We have honed marble on pretty much every surface of our bathroom; the floor is heated as well. We have young kids, and I’ve been not that maniacal about which products I or my cleaning lady use. It looks as good as the day it was installed. I think having honed is key; we likely have some etching and staining but I just don’t notice it due to the honing.

Thanks everyone for all the insights and ideas! I really appreciate you all taking the time out of your day to give an internet stranger some advice. We will go back to the drawing board a bit this weekend and see if we can come up with a layout that works a little better. Sounds like there is a general consensus around the powder room, or at least the access to it, being in a bad spot. A couple of you suggested to move the door to the area under the 2nd floor landing, however there are a couple steps down where the 'fin' wall is and then a full staircase down after that. Putting a door in that spot would be problematic, but I do hear your concerns with where it is currently. In terms of range vs wall oven I think we have settled on the wall ovens. I like having the functionality of the CSO and we really love the aesthetic of both the ovens and having the cooktop embedded into the counter. Again thank you all, I will post an update when we come up with something new! Thanks!!

My wife and I have been working from home for the last two years. We have home offices on the first and second floors. We have proper desk and chairs, windows for natural lighting, and I have a TV and sofa for breaks, BREAKING NEWS, and naps. We wanted comfort and privacy because we spend a lot of time on calls and the laptops. We travel on average one week monthly to interact with colleagues and clients so it never gets old. However, traveling, yoga class/gym, and face to face meetings are suspended so we will be taking morning walks to get fresh air and exercise before going the office. Be safe and at ease during these unprecedented times.

Wow, thank you all so much for your input!!! I was really leaning toward A, but it seems like C is far and away the winning choice! To reply to a few of you specifically: wilson853 - thank you for the IKEA recommendation, and I hadn't even thought of a prep sink! Patricia Colwell Consulting - The Sims is not quite to scale, unfortunately! Specific measurements would definitely be in stage 2! mama goose_gw zn6OH - I can definitely see that. I had the sink in the middle of the three counters in the Sims originally, but then ended up with the far right so it wouldn't be smack dab in front of guests, and would be closer to the end so guests can get to it without fully going in the ktichen. But unlike what the Sims can do, I would definitely have more space on its right side! As far as aisles, as big as they can be without the island getting too small. At least 36" because the 31" we have now is too small. s y - That's what I'm so torn about - I feel like I'm at the sink a lot for hosting prep, so I'd want to face guests, but the dirty dishes view.... Appreciate your input! misecretary - True... I was hoping they could get in and out of the kitchen without crossing our paths, but maybe an island is inviting more chaos lol hemina - thank you so much for the mockup and all these great ideas. Yes, 100% I could see more pantry space to the left of the fridge - I think it would fit in real life, but it was hard to show in the Sims! No firm dimensions just yet, but maybe that will be another post! :D Flo Mangan - appreciate the insights! Definitely will have a disposal and would love longer overhangs, right now ours are only about 6" wilson853 2 - We do have a bar sink in a wet bar on the same main floor- it's currently just far enough from the kitchen that it does not get much action sadly. Maybe one closer would be more useful! As far as sinks I was looking at stainless steel apron sin Michelle misses Sophie- good call! Definitely wouldn't knock out any walls without an engineer first, but we have seen a neighbor's home with our exact floor plan that is missing the same walls we want to take out! Currently the HVAC stuff location is marked in picture A - the rest of the laundry closet and pantry don't seem to have anything important, but, we don't know what all is in the walls. Buehl - you and others are convincing me to post real measurements! Thank you for the resources on creating a layout. I definitely would sacrifice island length for roomy aisles though. We bought this quirky 1989 duplex 3 years ago! We do have a finished basement underneath.