Hi! I'm seeking some feedback on the floorplan I'm working on for my future renovation - photos are before/after. The house is on stumps so moving plumbing is not difficult. I'm in the southern hemisphere so north=south for me. Unfortunately the patio can't be extended a meaningful amount without encroaching on the driveway/garage :(
I noticed I don't really see doors in that position that often (the red one). Obviously most doors are next to corners as they usually need to open to a wall, however I'm specifically talking about doors right next to a sharp corner like shown in the image, where the wall does not continue. I don't think I see this that often, so I just wanted to ask if it is normal for doors to be put there, or if it is avoided, and if so, why.
The blue door is what I normally see, where doors open to a wall but the wall continues on the other side, so there is no sharp corner next to the door. What I don't see that often is the red door, where there is a sharp corner next to the door.
Second image as an example for what I mean.
Any tips on how this floor plan could include an office room/nook?
My SO and I are planning to build our house on our 20 acre lot. We don’t want a big house but I am a big motorsports enthusiast and want to finally build my dream garage. The garage will be more of a gaming/showroom/recreation spot rather than a place to do major dirty noisy projects. I've got another open garage for that about 60ft from the homesite.
We both like this floor plan, but want to increase the size of the office to a bedroom size so it can be classified as a 3/2 so it won’t look so bad on paper since it’s almost 4,000sqft altogether.
Are there any other red flags you see here?
We’re building this in desert land. Plenty of space surrounding. We want to cater to guests, dirt/desert play, and lots of entertaining! Plan to build a shop with guest house in the near future.
Few changes I’m noting:
Any feedback would be great.
Rough floor plan generated to be in the ballpark of what we would like. Any recommendations for tweaks or changes? AI made some weird tweaks like having a massive bathtub and toilet space (this would be a wet area). I know the pantry is a little out of place too
Please can someone help me to change this floorplan so that the overall use of the area is maximised and not so mish-mashed? The only thing we need is a family bathroom and a seperate laundry, maybe an extra WC.
My husband and I just bought a new house, and I'm struggling to decide a layout for our workspace.
For context, I work from home and am also an artist. I need space for my drawing tablet, monitor, sketchbook, all my pencils and pens and brushes, and a large space where I create stop motion figures and environments.
My husband works full time out of the house, but also needs desk space for his monitor and laptop because he is a writer and an occasional gamer.
Because of all this, our desk space has to be pretty huge, and I'm struggling to decide how to lay it all out, especially keeping feng shui in mind.
~ Note, the shape of the desk is not a problem, as I will be custom building a new one :) ~
I've attached some pics of different layouts I created in Floor Planner
this one is great for facing the door at every spot of the desk, but it would require me to cover the closet
this one is nice too, though I wondered if the entryway might be too squished
the worst for feng shui, but very open and spacious feeling. Also covers the windows which makes curtains a pain
might be nice for having lots of desk space, but a really tight squeeze
wonderfully open and spacious, but might be over whelming and bad feng shui
this one is kind of just meh to me, it feels very middle of the road in all aspects
Updated with dimensions of potential space: I live in an old 1.5 story upright-and-wing home that has two bedrooms and one bathroom (top of picture in room between mudroom and kitchen). This bathroom has a clawfoot tub.
My husband is aging and starting to have mobility issues. The main bedroom is upstairs - where there is no bathroom and the stairs are getting hard for him. He has been sleeping downstairs in the "skinny" bedroom (6'x15.7') on a twin (I miss sleeping with him!). The stairs to the upstairs partially cuts into the room.
My Question to you: I am wondering if I can make that bedroom more usable with an addition of 12.5x15' or less?
It can't be wider than 12.50' wide due to the property line and easement. I also don't want to cover the living room window or totally surround the mudroom as it is not an insulated space and is good for a cool room storaged in the winter. I imagine that the addition would be where the bedroom window. The addition would either keep that long skinny part or have a new entrance (pocket door across from the stairs doorway?) and make a walk-in closet near the kitchen using the current doorway.
I want this bedroom to have a bathroom (because 1. old man can't always make it to the bathroom in time and 2. the clawfoot is getting harder for him to get in and out). I would love a compact bathroom with a walk in shower, toilet and sink. Plumbing will likely be a pain in the ass as this is an old home (150+ yrs). The house probably only got indoor plumbing in the 1930s (judging from the kitchen cabinetry), with an addition of a bathroom and kitchen. The main stack is the wall between the bathroom and kitchen. The mudroom is lower than the rest of the main floor by three steps (not shown) making running a line from the main stack hard/impossible - I am guessing.
