It looks like you have the beginnings of a pretty nice floor plan.

Have you placed it on your site plan yet? It looks like your front entry might not be visible from the front if your garages are facing the street......It is not the best design to have guest walking through the side yard to get to the front door..........Or maybe you have a really wide lot and the front door is facing the street?

I agree with the previous comment about jack and jill bathrooms.........We aren't seeing them much these days....

Also, it is probably time to get an architect involved with the second floor design (and in fine tuning the downstairs) so that your house is both functional from a construction standpoint as well as beautifully designed.

So true. As for the floor plan it is hard to read but I think you have the master and a guest room on this floor tthe guest coming of the LR or FR can’t tell is very awkward and also the master closet coming after the bathroom is really a hassle when 2 people are getting ready in the morning so switching those would be better. But I do agree an architect needs to be involved from the start in a home design

I have made some notes and asked some questions on your plan. If you can answer the questions it will give me a better idea of suggestions to make where I noted some awkward items.

Thanks guys for all your input. I've made alot of the suggestions you have made. Please let me know of any others you can see would be helpful. The issue is now, the 2nd floor. I want the look of the entry way to be the full two stories and looking up into the living room upstairs and a view of a catwalk. Much like this photo.This is the footprint that I have to work with upstairs.The items that we would like placed in the area are 3 bedroom 12x12. 1 bedroom a bit larger, maybe 15x13? 2 bathrooms. We would like a jack and jill bath connecting two beds but not a have too. We need another bath that can be accessed by everyone. Just so you know my logistics. I have a 8 year old girl, 6 yr old boy, 2 four yr old boys, and a 2 yr old girl. We would like a living room area as soon as you walk upstairs. We would also like a separate theater area. The laundry chute need to be in that spot due to the down stairs laundry. Somewhere along the far wall needs to be a entry into the bonus room above the garage. This will be left unfinished for the time being. We would like 4-4'6"hallways. Hopefully this helps. This has been a struggle trying to design a flowable living space upstairs. I appreciate any help and suggestions.

Thanks