• It is hard to read the words on your drawings. without getting into specific changes, I do have one piece of advice. Do not hire anyone whose first idea is to tear down an old farmhouse to build something new. Keep shopping. Where are you? If younare in New England, contact HGTV for the show, Farmhouse Fixer. They modernize old New England homes and do a great job.

I'm in Pennsylvania, so I don't think Farmhouse Fixer is close enough. I'll have to take a look at the show. I've never seen it.

I tried to make the labels bigger. This is my idea of a possible layout.

Your drawings are completely inadequate. You need a hard measure of every single wall and window in the house, current condition. Every opening and passage, every doorway. Walls have a thickness, four inches, six inches - show that on a drawing! Use graph paper and a pencil, a scale ruler, a tape measure and get off the computer.

You don't get a builder involved until you get an architect, to whom you express your needs and wants. You DO need to know that renovating something this old is far more expensive per sq foot than building new. That does not mean you should not do it, it simply means what it says. As in "Kaching"......: )

Photos would help.

For us to even beging to help we would need to scale floor plans with every window , doorway where those lead clearly marked Every measurement of every soace and wall clearly marked . Pics of the spaces the drawing posted here in jpeg in a comment the pics posted in comments here DO NOT start another post . Stone house are tricky to work with we have no idea of your budget and for me I guess the first thing I would need is the size of the family .Those pics are imperative since they will explain what you are dealing with. Plumbing is huge deal so make sure you show where it is now

It seems your concerns about furniture placement are a little cart before horse. Maybe someone with design, construction, and vision expertise, who knows the local market, can determine the condition and the opportunity each existing structure has, not only in itself but as a whole and whether any of those should transform into your new outcome. So maybe only part of the structures come down, and which one, or repurposing certain areas. I do see you have a "tenant" label there, so that may play too. That someone probably should be an architect.

Photos and detailed existing drawings.

No pics yet. Try posting them in comments and wait until they are no longer grayed befor submitting.

You might contact Jeff Devlin who renovates stone houses in and around Bucks County, PA. He has/had a TV show where he showcased some really awesome renovations of old stone houses.https://www.jeffdevlin.net/

Floor plans will be are an intricate part of your decision and eventual lifestyle, but what is possible structurally and financially would be my first considerations. Personally, I would be looking for a second and even a third consultation - did the first company inspect the structures, etc. and advise you why exactly they did not recommend and did they provide an estimate? They may also come up with entirely different concepts than what you are considering.

Also, before spending time on furniture layout, first know what’s possible and when working with the architect advise them of your needs/wants. Prioritizing will be key, as it‘s a big commitment. Good luck.