My mother and I had a lot enjoyable sitting at lunch yesterday (till 4:00pm) and discussing the ground plans a few of you submitted. I’m fairly positive we talked about each single chance that exists, and there have been some actually inventive concepts.
I used to be proper once I stated in yesterday’s submit that I wanted assist getting out of my tunnel imaginative and prescient. And this complete train of seeing precise ground plans submitted by different individuals, and seeing how others envision the chances for our home, actually helped me begin pondering outdoors the field.
I’m not at a degree the place I can say, “That is the plan!” I haven’t even proven Matt any of the plans that had been submitted, and I’m nonetheless pondering by way of varied prospects. I wish to take my time slightly than dashing into a choice. And I’ve received loads of concepts to chew on now.
What I discovered fascinating is that the concepts appeared to fall into two broad classes. The primary class of plans required a big rectangle-shaped addition on the again of the home. The second class of plans required two separate additions, one on both sides of the again of the home, with a deck or patio space between these two additions. So let me present you the entire submissions to date. And in the event you wished to submit an concept, however haven’t had time but, please go forward and ship it to me! Nothing is about in stone at this level.
First, let me remind you of what our ground plan appears to be like like proper now, with the sunroom and tiny lavatory eliminated since these are going to be torn down it doesn’t matter what.
This plan was submitted by Becca, and the plan exhibits one single giant addition on the again of the home. Behind the grasp lavatory is a house gymnasium. Subsequent to that may be a laundry room. And subsequent to that (and behind the kitchen and music room) is a big front room. The present visitor bed room could be become a big grasp closet, and the present front room could be become the eating room.
This plan comes from Becky, and it additionally has the only giant rectangle addition on the again. The idea may be very comparable, with the brand new again addition housing a exercise space and grasp closet behind the present grasp lavatory, a laundry room subsequent to that, and a eating room behind the present kitchen and music room.
This subsequent one can also be from Becky, and as a substitute of a giant room behind the present music room and kitchen, this plan permits for an growth of the present kitchen and a rear entry.
This subsequent ground plan is from Jennifer. It additionally has a big rectangle addition on the again to incorporate a closet and laundry mixture, an train room, and a front room. The present front room turns into a eating room, and the kitchen expands into the present breakfast room/sitting room.
This subsequent ground plan comes from Charity, and it additionally has a single addition on the again, though it’s two totally different sized rectangles slightly than one giant rectangle. Behind our lavatory could be a house gymnasium. The addition behind the present music room and kitchen could be a household room and eating space. The present front room turns into a TV room. The kitchen expands into the present breakfast room/sitting room. And the present visitor bed room turns into a closet. This ground plan additionally has two small areas marked space #1 and space #2. Charity means that these can be utilized as storage and laundry
Subsequent up is the primary of the two-addition ground plan. This one from Nick has a exercise room added to the again of our lavatory, a household room added to the again of the music room, and a pantry behind the kitchen. The patio/deck sits between the exercise room and the household room with a curvy design on the again. The present breakfast room and pantry turn out to be a eating room. The visitor bed room turns into a big closet. The hallway lavatory turns into the laundry room. And the half lavatory in my studio turns into the complete visitor lavatory.
That is additionally from Nick, with a couple of minor adjustments. On this ground plan, the exercise room and the closet have flipped locations.
And at last, this one is from Teri. This one additionally has two separate additions with a patio space in between. The addition behind the loos contains an train room, giant closet, and laundry room. And on the opposite facet is the galley kitchen addition I had deliberate.
I like elements of all of those! Thanks a lot to every of you who took the time to attract up these plans and ship them to me. I plan to take a seat down with Matt this weekend and go over all of them in excruciating element. 😀 Thank y’all once more! This was a really enjoyable experiment. For those who nonetheless wish to submit a plan, please accomplish that! And in the event you submitted a plan and don’t see it above, which means I didn’t get it, so please ship it once more. As I get new ones, I’ll add them to this submit.
Replace: Extra concepts!
This ground plan is from Monica. I haven’t had a lot time to actually research it but, but it surely appears to be like actually fascinating! It’s sort of a hybrid between the one addition and two separate additions with breezeway connecting the 2 new sections.
Monica additionally despatched this revised ground plan that exhibits the wall between the eating space and the household room eliminated to open these room up to one another.
This subsequent ground plan is from Arlene. The idea is similar to a few others with a big rectangle addition on the again of the home to incorporate a closet, train and laundry room, and household room. This plan features a banquette with nook home windows, and exhibits site visitors patterns from room to room.
This ground plan is from Joleen, and it features a rectangle addition on the again of the home with a mixed closet and laundry space, train room, and sitting room. The present breakfast room/sitting would turn out to be the kitchen. The present kitchen would turn out to be the eating room. And the present front room could be enlarged to supply extra of a giant household room for us.
