My mom and I had so much fun sitting at lunch yesterday (until 4:00pm) looking at and discussing the floor plans some of you submitted. I’m pretty sure we talked about every single possibility that exists, and there were some really creative ideas.
I was right when I said in yesterday’s post that I needed help getting out of my tunnel vision. And this whole exercise of seeing actual floor plans submitted by other people, and seeing how others envision the possibilities for our house, really helped me start thinking outside the box.
I’m not at a point where I can say, “This is the plan!” I haven’t even shown Matt any of the plans that were submitted, and I’m still thinking through various possibilities. I want to take my time rather than rushing into a decision. And I’ve got plenty of ideas to chew on now.
What I found interesting is that the ideas seemed to fall into two broad categories. The first category of plans required a large rectangle-shaped addition on the back of the house. The second category of plans required two separate additions, one on each side of the back of the house, with a deck or patio area between those two additions. So let me show you all of the submissions so far. And if you wanted to submit an idea, but haven’t had time yet, please go ahead and send it to me! Nothing is set in stone at this point.
First, let me remind you of what our floor plan looks like right now, with the sunroom and tiny bathroom removed since those are going to be torn down no matter what.
This plan was submitted by Becca, and the plan shows one single large addition on the back of the house. Behind the master bathroom is a home gym. Next to that is a laundry room. And next to that (and behind the kitchen and music room) is a large living room. The current guest bedroom would be turned into a large master closet, and the current living room would be turned into the dining room.
This plan comes from Becky, and it also has the single large rectangle addition on the back. The concept is very similar, with the new back addition housing a workout area and master closet behind the current master bathroom, a laundry room next to that, and a dining room behind the current kitchen and music room.
This next one is also from Becky, and instead of a large room behind the current music room and kitchen, this plan allows for an expansion of the current kitchen and a rear entry.
This next floor plan is from Jennifer. It also has a large rectangle addition on the back to include a closet and laundry combination, an exercise room, and a living room. The current living room becomes a dining room, and the kitchen expands into the current breakfast room/sitting room.
This next floor plan comes from Charity, and it also has a single addition on the back, although it’s two different sized rectangles rather than one large rectangle. Behind our bathroom would be a home gym. The addition behind the current music room and kitchen would be a family room and dining area. The current living room becomes a TV room. The kitchen expands into the current breakfast room/sitting room. And the current guest bedroom becomes a closet. This floor plan also has two small areas marked area #1 and area #2. Charity suggests that those can be used as storage and laundry
Next up is the first of the two-addition floor plan. This one from Nick has a workout room added to the back of our bathroom, a family room added to the back of the music room, and a pantry behind the kitchen. The patio/deck sits between the workout room and the family room with a curvy design on the back. The current breakfast room and pantry become a dining room. The guest bedroom becomes a large closet. The hallway bathroom becomes the laundry room. And the half bathroom in my studio becomes the full guest bathroom.
This is also from Nick, with a few minor changes. On this floor plan, the workout room and the closet have flipped places.
And finally, this one is from Teri. This one also has two separate additions with a patio area in between. The addition behind the bathrooms includes an exercise room, large closet, and laundry room. And on the other side is the galley kitchen addition I had planned.
I love aspects of all of these! Thank you so much to each of you who took the time to draw up these plans and send them to me. I plan to sit down with Matt this weekend and go over all of them in excruciating detail. 😀 Thank y’all again! This was a very fun experiment. If you still want to submit a plan, please do so! And if you submitted a plan and don’t see it above, that means I didn’t get it, so please send it again. As I get new ones, I’ll add them to this post.
Update: More ideas!
This floor plan is from Monica. I haven’t had much time to really study it yet, but it looks really interesting! It’s kind of a hybrid between the one addition and two separate additions with breezeway connecting the two new sections.
Monica also sent this revised floor plan that shows the wall between the dining area and the family room removed to open those room up to each other.
This next floor plan is from Arlene. The concept is very similar to a couple of others with a large rectangle addition on the back of the house to include a closet, exercise and laundry room, and family room. This plan includes a banquette with corner windows, and shows traffic patterns from room to room.
This floor plan is from Joleen, and it includes a rectangle addition on the back of the house with a combined closet and laundry area, exercise room, and sitting room. The current breakfast room/sitting would become the kitchen. The current kitchen would become the dining room. And the current living room would be enlarged to provide more of a large family room for us.