Upstairs there is a landing area we turned into a bedoorm for one kid (north roomish) and the current main bedroom has my bed and another kid in a twin. There is an underthe eaves closet on the west side of the main bedroom
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I have a whole book of these. The kind of floor plans I'd get lost in as a kid, daydreaming about someday living in a house like one of these! Ended up in a 1930s cottage style that I love... who would've thought! Anyway, enjoy!
I’m planning a major remodel of my home and I’m stuck on the best layout changes. I’d really appreciate feedback from people who are good at seeing better ways to use space.
A few of my main goals:
One idea I’ve considered is converting the current dining room into an office since we don’t use the dining room very often. Then we could close in the current office, move the laundry room there, and expand the primary closet into that area.
That layout seems like it could work well for aging in place. My wife and I are only in our 40s, but we may stay in this house for several more decades if we can get the layout right.
The challenge is that we have two children whose bedrooms are upstairs, so moving the laundry closer to the primary suite could make laundry access less convenient for them.
I’d love your thoughts on:
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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Hi everyone,
We’re planning to build a house on a 15 ft x 50 ft plot and this is the current proposed layout. Sharing both ground floor and first floor plans.
Would love feedback on:
- Space utilization
- Any practical problems that may come later
- Ideas to improve storage or make it look more spacious
Open to all suggestions before finalizing the design. Thanks!
Hi all, open to suggestions on how you would furnish this living/dining room. We are really struggling! Thank you
Hello people!
Looking for feedback on this Agent generated 1200sqft G+1 3bhk villa!
The approach I am going for is Luxury in terms of spaciousness, ventilation and natural sunlight. Low maintenance is another secondary requirement.
Let me know your thoughts. TIA.
Hello everyone, I am trying to change the floors in an apartment in Melbourne and just wanted to hear about other people's experiences/thoughts on the issue.
Currently there's carpet in the living room and kitchen which has been there for 10 years, and tile in the kitchen. It's only about 35sqm in total. I got a quote on hard wood floors (black butt). They did some calculations on the spot and said it would be roughly 6.5k which sounded fine, but then the quote I received ended up being 8k, and the terms on the quote mentioned potential extra costs on top of that. I'm not totally sure if it's worth it. I was also told that if I ever wanted to replace the floors after it's done (not sure why I would though), it's very difficult as it basically gets glued down twice.
Read about vinyl, hybrid and engineered timber and saw that people have had a lot of issues with that. They also don't look or feel as good, and you can't sand them like you can with the hard wood floors.
New carpet could be an option, I don't wear shoes indoors and don't have pets so it might be okay, but I do have hay fever so I wondered if the dust would be an issue.
This is my first time using Reddit, but I hear that it is a great place to turn to. I just moved into a new place and this is the living room. I can’t figure out how to do the layout for the life of me. I don’t really want a massive TV on one side and seating on the other side, but I guess I can suffice to it if it comes to it.
Things that I don’t have yet include a coffee table, a TV, probably another lamp, a treadmill, and any random decor things that seem necessary. In my old apartment, I had a gallery wall, which I will try to find a picture of and I would love to have that again . In the dining area, I have a whole bunch of plates that I want to put up, which I will also try to find a picture of.
Please feel free to suggest anything at all!
Need layout help... We may buy a 1975 manufactured home where one of the 3 listed bedrooms only has a skylight, no window. How would you rework this floor plan so that middle bedroom gets an exterior window/egress? It has 2 doors, but only a small skylight. Ty!
Hi all,
I am renovating the first floor of my home. My home is a colonial revival. It is in total, around 2000 square feet, so pretty small.
Presently, I am struggling with the size of the pantry. It feels way too big for the house and it feels like the dining room entry will be too small and crowded?
Should I just switch everything around—combine the dining room and kitchen, move the living room to study/sitting room, and move the study to where the dining room is? (This is what my family thinks is best—I’m worried of too much of a modern floor plan and it’s just myself and fiancé who will be living there. We spend much more time on the couch which is why I chose the larger room for that.)
Either if we do repurpose the rooms, we still have the giant pantry/tiny hallway to deal that feels out of place.
Any thoughts or insights would be greatly appreciated!
PS. The architect took a lot of liberties in devoting some of these areas to sitting rooms. We plan to use the sunroom for my painting/light reading/dog washing station/mudroom and the study as a home office, space for books and over floor guest bedroom. We don’t plan to have that many spaces to it hahaha
You can find the planbook here: Your Home: Planned For Today And Tomorrow.
Hi - moving into a smaller studio: 360 sqft.
I’d love some ideas for how to organize it!
I was thinking: a nice sleeper couch, a tv (where??) and a table or a mobile island near the kitchen.
Open to any suggestions! TIA
