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Comments (34)Thanks for posting this. We just re-worked our family room orientation and positioning of our patio door and some windows on our house plans. Your photos helped me visualize what we are trying to achieve. We're looking at adding a window on each side of our patio door that will be in our dining area. I like the looks of yours. Do you mind sharing the dimensions of the windows on each side of your door and those on each side of the fireplace? Thanks!...See MoreHow to build waist-high wall unsupported at top?
Comments (13)Thanks, guys... I wouldn't have considered all-thread for this, but it makes sense. Looking over the location of the wall again, I have lally columns about halfway down, and right next to, the wall. If I surround those in some "pretty" way, I can use them as an anchor point near the top of the wall, as well as making the columns a feature rather than a cover up. The "unsupported" portion of the wall would then only be about 8', give or take. Another option might be to mimic the lally column surround and shoot a couple of studs up to the ceiling at the free end of the wall to tie it all in (both aesthetically AND physically), but I'll reevaluate once I hit that area. I'd like to keep it as wide open as possible. The wall will separate an A/V room from the more general "hang-out" area (and viewing into the wine bar area). The idea is to allow for general conversation between all areas during parties / get-togethers, but allow for a bit more privacy during normal movie-viewing times than an open floor plan would allow (maybe even put some hidden black-out drapes along the top that can be lowered to cut down on ambient light)....See MoreNew Build Kitchen Design Dilemma
Comments (30)You've received a lot of good, helpful advice already, here and at the Kitchen forum. "most of the new models in Florida now have 12 foot ceilings in the great room and kitchen with many vaulted to 16 feet. This is especially true when there are views to water and they are using 10 foot glass doors to take advantage of the views." I understand about the views but people have to live inside a house, and in order for that to be done comfortably and pleasantly, you need a reasonable, human scale and proportions. Not something outsize and overscaled. This is already creating problems for you. At the very least with this sort of scale, an architect should plan for the interior problems/challenges that arise. As they have arisen here. You have two problems. One is the scale and size of the general project, the other is the layout of the kitchen. If we had a built in coffee machine where would you put it? First figure out how you use your kitchen, what you want and need in it, and THEN plan your kitchen. Not the other way around. How big is your family? Do you like to cook? Do you cook often or reheat takeout? Do you bbq outside? Do you eat a lot of vegetables and fruit? Do you shop for groceries often or infrequently? However, you can't consider the kitchen in a vacuum....See MoreHelp Deciding where to make build-ins
Comments (2)Hard to tell, but it looks like you need more light in this area, so I would do windows. It looks like the fireplace (is it a gas insert?) is not centered on the wall. Also it looks like there's very little depth to the fireplace which will make built-ins awkward looking if there's any depth to them....See MoreRelated Professionals
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