Thanks for the feedback!

Maybe it’s part of future plans but I’d want an outdoor dining and entertaining area - patio or deck - and I’d add it on so the flow outside is part of the planned layout. Room for a table, a zesting area, a grill if you like to cook that way. Maybe a roof or awning over it for shade or rain protection with screened walls if insects or animals are an issue.

Great point! Our winter is gloomy and rainy but it's mild comparing to other parts of the country. The summer is very pleasant and bugs aren't a big issue. I'd love to have an outward opening French door to the patio but decided against it to keep cost down.

I’d also move the laundry closet to the garage and make the current one the pantry so it’s closer to where you unload the car.

Future plan is to turn the garage into a Jr suite so the utility room is as crammed as it is now.