I like it a LOT! In a perfect world, every kitchen would have a door to a great porch.

I think it's a great idea!

did your w/d move from the pantry area?

looks like the 'hall' bathroom is now a 3/4 bath and you have a big (w/tub) bath off of your mstr bedroom.

those are probably good changes!

LL, this looks (if I remember right) a lot like her kitchen set up. Doesn't she have the oven right next to her door going outside? I really like it. The marble counter between the o/r would be a perfect solution.

OT: Do you have a door from your bedroom or bath going out to the back area? I would HIGHLY recommend it. We have a VERY similar set up, but our hot tub is behind the master bed/bath and paver patio left of it. Putting a door to the outside for direct access to the hot tub "enourages" us to use it more often. Don't know why, I think because it's just so easy, not having to dry off/walk through the house wet. We didn't have a door originally, moved a 2 1/2ft linen cabinet, put in single french door, it's great.

It's still superfluous. Combine all of the porches into one across the back of the house, divided into different segments so that it can be constructed and evolve over time.

Rosie- Thank you! One reason I wanted to do this (besides Laura Calder's kitchen LOL) is because my mom wishes her access to the deck was actually to a porch. That's influenced my design a bit, since it would be more usable year round, as a porch.

Steph- I'm glad you like it, too. I left the laundry in the mudroom (for now) and may put the freezer back there, too. Not sure what exactly to put in the new 'back hall' but I like the flow, a lot better!

Susie- She does have the ovens, by the door...but I wanted the fridge closer to the sink and oven by the island. I'm glad you like the marble there, because I think it will be a great place for it, too :)

We don't have access from the bathroom to the outdoors, but it would be nice in the summer. It's the winters that concern me. Are you in an area with a lot of snow?

Green- Thank you for the response...and we did combine the porches. The sunporch and greenhouse are now all on the same side, which faces south/southwest. Not the best side, but I didn't want the greenhouse on the front, facing the road. The back would be northwest and gets much colder in the winter. Nice for a deck or screened porch (for the hot tub) but not very good for a sunporch or greenhouse.

I'd trade the ref and oven also because
(1) I use the ref a lot, the oven not so much so the amount of door interference would be much less.
(2) I'd like the ref doors to be able to open all the way without running into a wall
(3) it provides a little better access to the rest of the house.

Or possibly reverse the whole thing:

Bmore- That makes a lot of sense! And the flip is interesting, too. Let me play around with it and see if it will be any more difficult to vent the range on the inside wall. It will be electric, but we're hoping to have a grill included.

I played around a bit more, with the back hall. Any thoughts? The sink area is for watering plants, cleaning veggies from the garden (which is off to the right) and maybe making drinks, for an outdoor party. There will be gardens/flowers on the left side too...so the greenhouse will be fairly central, even on that side of the house. Oh, and there's a sink/work bench in there, too. We're hoping to grow a lot more food, in the future :) {{!gwi}}From Fairy tale cottage

Lavender,
It truly is a fairy tale - I love it!
Was thinking to just make sure what kind of space you need for your refrigerator to open and bins pull out - just check the specs if you know what model you'll be using.

Could the hall bathroom become a powder room? Was just thinking that with the sink right by the door and what looks like a narrow amount of width between the sink and shower it might not be as commodious as it could be but maybe you need the shower in there? I see a staircase ... will there be bathrooms upstairs as well?

I LOVE your plant watering area - just fantastic!

The island you show above is GORGEOUS and would seem to fit very well in your house.

It all looks absolutely magical with the gardens, greenhouse, pergola, etc.

MamaPaige- Thank you! I'm so glad you like the plan :)

I'm not sure about the bathroom. I think it's about 9' x 7' but with my 'cut and tape' it's difficult to tell, for sure. A powder room would be fine, except that we may have a guest room/office upstairs. I'm not sure if we'll have space/plumbing for the bathroom...so the 3/4 bath downstairs is kind of a backup plan, just in case.

So glad you like the plant watering area. We have this wonderful sink from the old farmhouse (drainboards on each side) that is too shallow for the kitchen, but I think it would be great, here.

That island is one of my favorites. I found it, while looking under 'english country kitchens' on Yahoo. They have some lovely kitchens and so many great ideas!

It's such a small house (right now) and we wanted to keep the charm, but add on some modern spaces. I'm glad you think it looks magical...and you've probably seen my 'inspiration pic' for the exterior...but I just love it! Of course, it will be a bit bigger, with the kitchen/porch :) {{gwi:1397301}}From Lavender Lass farmhouse pictures