re:work

ok, so in drawing the sketch ideas to scale on the computer, we came across some issues. originally, this plan below was my favorite for the laundry upstairs and the big open family room at the rear of the house - it just allows for more possibilities for furnishing that space...


*click for a larger view*

however, this plan seems to be missing any sort of storage space, and the guest bathroom upstairs feels cramped, so i reworked the plan to add a mudroom at the side entry, relocating the powder room and the laundry (bummed about this - i really love powder rooms tucked under the stairs)...



and below is just another similar variation, showing the possibility of some built-in window seats in the family room (anthony wants a wall for a flat screen TV), and changing around the side entry to enclose the laundry room and just have a cased opening from the family room...



so, these window locations and sizes may still change a bit, as we work on the elevations, but this is the general idea that we're going to go with - the "big idea" anyway - we'll see how far our budget will take us in this direction.