New Flooring, big commitment 1600 sq ft need help
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Need help in cutting 3-500 sq ft out of each floor level
Comments (16)I don't know if this cuts TOO much out, but I'd take off the whole left wing...upstairs and down. You could widen that end of the house (kitchen/nook and living space downstairs) about five feet. I'd put the pantry up front, with the kitchen in the middle and the dining room in the back. If it's just you two and the dogs most of the time, why have two dining rooms? I'd take out the walk-in closet in the front, move the front door over, and bump out the area (where the dining room is now) for more pantry/clutter area. This would give you the same shape (with two bumpouts) that you have now, but with a lot less square footage. The laundry in the master bath or closet is a GREAT idea! Downstairs, I'd make the family area a little bigger, but use a sleeper sectional, in place of the second guest room. Grandkids love to sleep in the family room (it feels like camping out!) If you invest in some nice closet organizers, I don't think you'll even miss the extra space...and less to heat, cool and CLEAN! Hope this helps :)...See MoreQuestion About My Floor Plan (~875 Sq. Ft.)
Comments (28)Okay, I'll throw out a partial idea for consideration: If you move the bathroom towards the middle of the house, the kitchen /dining area bumps to the front ... allowing windows on two sides of the room. Natural light on two sides always makes a room nicer, and it makes the room seem larger. In such a small space, it would also allow you space to include a bay window (or box bay) as seating for the table. Alternately, you could go with a big slider door in the living room, which would also open up the space visually and bring in more light. This also gives the bathroom some privacy. Next I'd go with a double pocket door between the kitchen /dining room and the bedroom /living room ... this allows the rooms to function as one space, when needed ... yet they can still separate, when it suits your needs. Additionally, elimination of the door swing in such a small space is a positive. I'd eliminate the equipment room and instead line the back hallway with storage. The blue boxes represent bookshelves /cabinets /whatever storage appeals to you. This also provides some soundproofing for the recording studio. In such a small space, every square foot must do double-duty, so you really can't afford two hallways to be nothing but hallways. I didn't draw it, but a closet between the recording studio and the bedroom /living room would be a good idea. Two last thoughts: - The framing technique in which you're interested is all well and good, but it's not worth the sacrifice of good design. - The people who are warning you about trouble with financing an unusual build are spot-on....See More1600 to 1800 sq ft craftsman / farmhouse plans
Comments (6)A second idea is to check out The Bungalow Company. Here's a similar company -- a company that does smaller plans than The Bungalow Company -- I like a lot of their stuff and, after loads of changes, we have decided to use one of their designs as a starting point. We are enlarging the bathroom for aging-in-place, and we are adding a mudroom (with pantry and desk) and a garage. Take a look. I also wanted something for "craftsman, farmhouse, country or cottage look", and I like a number of their plans. As for natural light, since many of their plans are "four-square"-ish, you'll find lots of rooms with windows on two walls. https://homepatterns.com/...See MoreCritique my floor plan? 1,350 sq ft, 3 bed 2 bath
Comments (37)This plan is not tiny. Nor even little, that's for sure. But your needs don't seem to be tiny or little, either. They are quite a bit more than basic, especially by the time you get into wall ovens, master baths with two sinks, a tub and a shower, and craft spaces. I do like much about your plan, but it's all theoretical. ALL may have to change once you get your lot. Suppose access to the lot is from the south, and your garage will end up on the sunny side? Your big rooms will face north! Suppose water runoff means you can't build a square house? So, consider this not even as a draft, but as a wish list. Find yourself a lot. Do all kinds of reading on different ways to build, how much things cost relative to each other (like the example above on complicated roof lines). Will the house be netZero or high-efficiency, or solar, or..... These features have to be accommodated in the floor plan and construction budget.... You really want breeze on your head while you're sleeping? That seems very odd to me. Read up on universal design. Even little things matter, like the height of the light switches, lever handles, C-shaped cabinet pulls, location of the microwave, door widths, window choices, etc. You can install a ramp to the front door, but different levels inside or a lot of corners and tight spaces to navigate...NO. All of these things are part of home-design, not after-thoughts....See MoreGqrol. Roll
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