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bottom floor layout help

4 years ago

Our architect came up with this layout for our gut reno project. This is the bottom floor. Stairs to the right lead inside from the garage. Storage = mudroom. Is this too big? I'm imagining cubbies and cabinets here. If it's too big, should i put W/D/Sink in here and get rid of the laundry room?



The biggest thing I don't like is the small bedroom (unlabeled) is just too tiny. It'll be used as a nursery, then kids room. I'd love to make it bigger (and the closet bigger too) somehow but Just don't see how to do that within this layout.


For reference. We are a family of 4 (2 very young kids) + dog. We live in CA. Stairs in the middle lead upstairs to the kitchen/main living area and it's pretty cost prohibitive to move the stairs elsewhere.



Comments (8)

  • 4 years ago

    If you moved the laundry over to the mudroom area you could make those two bedrooms bigger. You just have to think about whether you would want it on the other side of the wall from the family room. You would probably be able to hear the machines running from the family room then. Although you also might be able to from where it is now, too. The master bathroom is a little odd. Did you tell the architect a toilet room was a requirement? Are the exterior walls the way they are in front because you're remodeling an existing space, not doing an addition?

  • 4 years ago

    Hi! Do you think the mudroom would be too tight if we included the washer dryer and sink?

    Yes…my husband wants a toilet room. It’s like his one request so it is a requirement. Do you think the layout will feel awkward?

    And yes, we have to keep the exterior walls as is as part of this renovation.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Yes, the most obvious way to make the bedroom(s) larger is to relocate the washer/dryer to the storage/mudroom area. Depending on your needs, the space might already be big enough. If not, increasing the width by a foot or two won't materially affect the function of the family room. Have your architect do a detailed layout of the storage/mudroom area which includes a washer and dryer.

  • PRO
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Go back to the arch, with a list of what you are willing to let go in the master bath. Like the TUB. Too big for the rest of what you WANT and not a great design. Your master bed is almost 19 feet long. Change bed orientation and add some more closet, reach in variety, You master bath is almost 15 feet wide. Start with all that : ) and add the detail for what the storage area was planned to be. I'd steal a foot from the family room length.

    Your goal is to get two bedrooms 11 x 13 ish........a decent shared bath and a work for YOU laundry, Go back.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    If you have the space and the money, there's nothing inherently wrong with a large master bedroom and bath. But I agree your layout is awkward and inefficient. One larger walk-in closet across from a reach-in would be more efficident and allow the toilet room to be rotated and the vanity to be straightened. Direct your architect to find an arrangement that is better.

  • 4 years ago

    I think it would be intereting exercise and possibly a better use of space to switch the location of the primary suite and secondary beds/baths, the secondary bathroom could then be put between the two bedrooms

  • PRO
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Just above? A good thought. Won't leave adequate master. . Start with a scale back of master bath. Give up mb tub. Shrink walk in..add a reach in, within master. You can't put 100 lbs of anything in seventy pound bag

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Agree with the commenters above! the bedroom seems large and long - are planning on adding a des or an office in the bedroom? If not, can you make the bedroom a bit smaller and eek out a foot or two and get a more efficient walk in closet? also - the layout for the bath is strange...are there any windows in the bathroom?