Then, invest in a separate storage unit. Move the items that do not belong in the house (just about everything) and get back to houzz with photos of your interior rooms.

For sure, commentators will advise you of how you can have a relaxing, clean space in which to live.

Maybe you have too much stuff?

We built in FL which usually means no basement and you don't want to store stuff in hot attics. We designed our single story house with 3 walk-in storage closets, but one ended up becoming the electrical/audio/video closet. The storage closets are 15.5' x 8.5' and 9.5' x 6.5' and they hold a lot of stuff. We also have built-ins in our mudroom and laundry room, so even more storage space.

We didn't find the floor plan ... we used an architect to design a floor plan that includes all the things we wanted in the house.

I have no point of refence so we need a to scale floor , pictures a good list of all the stuff that needs storage I have tons of stuff but it all has a home Storage is a big deal to me but so is being very organized with a plce for everything and it all in its place . That means you empty the house clean it and clean again the one room at a time you put back only what you NEED in the room t. Huge job to get right then move on to the next room same thing. Once all has a home it is up to you to keep organized and make sure others do to. Storage cabinets are great but agin need to be organized inside to ad a proper job We have to sse your issues no other way to help

I resonate with everything you said. We had a need for all the same things, other than rural stuff. For us, we built a new home that we designed to meet our needs. Are you hoping to redo your home or build a new one? Are you renovating or reorganizing? Depending on your answers the more help can be given :)

I am looking to build new.

Good ideas, everyone.

Build a new home all together? If so plan your pitches, garage, ludroom and laundry very very well!

Kitchen not pitches and mudroom not ludroom!

You need a vast mud/storage room that is the size of a living room or kitchen. This is likely going to come from you hiring an architect or designer to make this plan. Most mudrooms on prescribed floor plans are suburban affairs for kid coats and book bags and a few storage cubbies. This is not what you need.

Think of this space with the attention and detail you would when designing a kitchen. Consider the flow of the space, what activities will happen in it and where, and how to create obvious and easy ways to maintain the space so it is clutter free.

Take some inspiration from British boot rooms, which are often more serious workhorses than the suburbanized American mudroom.

Although this space is smaller than what you need, you might glean good ideas from Emily Henderson's mudroom/dog room. She talks a lot about where they decided to place it in there home. https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/8-clever-storage-solutions-farmhouse-mudroom-laundry-room

A recent decade did away with coat closets near outside doors. This phenom doesn't serve a busy family at all. My guess is you live with more than one child. With children comes STUFF and clutter. This to will pass. In order to help we need your current floor plan-or are you building a new home? A good old fashioned mud room between the garage and kitchen where only family come in and out would serve you well. Decked out with hooks and storage 'lockers', closets and shelves, perhaps could double as a laundry room. That and some insistence that the hooks and storage in said room are used and nothing unnecessary makes it through the door into the main living area.

I''ll be blunt?

Post pictures of the mess in which you must be living. Nobody knows who you are: ) Lets see how bad, and I am guessing it must be pretty bad.

I can't tell you how much to store at one time.

This can not possibly look good....and must be murder to clean, and impossible to find relaxing.

"Go bags" are the least of the trouble.

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In our current house we have many coats and shoes spread out between the front and back door. Our furniture is coat racks. We need a room for our dogs - dog food, training equipment, towels, first aid, etc. we need lots of storage for cleaning supplies and Costco type of things like paper towels. We have metal shelves throughout the house for go-bags of various sorts (computer, art supplies, etc for going on trips).

I would like an uncluttered living space, but I need a warehouse attached for just stuff. Also want a fun exercise room. Need it to be mostly one level, but will consider a daylight basement. "

You will not find a plan online to do this. You need to find a reasonably local to you architect. get that person to your site, wherever you plan to build. Make a list of what you want, and also be prepared when he or she tells you this:

Not even Costco is going to run out of paper towels: )............

A new build needs many visits with a good architect and an interior designer Until the new home is designed and built you still need sanity so my advice stays. Rural life is usually busy ,animals , crops whatever make for a need for some tranquil space at the end of the day. You will not find a stock plan to fit I can guarantee , Where do you live in the country ?How far from good shopping area ? I have lived on a farm but the nearest shopping was less than an hour away so not a huge need to stock 2 months worth of anything. How many kids? What kind of farm? do you do home schooling ? Too much missing info to really begin to help here.

Hire a local architect, one that can come to your current house and see how your family lives and how much stuff you need to store/organize. You can show them what works and what doesn't, which will help to design the new house.

