VERY cute. There aren't many one stories that are being built on here and I am always pleased when I see a nice one. I really like how you can get straight from the laundry room to the master closet. You might want to make those pocket doors those so they can e out of the way when you come through with armfuls of laundry. It doesn't appear that there is much storage in the kitchen but I see the butlers pantry. I like it! Good luck!

Very nice looking. Here are a few quick comments:

What wall will the bed go on in the master bedroom? It doesn't look like there is any wall that can accomodate a king size bed and 2 nightstands.

Make the door into the master toilet area a pocket door.

There is no mudroom entrance. Probably ok if you live somewhere warm, but a mudroom is preferable if you live somewhere there is snow.

30x31 is not really a 3 car garage.

There is no half bath, so the bathroom for bedrooms 2 and 3 becomes a public bathroom. Are your kids neat enough for that?

I'm not crazy about the way the bathroom for bedrooms 2 and 3 is accessed. The person basically has to walk into a public area of the house, right by the utility entrance, to get to the bathroom. Also, that area is no private because that is the public bathroom.

That triple window on the left bump-out is very nice. But a stupid location for a toilet and shower, especially on ground level.

Make sure there is a way to vent the range hood in the kitchen and the dryer in the laundry room.

Is that big fancy window above the front door actually visible from inside? It looks like that area isn't cathedral.

How many people will be living in this house (how big is your family)? How often will you be entertaining?

I ask these questions because I don't see a powder room. Your guests will have to go to the bathroom that's already being shared by 2 bedrooms. If both of those bedrooms are occupied by children, using that bathroom for your guests could be a problem.

The front porch is beautiful, but the plan doesn't show dimensions. It looks deep enough to be very nice, but make sure. You may can have it extended if you think it needs it.

I would consider getting rid of that fake dormer on the left. Maybe photo-shop this pic and see what it looks like without it. Maybe it's just the way it's trimmed out, but I don't like it for some reason.

Other than the lack of a powder room, I like it.

I adore the front porch! I also like how you can get into the laundry from the master closet. I really like the outdoor living area. What a great idea!

Good luck with your dream house :-)

Kelly

Did you also find your plan available at eplans.com (their plan # HPR2600044)? If not, you can compare their prices with your source's. Also, click on the "more plans by this designer" link to see some of the designer's other plans thru eplan. (I saw: #HWEPL14461; HWEPL14459; HWEPL14154, all of which are essentially the same as yours. None of which solved the design problems mentioned by posters above.)

For a house this large it is noticeably lacking a guest powder room. That could be solved by using the one in the guest suite, but I can't figure out how to access it given the constraints of the floor plan. If you wanted to move that bedroom to the front wall, put the bath on the rear outside wall, and change the left wall's bay, you could create an entry foyer where you walked straight ahead into the bath (powder room for day guests), then turned left to enter the BR. My parents have two suites with that foyer setup and it's quite nice. For privacy for overnight guests there is a door at the foyer entrance they can close off at night and it's a self-contained suite.

If you relocated the mechanicals in the left rear garage corner and moved the entry from the garage over there, then you could provide privacy for the secondary BRs and their bath by adding a door into that foyer area.

Can you get your master BR furniture in through its foyer? Just looking at the required rotation I'm questioning a kingsize bed going in without folding it (which is not good for their innersprings). Ditto a long dresser.

Is there adequate wall space to arrange the Guest BR furniture the way you want to?

Are you happy with the very diverse elements on the front elevation? I know neo-eclectic gives us that freedom, but you have to like the mix. You might want to clean it up a bit and go either more Shingle/Craftsman with squared off or tapered columns, keeping the windows as is except for the one above the front entry. Or, go more mediterranean/romanesque keeping the curved window, archways over the porch, change to full-length classical columns, and change the other windows to something more compatible, removing the squared off and front gabled elements and using arched tops. I think the design would be improved by committing itself more toward one direction or the other.

I like so much of your plan. Pretty much what everyone else said and the dedication to an expansive family living area, adequately sized and windowed.

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Fantastic Plan! I had to look at it for a while to find something to comment on. I think the kitchen needs some work. It's a large space but almost seems empty. If you entertain a lot, there is really no place to set out the food. One wall of cabinets and counters just doesn't see adequate even for day to day cooking.

Thank you everyone for your comments. The comments will definitely help in plan modification. I knew we would get great feedback here.

Thanks

I love this house. It reminds me of our new home on the exterior.

I would lose the master bedroom fireplace--use that found space in the bathroom for the master bathroom linen closet. Then I would make the master bathroom vanity longer with a storage cabinet between the two sinks to seperate the vanity area into his and her spaces.

Great house. I love one story living.

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I too really like this plan.

My comment is the master bedroom entrance. I'm not loving the idea of walking thru a breakfast nook to reach the master bedroom entrance. I like the little private hallway entrance, just not loving the fact that you are having to walk thru the breakfast room to get to it.

I think I'd try to swap out the guest bedroom on the left with the master on the right. The guest bedroom location seems like a nice entrance to a master bedroom that will be used daily. You could bump out on the front of the house a bit to enlarge your bath over on that left side if desired.

But then, you wouldn't have the cool access between the laundry room and your closet. Hmmmm.....

My only other thought is I agree that the kitchen cabinetry seems inadequate for such a nice, spacious home. If you aren't tied to the open space between kitchen and great room, how about placing a long section of cabinetry/countertop between those two pillars to seperate the two rooms. I have seen that done a few times, and they still left the columns flanking each end of cabinetry. That would be an excellent place to lay out buffets for entertaining, but would still feel open. It would give you lots of extra storage/counterspace, which never hurts. :o) And it actually might help with furniture arrangement in the great room as well.

Love your plan. It's lovely even as it is. Congratulations on preparing for your dream home! :o)

Wow!! its very nice plan. Just go for it. God is with you and he'll bless you. Also if you find any further probs just PM me. Don't worry its very nice and amazing. I'll come to meet you just tell me where to come. Cheers.