The following ground plan is from Maureen. This plan has a house gymnasium, visitor bed room, and front room in a rectangle addition on the again of the home. The present hallway lavatory would turn out to be a Jack and Jill lavatory accessible from the hallway and the visitor bed room. The present visitor bed room may turn out to be the mixed closet and laundry room. The kitchen could be expanded into the present breakfast room/sitting room. And the entrance front room would turn out to be the eating room.
This ground plan is from Christina. This ground plan strikes our entrance door out of the lounge, and creates an entry the place the present entrance home windows of the breakfast room are. The present visitor bed room turns into our residence gymnasium. An addition permits for a brand new giant closet and a visitor bed room. The present hallway lavatory is expanded to permit for a small hallway with doorways into the visitor bed room and visitor lavatory. The kitchen is expanded in order that it squares up with the again wall of the present pantry. And the again half of the present breakfast room/sitting room/pantry space turns into a eating room.
The following ground plan is from M. This ground plan squares up the entrance of the present breakfast room with the entrance of the lounge, and strikes the entrance door over to the proper in order that it’s circuitously into the lounge. The present kitchen turns into the eating room. The present breakfast room turns into the kitchen. After which an addition on the again of the home features a closet, laundry room, and exercise room. The door to the main bedroom is bumped out to create a nook for storage of things just like the Hoyer carry.
This subsequent ground plan is from MJ. This ground plan contains an addition on the again of the home that features a exercise room with a laundry space, a visitor bed room, and a kitchen. The present hallway lavatory is prolonged extra into the hallway to make room for entry into the visitor bed room. The present visitor bed room turns into a closet and storage, with some adjustments to the place of the partitions. And the present kitchen turns into the eating room.
This subsequent ground plan is from Diana, who occurs to be an inside designer who makes a speciality of area planning. This ground plan additionally squares up the entrance of the present breakfast room/sitting room with the entrance of the lounge, creates a correct lobby on the entrance door, and strikes the lounge over to occupy what’s presently the lounge and what could be the squared up entrance of the present breakfast room. The present breakfast room/sitting room and pantry would turn out to be the kitchen. the present kitchen would turn out to be the eating room. The hallway lavatory is bumped out additional into the hallway, creating a little bit hallway entrance on the opposite facet. And an addition on the again of the home would come with a multi-purpose train room that may very well be transformed right into a visitor bed room with the usage of a Murphy mattress.
The following ground plan is from Lora. This plan has a big rectangle addition on the again of the home for a giant master suite that features a sitting space. The house gymnasium would keep the place it has been for the final year-and-a-half. The present visitor bed room could be opened as much as the entryway for use as a front room. The present front room would turn out to be a eating room. The present hallway lavatory would turn out to be a mixed closet and laundry space. And the present studio half lavatory could be become a full lavatory. This plan eliminates the entire wasted area within the present hallway.
The following ground plan is from Lori. This plan has an addition with a exercise space, a household room, and a hallway with French doorways connecting the rooms. The present breakfast room/sitting room and pantry turn out to be the kitchen. The present kitchen turns into the eating room. The present front room is walled off to type a multi-functional TV room with a Murphy mattress that would function a visitor bed room. The door to the visitor lavatory strikes to the music room, and there’s area carved out of the hallway for a storage closet.
This ground plan is from Becky. The plan has an addition on the again of the home that features a laundry room, visitor bed room with closet, and a front room. The doorway to the hallway lavatory moved to the opposite facet of the toilet, and a closet is constructed the place the present hallway lavatory entrance is. The present visitor bed room is used as a house gymnasium and a closet. The present front room is become the eating room. And the kitchen is expanded into the present breakfast room/sitting room.
The following ground plan is from Polly. It has a a lot smaller addition on the again that features a closet on one finish and a laundry room/utility room on the opposite. The music room turns into a eating room. The kitchen stays in its present place. The entrance front room turns into a visitor bed room. The present breakfast room and pantry turn out to be a sitting room and front room. And the present visitor bed room turns into a house gymnasium with tools storage.
This ground plan is from Amanda. For this plan, a separate constructing is used for our residence gymnasium, linked to the toilet with a lined walkway. The present visitor bed room turns into our closet and laundry room. The present hallway lavatory turns into a half lavatory, leaving room within the hallway for a storage space for Matt’s tools. The entrance entry is moved to the entrance of the present breakfast room, and that leaves the entire present front room for use as a front room slightly than being multi-use as a front room and entryway. The present kitchen and breakfast room turn out to be a eating room or eating/TV room combo. A kitchen addition is added to the again of the present kitchen. And the pantry space turns into a visitor bed room, with the studio lavatory turning into a full lavatory for visitors.
This subsequent ground plan is from Jenny. This plan provides a house gymnasium behind our lavatory. The wall of the main bedroom is bumped again to permit room for a fireside, and the present visitor bed room turns into the closet. The wall between the present music room and kitchen is eliminated to create a household room, and the present breakfast room/sitting room and pantry turn out to be the kitchen. The storage closet within the studio turns into a laundry room.
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