What is the site like? Which way is north?

Is Living room / dining space intentionally small? 35' 4" of width for three rooms is very tight.

Mark B - Sorry this is North , and what do you mean the site? it is a 150' wide / 660' long parcel in SWFL

Devonfield - I didn't realize it was too tight i will have to rethink how to sit more people for parties, but for daily life it'll just be me and maybe my boyfriend from time to time. overall I do need to keep it small wherever I can due to my tight budget, although I don't know where I should compromise the space, I think I'll spend the most time in the master space. My sister has a much smaller square footage (around 1,100 square footage- her laundry is just in the garage and not much of a dining space) and it seems pretty livable so although i do want it to be spacious I know I just need to make it as affordable as I can.

Consider moving the garage entry out of the laundry room and to the main foyer.

The outswing door to the master, no. I’d rather a pocket door than that.

Maybe you could incorporate some of the covered patio into the living space. Put the dining room on the North side above the kitchen and make the patio space about 18 -20 feet wide.

@Sandra Delgado - how usable is the outdoor space facing south in SWFL? I am in New England and so to me, it would be too hot to outside from like April until November. :-) If covered space is enjoyable year round for you, I'd use that space for dining when company is over and enlarge the living room space inside. You would still have seating at the island. Or as suggested above, enclose some of the planned covered outdoor space for a dining area.

I would lose the counter seating. Never understand two eating sites back to back. Guessing outdoor table and indoor table would be sufficient.

I would have the door to the master swing to be against the wall when open, just a right left switch vs what you drew. It seems it will be open most of the time, and as you drew it, it sticks out into the living area. I might put the door in front of the closet so there is a little more privacy into the bedroom. But then put the door to the closet from the bedroom or bathroom, so there can be art or something on the wall visible from the living area instead of the view of the bedroom or the closet.

I wonder if there is a way to rotate the bath and closet. Eliminate the short hall from bedroom to bath, have both open off the bedroom. The bedroom door can then open directly to the bedroom, or perhaps to a small alcove, not all that different from where it currently is but instead of a hall to the right, it is closed.

I went over some comments with my dad and we changed a few things like making the living room wider up to 37' by taking away from the garage and the foyer a little bit. also Dad suggested bumping the house out in the front by 2 feet where the master bath is so that the closet/bath stay the same size and just move down by 2' so the door can stay where it is originally swinging into the master room hallway ( To " lafdr " - I think it will work opening towards the hall in the Master because on the other wall i plan on having the TV/entertainment system or some kind of table in the room)

Thank you for all the comments and ideas, I only joined the site yesterday and I am filled with responses. I like this place, I'll start commenting around soon too!

@Sandra Delgado - If you're living there alone, do you need two sinks in the master bath? Do you often take baths so that you want/need a tub in the master bath?

Lindsey_CA those are two things i have been thinking about a lot and it's a matter of I want those two features but technically I do not need them. Because you are right i may use the bath only once a month say and the second vanity is more of a dream bathroom idea.. where i would have my boyfriend live with me.. but it is true in my current state I wont use both - its more for the future... those are 2 things, i can plan to eliminate if it's crunch time and I need to down the budget indeed.

I just want to point out that it is a really, really long walk from the bed to the toilet. Might not matter now, but eventually it will.

The valve for the shower head doesn't have to be on the same wall as the shower head. Also, it makes more sense to have the shower door open outward for safety reasons. If someone should fall in the shower, their body could block an inswinging door.