And you lived to tell the tale lol! Can you share how many people live in your house, and what you love about it, and what you might have done differently?

I'd like to see the exterior, if you can post that.

Five people live in the house, three kids. They share the front two bedrooms. I like the walk in pantry and mud room. The fact that the kids are on the opposite end of the house. That I can see the TV while washing the dishes. A lot of cabinet space, large island. I enjoy the efficiency of the plan. Not a lot of wasted space, like no dining room that doesn't get used, small foyer, not a lot of hallway. So far I haven't found myself wishing I would have done anything differently.. I'm sure I will in time.

Elevation below. I don't have a drawing of it handy. I can't get back far enough to fit the whole thing in one shot before I'm in the trees.

Thanks for the elevation view. That helps! I wondered if you hear a lot of noise when you're in your master bedroom from the kitchen or living rooms. Is it bothersome at all?

Is this in FL? Looks like a FL house. :)

That's a good question. I only use the room for sleeping and I'm the last one to go to bed so it isn't an issue. Sometimes I hear my kids in the kitchen on Saturday mornings, but I sleep with the door open. If I were trying to read in the bedroom and unwind while my wife was cooking with the kids I would imagine I would hear things, but I don't know how loud it would be. It is far from the kids' rooms and the game room which is where they spend most of their wakeful hours in the house. That part was intentional.

The house is in Texas and admittedly it isn't a common look around here. I never thought about it before, but you're right.. I can totally see the Florida look of it now.

It's a nice idea to post plans that have been lived in for a while, and be open to comments and questions on how it works in real life. Thanks for doing that. Everyone's situation is different, but it's still interesting.

How large is your pantry?

The pantry is around 6x9. I tried to get a good photo, but I couldn't get at an angle that worked given the confines of the space. I personally wanted the shelving to wrap around on the empty wall, but my wife told the carpenter other wise.

Thanks for doing this! How do you like the corner fireplace? How do you have your furniture arranged in the family room?

I don't like when the TV is up high above the fireplace which is why we put it in the corner. I guess it makes arranging furniture in the space a touch more challenging but still manageable. The couch is in the middle facing the TV, love seat to the the right of it and two small chairs with a table between them to the left. There's a shelf thing behind the couch and an end table to the right of it. I would post a pic, but the room is currently arranged to be a dance floor for the kids.

Can we see a picture of the fireplace?

I'm no photographer. The chair isn't normally that close to the fireplace.

We are contemplating a corner fireplace. Thanks for a visual

Thanks for the feedback about the noise level. I noticed the little coat closet outside your master bedroom. Love that idea!

would you mind sharing a picture from the foyer looking in? Thank you!

I think it looks fantastic! I really like the outside. Did you hire an architect?

We actually use that closet for games. It's nice to have them right by the table.

If I took a picture from the foyer then you would see how bad my back yard looks :P I'll take one for you though.

Builder drew up the plans and then sent it to his architect. I'm not sure who designed the outside. I think it might of been the builder. I can look up the architect though.

Photo from the foyer.. Using my mad photography skills on my cheap cell phone..

Beautiful home :) Thank you!

Beautiful!!

What a beautiful home! Thank you for posting.

Beautiful home + thanks for doing this. I have a question about lighting in general, and kitchen lighting in particular.

Are there any rooms where you have too much? Not enough?

in the kitchen, how many island pendants? How many cans? Are the cans over the middle of the aisle or over the edge of the counter and how big of a deal is that for you? What are your theories on under cabinet lighting?

TIA!

How tall are your ceilings?

Two larger pendant lights. The cans are not directly over the island, and I do notice it a little. Obviously the pendant lights could make up for it but we have Edison bulbs in them that are good for mood lighting so they don't contribute much. The bulbs are 65 watts but as they go out we've been replacing with LED lights that are 75 watt equivalent and a good bit brighter. No under cabinet lighting which hasn't been an issue to me. It's pretty bright but everything is also white.

Ceilings are 11' in living and 10' in the kitchen.

I like where you have the dining room, it is how our house plans are drawn. So many plans seem to have the dining room right off the foyer and I don't care for that placement.

Six years late on the reply.. I obviously haven't checked in on here in a while, but dang they are really similar. Still enjoying the house. Hope you're enjoying yours.