For mgnohio in response to his/her houzz message request to see the tile we used in our bathroom. These are in progress pics taken last March. I still intend to get finished photos of my bathroom and laundry room posted but life has thrown us several curve balls lately and 2017 isn't starting out any better. My DH is recovering from multiple pulmonary embolisms so this month has been full of hospital stays, ER visits and doctor visits. He's recovering but it scared the crap out of both of us. The lesson here is that if you experience a sharp calf pain that lasts more than a few days and you don't know the cause of the pain, even if it doesn't present with the classic DVT symptoms (his didn't nor did he have any risk factors for developing DVT), insist on an ultrasound of the calf. If we had done that, we could have taken immediate steps to prevent this serious medical issue from becoming something far worse. We are so thankful that it didn't take his life.

Something like this, maybe? I downsized to an 18' upright freezer when we bought this house, thinking I could get by with smaller and energy efficient. It's barely big enough, even with a roomy freezer area in my French door refer, and a little space in the garage refrigerator. I ordered three of the above baskets and they just came FedEx this week. I put pork products (bacon, pieces of ham I'd frozen for soups, couple of packages of pork steaks) in one basket, cheeses and odds and ends of other things in another, and single serving sized things along with a few items that should be used soonest in the third. I think they are going to work out well. One thing I'm finding with beginning to freeze much vacuum packed these days, those vacuum sealed packages are slippery - and the excess ends make it hard to stack, keep things neat. I bought freezer butchers paper and may start wrapping some things in paper. Back when we used to have half a beef, share half a pork with a friend, all was wrapped in paper and I didn't really see a difference in frozen shelf life when well wrapped. And I've had enough practice I do know how to wrap well. Tidier ;0) Editing to add - I am not that Ebay seller ;0) Only a consumer who needed a tidier freezer and spent an hour browsing Amazon, Target, others last week before ordering on Ebay. I promise.

Do you have an elevation drawing of that stairwell in the living area? Seems the space under the stair landings could be better incorporated in your effort to locate the powder room, or at least the hot water, accessing from the closet by the entry and moving the sloset to the living room side. On another subject, am I mis-reading or are there bi-fold doors by the tub in the main bath? Looks like there are windows in the WIC. I would rather have windows in the bath and walk through the closet to get there than have to walk through the bath to retrieve clothing; not convenient if there is someone using the bath. That pantry at the foot of the stairs looks like a good spot for a stacking WD. I'd want it configured to vent out an exterior wall, using pullout pantries in the kitchen so that space could be the laundry. But first I'd move that big bath's footprint to the deck end of the space so the closet could be in the master.

As a real estate appraiser I would advise to try to keep it. It will reduce the valuation by a few percent. If I were to appraise your home, I would now have to compare and adjust it from a 3 bathroom home to a 2.5. That's anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 adjustment downwards. Understand that I don't know where you live or your real estate market. Even though there is no bedroom on the floor, it's a very usable space. At the very least, I'd put in a shower. You just never know when someone will lose their mobility. It looks like an older home. If your laundry room is in the basement, you may want to reconfigure it to bring the laundry up to the main living area. That would be an improvement in utility and the only reason why I would consider eliminating it. Hard to see everything, but you could reconfigure the doorway/entry and take over that vestibule area.