The next floor plan is from Maureen. This plan has a home gym, guest bedroom, and living room in a rectangle addition on the back of the house. The current hallway bathroom would become a Jack and Jill bathroom accessible from the hallway and the guest bedroom. The current guest bedroom could become the combined closet and laundry room. The kitchen would be expanded into the current breakfast room/sitting room. And the front living room would become the dining room.
This floor plan is from Christina. This floor plan moves our front door out of the living room, and creates an entry where the current front windows of the breakfast room are. The current guest bedroom becomes our home gym. An addition allows for a new large closet and a guest bedroom. The current hallway bathroom is expanded to allow for a small hallway with doors into the guest bedroom and guest bathroom. The kitchen is expanded so that it squares up with the back wall of the current pantry. And the back part of the current breakfast room/sitting room/pantry area becomes a dining room.
The next floor plan is from M. This floor plan squares up the front of the current breakfast room with the front of the living room, and moves the front door over to the right so that it’s not directly into the living room. The current kitchen becomes the dining room. The current breakfast room becomes the kitchen. And then an addition on the back of the house includes a closet, laundry room, and workout room. The door to the master bedroom is bumped out to create a nook for storage of items like the Hoyer lift.
This next floor plan is from MJ. This floor plan includes an addition on the back of the house that includes a workout room with a laundry area, a guest bedroom, and a kitchen. The current hallway bathroom is extended more into the hallway to make room for access into the guest bedroom. The current guest bedroom becomes a closet and storage, with some changes to the position of the walls. And the current kitchen becomes the dining room.
This next floor plan is from Diana, who happens to be an interior designer who specializes in space planning. This floor plan also squares up the front of the current breakfast room/sitting room with the front of the living room, creates a proper foyer at the front door, and moves the living room over to occupy what is currently the living room and what would be the squared up front of the current breakfast room. The current breakfast room/sitting room and pantry would become the kitchen. the current kitchen would become the dining room. The hallway bathroom is bumped out further into the hallway, creating a little hallway entrance on the other side. And an addition on the back of the house would include a multi-purpose exercise room that could be converted into a guest bedroom with the use of a Murphy bed.
The next floor plan is from Lora. This plan has a large rectangle addition on the back of the house for a big master bedroom that includes a sitting area. The home gym would stay where it has been for the last year-and-a-half. The current guest bedroom would be opened up to the entryway to be used as a living room. The current living room would become a dining room. The current hallway bathroom would become a combined closet and laundry area. And the current studio half bathroom would be turned into a full bathroom. This plan eliminates all of the wasted space in the current hallway.
The next floor plan is from Lori. This plan has an addition with a workout area, a family room, and a hallway with French doors connecting the rooms. The current breakfast room/sitting room and pantry become the kitchen. The current kitchen becomes the dining room. The current living room is walled off to form a multi-functional TV room with a Murphy bed that could serve as a guest bedroom. The door to the guest bathroom moves to the music room, and there’s space carved out of the hallway for a storage closet.
This floor plan is from Becky. The plan has an addition on the back of the house that includes a laundry room, guest bedroom with closet, and a living room. The entrance to the hallway bathroom moved to the other side of the bathroom, and a closet is built where the current hallway bathroom entrance is. The current guest bedroom is used as a home gym and a closet. The current living room is turned into the dining room. And the kitchen is expanded into the current breakfast room/sitting room.
The next floor plan is from Polly. It has a much smaller addition on the back that includes a closet on one end and a laundry room/utility room on the other. The music room becomes a dining room. The kitchen stays in its current place. The front living room becomes a guest bedroom. The current breakfast room and pantry become a sitting room and living room. And the current guest bedroom becomes a home gym with equipment storage.
This floor plan is from Amanda. For this plan, a separate building is used for our home gym, connected to the bathroom with a covered walkway. The current guest bedroom becomes our closet and laundry room. The current hallway bathroom becomes a half bathroom, leaving room in the hallway for a storage area for Matt’s equipment. The front entry is moved to the front of the current breakfast room, and that leaves all of the current living room to be used as a living room rather than being multi-use as a living room and entryway. The current kitchen and breakfast room become a dining room or dining/TV room combo. A kitchen addition is added to the back of the current kitchen. And the pantry area becomes a guest bedroom, with the studio bathroom becoming a full bathroom for guests.
This next floor plan is from Jenny. This plan adds a home gym behind our bathroom. The wall of the master bedroom is bumped back to allow room for a fireplace, and the current guest bedroom becomes the closet. The wall between the current music room and kitchen is removed to create a family room, and the current breakfast room/sitting room and pantry become the kitchen. The storage closet in the studio becomes a laundry room.
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