@Pennydesign- yes, suzyq53 is correct; the furniture went in mostly through the deck steps. Little things came up the spiral staircase. @Lindsey, yes the privacy issues from the staircase is an issue. That's yet another detail we have been considering. We'll keep a door on the room. I have worked today on two new plans. Let me know your thoughts/vote! Thank you for your thoughts and time. Comments are welcomed. Please note, I am not a designer. The sketches will eventually be reviewed by my contractor. Another question: If you have the time, tell me how long you think each of these planned renovations should take. I want to compare your thoughts with my estimate. This is my first renovation and I want to make sure I understand the process. Sorry the pics are a bit light. However, picture one has a rectangular walk in closet with 1.5 ft expansion on the bathroom, while picture #2 has an incomplete diagonal privacy wall with 1.5 ft expansion on the bathroom. Please note we have an eastern king bed and side dressers for lighting & our personal items. That means we need about 11 ft for the bed and dressers to go against. Thanks for being interested.

We’re in the process of reconfiguring the layout to add this extra bedroom, so I don’t have anything to share right now. I would say we are a young married couple who won’t have kids. We will use the space as a “snug” so we don’t mind the door in either place. I want to know mostly about what most people prefer, as it won’t be a forever home. I want to try to make the best decision for the next family. Adding a power is not an option.

Thanks, Patricia. A few reasons for moving the laundry room; first, the majority of the laundry is coming from/lives upstairs so we prefer to not have to haul the laundry up and down stairs to wash then put away (our previous home had laundry on the floor with the bedrooms and we loved it). Second, the current laundry space is pretty sub-optimal taking over the only entrance to the house from the garage and more than anything we need that space for a mudroom/storage. We only need two bedrooms upstair max which is why we're comfortable losing one to become some laundry/bathroom configuration.

Brooke Williams - They are veneer. I don't believe Barker does a solid option, at least they didn't when we bought these. :)