Please help me make changes to my plans!

16 years ago

Ok so this build is coming faster than I expected and I need to get my butt in gear and decide what I want. I have been going over and over these plans for months and have made some changes but I'd like to get all of your suggestions on changes that you would make to the original plans.

The front of the house is going to be extended by 3 or 4 feet where the bedrooms are and the garage will be extended as well. We wanted the make the house a little more interesting and we liked the idea of having a covered porch. We can add the extra space to either the garage or the kitchen on that side of the house.

I do not want the u-shaped kitchen so I would like to take away the cabinets on the left side of the kitchen and add an island instead...maybe with a breakfast bar. I could make the laundry room smaller and add more space to the kitchen there too.

I'm not crazy about the bathrooms either. We were thinking about eliminating the shower and replacing the tub with a large tiled shower, we already have a bath in the other bathroom, I don't think that we need two. We will also be adding a bathroom in the basement.

I used to have a walk-in closet in my bedroom and I loved it. I really don't like the closets in the master bedroom on these plans, I hate that they take up a whole wall. I wish that I could find a way to make a walk-in closet instead. If we eliminated the shower, the bedroom would be bigger to accomodate a walk-in but where?

So, can anyone offer suggestions? This all seems so overwhelming right now. I need an outsiders opinion after looking at these plans for so long!

Emma

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rhome410
16 years ago
I prefer the idea of the kitchen with island, but if you want cabinets on the north and south walls, and at least a 3 ft island, you need a kitchen that's at least 14+ ft. If you want seating at the island that will fit into that width, too, then it probably requires 2 more feet than the 14. It all depends on how much space you actually get to add to the kitchen.

I would try to get the laundry room so that it's not a walk-through. I prefer a closed room for collecting and sorting laundry, without having to look at it coming in and out of the house, and without muddy shoes walking through either.

I think you should probably be able to add a walk-in closet in place of the shower if you're also adding square footage to the master when you extend the house the 3 or 4 ft. It's really too hard to say exactly what you can accomplish when I'm not quite clear where you're wanting to add the space by your extensions.

Are you planning to put in the fireplace? It's a long way from the bedrooms to kitchen and laundry, and the fireplace would make it more complex. You might want to think about how your traffic patterns work in this houseplan...how it affects room layouts, etc.
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