Advice please on proposed master bath reno floor plan?
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Comments (9)trailrunner ... I do remember cat_mom's table, it has been a great source of inspiration for me. Good advice about the height of the white oval sink, I hadn't thought of that. I'd love to see pictures of your bathrooms again, I think I have seen them already, but just about everything is your house seems to be pretty fabulous, so I'd love to see them again. I'd love to not have a curb into the shower, but we cannot drop the floor in the shower area, we have to raise it up to accomodate the curb, drain and the teak mats. I love the look of wet rooms, but I'd also like to limit (at least a little) the amount of water on the floor in front of the vanity, so I like the curb for that. My layout picture isn't great, sorry about that. The operational end of the bathroom is the 'top' of the bathroom layout, with the toilet. The shower head will be there, separated from the toilet space by a 32" long glass wall. This wall is 88" long, so about 44" for the shower and 44" for the toilet. The vanity is on the opposite 88" wall. The layout shows a short vanity, but in reality I will have a long piece of walnut perhaps spanning the entire 88" span, at the 'non-operational' end of the shower. Similar to my second inspiration picture from Houzz. The sink will be centred on the half (44") of the slab in the 'vanity' area, not centred on the whole 88" length of the slab. While the width (if you will) of the bathroom is 88", it is only 80" in length. The entrance to the bathroom will be between the toilet and the shallow plank vanity. Hope that helps, sorry it is so confusing....See MoreLayout Advice Sought - Major Reno Floor Plan
Comments (19)rhome410 - thanks for the suggestion around flipping the fridge / pantry area. I had considered it early in the process, but we were hoping to avoid in order to prevent changes to the dining room (wallpaper and paneled.) However, as you will see below I created an updated floorplan and included your suggestion. I think it helps with the overall functionality of the space. We considered the full range over the rangetop / wall ovens. We really like to idea of an oven that is up off the floor for both easy access and distance from small children. Also, the fact that the oven + rangetop combo is actually significantly cheaper is a factor. On the other hand, the full range makes the floor plan easier to arrange, provides ventilation for the ovens and also has the benefit of providing an excellent "centerpiece" to the kitchen appearance. I'd say we're undecided at this point. Do you think I have the right pro/con list? kaismom - thanks for the thoughtful feedback you've given on the overall flow and interaction of the spaces we're designing. I completely agree that this is one of the most important aspects of the design process and is also one of the hardest to figure out since it can be difficult to visualize. Let me give you a few more facts that I haven't already provided. First, we live in the Boston area (not VA). The funny thing is that we used to live in VA - up until about five years ago - so I know what you are talking about! Given the combination of relatively few truely hot days and the fact that our backyard has mostly indirect light except for in the early morning, we aren't to concerned about to much light heating up the house. The back wall of the kitchen that faces the backyard does face southwest, so I'd expect great morning light and then indirect light as the day goes on. Second, your suggestion about casual family dining is an excellent point. We were thinking that the island would be the center of family life in the evenings (homework, dinner prep, dining, clean-up.) You will see below that I've created a revised floorplan and added a placeholder for a table to the plan. My thinking right now is that we wouldn't add the table - but it gives us the option. You make some excellent points about how as the kids grow older, all being seated facing each other might be a valuable habit - I'll keep them in mind. Third, you suggested I consider how we interact with the house / yard today. I'd say 90-95% of our entrance / egress from the house happens via the garage. This is in spite of the fact that we have three other entrances (including two in the backyard.) Now that you've suggested I give this careful considering - I don't expect this to change much - so this is probably the most important entrance to get right. The second priority would be the backyard, as the kids get older I envision more time (especially on the weekends) being spent playing in the backyard. In fact, this consideration is why we are having so much consternation about giving up the side view. While not having direct access to the mudroom from the backyard isn't ideal, I'm not sure we can have both the side view and this access. Adding a door from the backyard into the garage or coming through the kitchen wall adjacent to the garage won't work because there is a bulkhead access to the basement in that corner that cannot move. That's unfortunate since this would have been an excellent solution - thanks for the suggestion! palimpsest - you asked about the right front room. It is currently a room that gets little use. We'd like to eventually turn this into a library / study of sorts since the idea of a formal living room doesn't appeal. Adding the powder room of the central hall would reduce the room dimensions from 17x18 to 13x18 - I was thinking this was still adequate space for the use we envision. Perhaps a little more of a rectangle than would be ideal, but still a space we could make work. What do you think? bmorepanic - Excellent point about the double french doors. The more my wife and I think about it, the fact that they swing creates space problems and also makes it difficult to have screens on the doors. I don't see that much opportunity to have both of these doors wide open with no screens as it's either darn cold or there are to many bugs around. Given this, we're leaning more towards a sliding door. The fact that it isn't centered on the hallway isn't all that big of a deal to me, but I'll keep an eye on it when I can get some renderings and make sure it doesn't look strange. I'm still thinking about the idea of moving the fridge to the wall adjacent to the garage. Biggest concern about this is that it moves it farther away from the family room and backyard entrance. Maybe this reduces the convenience factor? However, it does create some benefits around allowing open counter space across the whole backyard wall and what feels like a more convenient work layout. I'll keep this in mind. If you get a chance, take a look at the layout I'll provide below and let me know what you think. sundownr - it's great to hear the dimensions of your space and that you find it functions well. Very encouraging that we will eventually find a solution that will work for my family. Also great to hear you eat at the island and enjoy it - this is what we envision today. Also, the photos are helpful - thank you for providing them. As you mention, I see you went with the full range which solves the wall oven problem. We like the idea of wall ovens for their convenience and also like the ideas of deep drawers under the cooktop for pots and pans, but both the convenient floorplan as well as the asthetics of the full range certainly appeal. We're still undecided there. New Revised Floorplan: I've incorporated some of the suggestions everyone has provided in this update. Still isn't perfect, but I'd be interested to see what people think. Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions!...See MoreLook over my master suite reno plans please!
Comments (19)thank you all for the comments! here is a layout incorporating the idea of having the bedroom closer to bath area, but still helping me keep my husband out of my way when he gets up in the middle of the night to go to work. I have made a foyer of sorts by taking back some odd space in the hallway which is essentially useless anyway. I would need the architect to agree that it wouldn't look to odd from downstairs though (foyer open to upstairs). I drew the other bedrooms so you have an idea of the hallway, but drawing is approximate. there is an angular wall opposite the angular wall that would house the door to the master bedroom, so it might look symmetrical and be ok. Our stairs stairs are at an angle to the house, which irks me! But I digress. christina- the shower pictured is 36" x 48". I am thinking to put a japanese round soaking tub which would be less space. benjesbride- I have 4 kids sleeping while he leaves... he would just wake them up by using the hall bath. and he would also say no to that suggestion lol. In the next post I will put a photo of our actual plans of the house I got from the township so you can see the layout as it is....See MoreHelping a friend who is out of town during master bath reno
Comments (17)I'm concerned that I'm not getting any answers here. If this is done wrong I would like to know. She's overseas for work in a totally off the grid and remote place, and I can't even communicate with her until her location changes and she has some cell service. I'm not "in charge" of this remodel, but if there is something wrong, I can't un-see it, so I would like to address it with the foreman if needed....See MoreRelated Professionals
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