helps!

I wouldn't want my sewing area to be part of the laundry or the mudroom. I can't imagine that it would be all that enjoyable to spend time there. At least not for me. Once I get going on a project, I like to spread out. I also find I need lots of natural light to be comfortable when I'm working on a project. How much light would you really have? I think it would be easier to combine the mudroom and laundry area and then incorporate long term storage if you have extra room in that area. If you like to garden, it could also be space for a utility sink and grow lights or a potting area. I'd steal an extra bedroom and have my sewing area do double duty with a guest bedroom. I have a good sized laundry room and I'm always suprised when people ask why I didn't make the extra space into my sewing area. No one ever asks why I didn't stick the DH and his computer in there! Gloria

I like Rococogurls suggestions. There could be an island in the center for crafts, sewing, etc. too. Though, that may not suit your needs. The kitchen though, have you considered having the kitchen forum look at your plan. There are some real experts over there. The reason, is that I see some things that look like they might need rearranging for more efficiency. I am not a kitchen layout expert, but over on the kitchen forum there are experts, and very kind and helpful experts. For instance the location of the stove, between the sink and the frig, is possibly awkward. Back to the laundry room. You'll need room to store supplies, and more. You will need hanging space to dry items. You'll need a counter for folding. You'll need easy access for the dryer vent to clean periodically. You'll need access to quick shut off of water in case of leaks, or when leaving for vacation. Any cabinetry at the machine area, needs to allow for machine maintenance and pulling out the units for repairs. It looks like your current plan locates the set against an interior wall. How will the dryer be vented? It would be better to locate the dryer against an exterior wall for the shorted ducting you can get. Dryer vent spec installation varies between brands. The manual will spec length of run that is desired. If it is too long of a run, then an inline exhaust dryer fan is recommended, I believe. When there is a 90degree bend, that = 5' of your allowed run. So you can't put in very many elbows before you use up all your length. My machine is 8' away from my exterior wall over the basement, where the duct runs between the joist. Because of all the bends to get it 4' down into the floor, then out the exterior wall 8' away, I used up 33' feet in the equation. The vent on the outside of the wall = 10' of ducting I believe. I could be off on some of these numbers, but it needs to be considered when locating a dryer. Depending on your exterior, you could put them under the window in the upper right 45 degree angled wall. But you don't want the dryer vented onto a gathering area, like a patio, cause lint will blow out. It's best to have the front loaders against a load bearing wall too. When machines are placed on joist flooring system, they need to be near the end of the joist. Otherwise there is tendency to bounce the floor. Unless you are on a slab of concrete, that is ideal, and the machines can go anywhere. The machines need to be able to be absolutely level once installed.

Different proposal and I think we nailed this I can swap plumbing from one room to the next Put shower and toilet in the “mud room which in 1 foot longer “ thus giving me the space for 36 x 36 and toilet. And in the adjacent room which was “bathroom “ use as mudroom and put sink in corner for kids to wash up before entering hosue . Guys what do we think ? Can I swing that with these dimensions of 6x4.8 for the shower and toilet ? What are my shower glass door options for such a size ? Am I better off doing. A corner stall or square ? Thanks loads!! This takes care of no construction. No messes after moving. And have it all set up now