Two years goes by quicker than you think. If you have to move the north door, just put an exterior door in the current kitchen bar area on one side of the window by the patio. Then as others have said, put your dining set in the formal living room, and use den as living room. Anyone who buys your home may have plans to remodel (since other homes are larger), and personally I would see little to no advantage over what you've drawn compared to what's there already since the floorplan looks workable. I think your best bet is in decorating it attractively using furniture that's scaled to the home's size. You'll enjoy using it more yourselves now with a conveniently located dining room and a larger living room. At least move the furniture that you have around and see if that doesn't change your perspective a little.

Great job. I'll bet the neighbors are delighted too. I see that overhang as perfect for cookouts. Good luck with the rest of the project.

Robo - I agree the room seems very big to me. One wall is also floor to ceiling glass or red rock, so it limits how much can be done with the room anyway. Do you think 36" will be a better width? Or even wider? The wider it gets, the narrower the closet and counter get, but I think you are right. That bothered me too. Lori, yes arcadia is another word for patio door. I hope I am not making that up? I thought that was the word my grandparents used, who lived in AZ. but were from MN. I think you are right about the powder coated glass. Well, never mind on the white glass. The landscape architect seemed horrified when I suggested moving the plants. I think I will just do a nice long 2 ft. window up high or a large powder coated window. I guess it will depend on the price. Annie, those are really good points. I agree the ma bedroom is in a wierd location. I think the that side of the house was the parents' wing and the other side was the kids wing. There was a sliding door, "A", that separated it (gone when I bought the house). The ma door was originally off the dining room where "B" is (moved before I came along). Ignore the kitchen because the butler's pantry/scullery is proposed. Given that there is another large living room area, do you think that makes the ma br door location any better? I dont know how I could do a vestibule in the ma br. I have thought about combining two back bedrooms to make one ma bedroom, but I dont think there is enough space. Then I thought of building a master addition off the casual room (C). I have three sets of plans from three different architects for this. The addition would have views of the mtn out one side and the city out the other side, be in front of the pool and hot tub, and should be quieter than the current ma br. If I did the addition, then I would do a quick cheap fix for the current ma bath and put the money towards the addition instead. But I just cant validate it. The house is 3900 sq. ft as is and I just dont need the extra square footage.

Did you get your bathroom finished? Pill shape mirrors will take up less space than rounded rectangles, ovals even less. I don't think you have space for sconces on the outsides of mirrors. Here's a photo I found (though not a fan of the light fixtures, and doing a double light sconce would make more sense). Pill Shape Mirrors with Sconces Between