Some comments on planning:

A large, walk-in Costco pantry will help a lot for non-food items. Large means 8 by 10 feet or so. Shelves on all walls with bright overhead lighting. Include a hook for broom and dustpan.

It's best to store perishable food items at eye and waist height so that they get used up and do not expire quietly (or explode not so quietly!).

Bags of dog food should be stored in a well trafficked area so that rats and mice are deterred by all the noise and motion.

It's okay to have two sets of washers and dryers: one for dog and ranch wash, one for house wash. The set for dog and ranch wash should have easily cleaned filters for dog hair and a short, straight exhaust run that can be quickly blown free of lint with one of your leaf blowers every year.

Large mats that can be hosed off are best for the exterior. No cute 20" by 30" mats. Big mats take two strides to clear muddy feet. Check commercial door mat supply companies.

My grandparents’ house had a large utility room, with doors to garage and side porch, that I long for. Polished concrete floor, double concrete utility sink by the side door, half half-bath, laundry, storage closet.

If your coats spread out between two doors, there are either too many doors or too many coats. Or, have the two doors use a common hall between them, with the coats and go-bags.

You will not find a published floor plan to meet your needs. You need a compassionate architect who can read your list of problems and needs, see what you really need, and work back and forth with you to achieve it.

I know they don’t get much love, but a type of split level might be your solution. There are many interpretations of split-levels, including split entry, raised ranch, California split, side-split, but the point is that a half-flight beats a full flight every time in my book.

As to a quiet living space, be sure it is away from the utility stuff, and have a cozy snug den next to it.

In my experience architects are not great at helping you to actually design storage you need an ID to help with that and if lucky they are aslo KDs . You have really not provided any info here to help us help you We ask questions you need to answer if any ideas can come .

Most helpful would be pictures of the EXISTING problem.s, all of them...Stuff and storage by room....

Didn’t the OP say they are building a new home? Existing chaos may not be useful.

Yes, but exactly how MUCH chaos is the question? At some point, she will let either a builder, or an architect, or someone ? see it or it's to solve a very broad / complex "mystery" .

No one saw our chaos when we built. We met with the team and shared our needs with them but they didn’t tour the house we were currently living in.

Thanks everyone.

I like the British Bootroom idea. That’s super cool.

Sorry, not willing to share photos of my home on a public forum. My loss in your ideas.
I do appreciate the feedback of ideas.

Dorothy i don’t think you need to post pics, although it is the entire point of this forum and help is offered through pics, but you might want to clarify more your wants and needs so that people can offer more advice on your new build and what to plan for.

Do you have a lot or location for the new build?

Good luck too bad free advice came with a caveat . Ther eis no way to help you without context so get a good architect and good luck with the fun of designing a home that is perfect for you .

Thought this might help.

Spend time before your meeting(s) to get ideas/see preferences that you hadn’t considered, so spaces can be designed appropriately.

It has been my observation that often ”more space leads to more stuff”. I’ve seen it in my neighborhood where people live in 4000 + square foot houses with 3 & 4 car garages & their garages are packed so full they can’t even park one car inside. They obviously can’t break the habit of acquiring more ”stuff”. Reminds me of a former relative of mine who told me that since the bathing suits for her 5 year old daughter were on sale she bought 8 of them. She complained about lack of storage too. I’m not saying this necessarily applies to you but it is something to think about.

You don't need a floor plan, you need an architect and a list of needs/wants for your build.

My previous house had wonderful storage which I'll list in case you'd opt for similar storage areas. It was a colonial style house about 3200-3300 square feet. Four bedrooms and a bonus room over the garage. It had two coat closets in the foyer, built in upper shelves and lower cabinets on either side of the fireplace in the family room (great for toys), a wet bar with cabinet storage above and below the sink area for entertaining type of drinkware, a closet opposite the wet bar that had shelving that I used for china, lesser used kitchen things. A pantry. The kitchen was U-shaped and had a normal amount of upper/lower cabinets, but otherwise the kitchen space wasn't remarkable.

In the utility area (where you entered from the garage and this was where a second staircase went up to the bonus room over the garage), there was a laundry room with cabinets and a rod for drip dry hanging plus opposite the laundry room was a large walk in closet with shelves and hooks that I used as a broom closet/mudroom area. This laundry/closet area was terrific in coralling stuff. Upstairs bedrooms all had plenty of storage with closets and linen closets in each bath as well as a walk up attic. The garage was oversized and had room for a second fridge/freezer and a utility sink for big messes and a space for recycling.

A relaxing space to me means items have a designated space and items are put away and not visually cluttering the space so closets and cabinets are key.