r/floorplan

We're looking at remodeling our second floor to make it more functional, as we have an enormous primary bedroom that is mostly empty floor space. Priorities are as follows:

• Additional kid bath
• Enclosed w/c and nice shower in primary bath (tub in primary is preferable but not a must)
• Window in primary bath
• Additional laundry space (ideally accessed from the hall but could be in the primary bedroom - main laundry room will remain on first floor)

First pic is the current floorplan, second is a remodel option I've been working on that's better but not perfect. Dimensions are close but rounded/a bit off in some cases. Appreciate any ideas you can offer!

Hi everyone, I'm looking for ideas or advice on modifying an existing bedroom by removing pocket closets (image 2) and reconfiguring the space to add a walk-in closet and a small office space without taking too much from the bedroom. Would like feedback on the current plan (image 1). Thanks in advance!

Note: the measurements are rough approximations, but fairly accurate

Purchase our house years ago and then added a pool. Unfortunately there's no good way to get to a bathroom or to the pool itself without going through our master bedroom, which sucks from an entertainment perspective. Husband and I cannot agree on a renovation to fix this. My thought is to take some space from the master bedroom adjacent to laundry room, create a new laundry room, and make the current laundry room a 1/2 bath. Not perfect because then we could theoretically be bringing food out from kitchen via bathroom. But at least kids etc have a bathroom off the pool.

Husband wants to change bedroom 1 to office (?) and take the closet in that bedroom and make a hallway to exterior. We would have to make the office into a bedroom and build a closet there. It's extremely bright in the office and not ideal for a bedroom, but that's an option. Would require some retrofitting to make it a better guest bedroom.

At this point I hate hosting because I do NOT want to walk people through my master bedroom, so we need to come up with something. We are a family of two adults and a 7yo.

ETA: Pool is on the right side of the page, facing all three bedrooms.

Hi, I am looking for advice on how to design my new primary bedroom en suite and kitchen after I combine two apartment units together. The first image shows the apartment layouts as is with dimensions before combining. The second image shows the floorplan we are envisioning.

My ask is that I want help designing the layouts and design for the primary suite, the kitchen, and the new living space since we will be breaking the wall in the living area to expand that space and connect both apartments. Ideas on what doors to use, how to create a walk in closet that helps us utilize all of the space, create a bathroom that's easy to get ready in, maybe a vanity somewhere in the bathroom or bedroom?

I’m building a G+1 house in India. The first floor will have one small rental unit (1BHK), while the rest of the floor is for my family’s use.
In the attached floor plan, the green circle marks a possible door from the rental bedroom to the covered front balcony.

My architect has not provided a door, mainly for privacy. The tenant would still have windows for light/ventilation and roof access if needed.

My mother thinks I should add the balcony door because tenants would enjoy fresh air and it would make the rental unit more attractive. If there are any issues, we could always lock the door later.

My concern is:
Privacy for my family.
Tenants sitting in the front balcony all the time.
Hanging clothes or storing items that affect the appearance of the house.
Noise and security.

If this were your house, would you:
Keep the balcony private (no tenant access)?
Give the rental bedroom direct balcony access?

Do something different?
I’d especially like to hear from homeowners, landlords, architects, and people who have rented out part of their own home.

Trying to decide what the best layout is here for this kitchen.

On the West side where you cant see is the dining table. The north room is a play room for kids. Speis is the pantry.

What do you guys think is the best and why? pic 1 or 2?

Or do you have a better idea?

I am buying a house which has some sections that are awkwardly laid out. We are trying to figure out how to best reconfigure it to make the most use of the houses space. Between the dinning room and kitchen are stairs. All other non labeled sections are closets. The living room is the front of the house and the kitchen is the back. The only priority I have is I want there to be easy access to the backyard.

Here is my attempt but I would like to know other peoples ideas!

Growing family and taking over a family bungalow. Ideally would like to have three bedrooms, 2 full washrooms and a powder room on the first floor. Willing to add an extension behind the garage (roughly 100-150 square feet for additional storage/mudroom). I'm comfortable with large changes and there does not need to be access to the deck from the rear of the home. For context, the first floor is around 1300 square feet. Any ideas on how to redesign the floorplan?

A bit tired of the open floor plan of my house. Considering adding a few walls. My wife is not convinced though. What do you guys think, do you have any advice ?

**concern is the room on the RIGHT of the photos**

Hi everyone,

My partner and I just bought a condo that we’ll be renovating and wanted to get your thoughts on how we can optimize the floorplan. The current floor plan is the first photo, and the second is our working idea of what to do. Black lines are what we are confident will work, while red is what we're not sure about (see below). Our goals are:

• expand the width of the living room
• add a guest room/additional room
• have a primary bedroom with sunlight and an ensuite

We cannot move the HVAC or the thick black wall between the living room and the existing right-side bedroom. Our current markup moves the primary bedroom to the other side because we can't see a way to get both an office and a guest bedroom into the right-side space.

We are particualrly stumped about what to do with the new primary bedroom/bathroom. We don’t know where we could put a closet without blocking the windows. We would like double sinks. We do not need a bathtub (but need a shower). We need a king bed and need enough room at the end of the bed to navigate around. We also tentatively have a dresser under the window, but would prefer not to have to cross the entire room to get to our clothes from the bathroom.

Can anyone help us out?

Sorry I don’t have a better sketch but this is pretty accurate and shows all the issues I’m having!

Really want to redesign the entry way and enclose more of the space overall. Our ceilings are 24ft tall! Feels not so cosy to me.

Really want entry and bedroom door to be further apart, that’s a kids room so it’s kinda scary.

Moving isn’t and option so structurally and otherwise what would look good and math the early 90s bungalow or not clash much? TIA!

First image is the original, second image is how I have been progressing in the development of the floor plan. Looking for any feedback positive or negative. Ideally I would like to find a way to keep the library / study separate from the home office.

https://www.architecturaldesigns.com/house-plans/2-story-cottage-with-3-season-screened-porch-80817pm

Here is my current house plans.

I feel like the kitchen isn't optimised to its best potential and the waste of space on theatre wall. Is there any changes I could do without costing a fortune 😊

I am looking at the victorian terraced house in the UK.
Can anyone suggest ideas on creating the open plan kitchen/ dining space with utility room (for toilet, basin, washing machine, storage)?

I would like to leave the living room as it is.

This is the size of the house. Side setbacks are firmly in place. we can’t change extend on the front or back.

The first floor works great. The 2nd floor needs help as it cusses the front of the house to be flat and weird. Any ideas?

The new portion is the family room, foyer, mudroom and powder room which will connect to the original house. The jr adu actually functions as our primary - we converted that kitchenette to a functional pantry/laundry room area that connects to our room. Have three kids. No space for extra garage but have shed in back and two offices. Total would be 2116sqft, lot 6050 total.

Given by an architect for my upcoming flat.

G+ 4 apartment.