Weird Floor Plan-Want to redesign space!

8 years ago

This is a rough sketch of the front of our house. We would like to somehow add a 1/2 Bath & another bedroom without losing access to the laundry room. This space is very large & there is a lot of unused floor space. Houzzers please help!

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Custom Home Specialists, Inc.
Original Author

8 years ago

millworkman & Sophie Wheeler, our company offers building products & expertise on building products only. We are not builders, contractors, or educated designers by any means. We were looking for advice from designers through Houzz for our own personal home. We are not looking for advice or information on products to use in our home, since we are "Specialists" in that area of building. We also have no issue with hiring a professional as we have already asked contractors for their opinion & ideas. We were looking for information from fellow Houzzers to get more ideas before a huge investment is made. Also, we were experimenting with the feedback from the Design Dilemma vs. the Gardenweb Discussion Section of Houzz for our own information as a business when we respond to questions posted by other Houzzers. Thank you for your responses, but please understand the subject & read our profile before making such a quick judgement.

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PRO
Custom Home Specialists, Inc.
Original Author
8 years ago
Pictures of the space are below...
millworkman
8 years ago
If you are a "Custom Home Specialist" and a "Pro" on this site why are you asking us?
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millworkman
8 years ago
Exactly Sophie!!
millworkman
8 years ago
You have "pro" listed and call your self a "custom home specialist" what is anyone supposed to think? Quick judgement is what happens when your states what it states. You may want to reclassify and change your title in order to get people's advice as currently it is quite misleading
PRO
Custom Home Specialists, Inc.
Original Author
8 years ago
Understood. We are a "pro" & the name of our business is "Custom Home Specialists" & that's why it was classified this way. I received this advice from a Houzz information board to list our business name, but maybe I should use my personal name instead on another profile to not get users confused. Thank you for the advice.
millworkman
8 years ago
I meant no offense but also noticed that no one else responded and that very well may be why.
Jenna Brown
8 years ago
How embarrassing for me and what an embarrassment gardenweb has turned into... that I should suggest to my friend that she should post her design to this forum. I told her how helpful people here were on critiquing floor plans and instead people were rude and unfriendly.

I'm so sorry girl!
Jenna Brown
8 years ago
BUT I do wish I had some advice on your floorplan but I am useless in that department! Ha! Your pictures are super cute though. I love those towels and curtains! I didn't even know y'all were planning on remodeling the inside!
Beth Mallon
8 years ago
What are the dimensions of the bedroom?
PRO
Custom Home Specialists, Inc.
Original Author
8 years ago
mballon, thanks for commenting! bedroom dimensions are 12w X 20L
Beth Mallon
8 years ago
Its hard for me to tell without all the dimensions but one idea is make the walkway more narrow with 3 doors one door to the right to a smaller bedrooms a door in front of you to another bedroom and a door to the left to the current bathroom the washer and dryer would need to be moved but you could use the plumbing for the washer and dryer for your powder room half bath
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Custom Home Specialists, Inc.
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you bmallon. There is lots of space, but it's not used properly. The house was added onto about 30 years ago without proper planning. I really appreciate your help!
Beth Mallon
8 years ago
You're welcome! Good luck.
rockybird
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Could you post dimensions for all the spaces? Also, are any walls load bearing? Do you care?

I am also struggling with a bathroom plan. One thing I did is buy a home design software suite. It is time consuming but kind of fun. I also hired an architect for a basic design. We worked off the plan I made from the software design. I also posted on the home decor forum in gw and they were really helpful. I may be posting again because I might modify the plan.