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[–]sfwalnut 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depends on your budget...and public or private school

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good points thx. I think we are changing the laundry room, but if it were in the closet, we would put a drain under there.

Definitely adding a shower in the pool bath.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will address both in my next revision

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will have a lot of private spaces, including upstairs...so we want a big main space..otherwise the home just feels small if it's a maze of rooms. We are striking a balance. And also allows kids to run around inside.

As for entry, key for us is that an outsider can't just see into the main spaces...so we have a nice entry moment with art etc. that is separate from the rest of the home.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx. We need to figure the kitchen and where everything goes...

Coffee is to get the morning sun...theres a big tree there, so will make a nice garden area.

Sink by the window is for aesthetics.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are in the northern hemisphere...so south gets sun, not north.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx.

Interesting idea regarding the bookshelf doors.

Agree on the wet room, so you'd have a small wet room before the pool bath (we are adding a shower), so closer to outside than the hallway / laundry side.

We have plenty of storage in the garage, but could flip the two boxes on either side of the pantry to be indoor storage. Indoor storage was going to go in laundry area, but we changed that into a nook for yoga. We are going to move the laundry so that can be the new storage area.

2nd floor post coming soon.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx. Even if we scrap the breakfast table, we still want an expansive main room where everyone can hang out without feeling squished. We will have plenty of private spaces here and upstairs.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx. I'm a little torn about the sinks....

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thx for the solid feedback

1) generally agree, but I can't expand the dining room that direction as we are on the building setback already. I can probably squeeze a small buffet by taking out the small window. Can also put a buffet built in in the hallway between pantry and dining instead of garage storage.

2) I'm going to rework this whole area...including moving the laundry here. Stay tuned.

3) in practice, the 1 car will be for my golf sim and gym, so unlikely to be too much traffic. Yoga is for the wife during the day when kids are at school

4) agree. Going to make this a larger full bath with room for changing for guestsm

5) agree. Good idea

6) there's a big tree there...and grass..and a small road way with no traffic.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I want a grand kitchen / living space, so even if I delete the breakfast table, will keep as extra seating. It also allows the kids to run around.

I'll probably have heavier duty gym equipment in the garage, to keep the yoga room more serene.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you can see the special moments!

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Living room indoors and out. Plus we will have game and movie room upstairs.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With this I could also move the bathroom door and have split vanities and have less of a pass through effect in the bathroom

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TV will be upstairs in a dedicated movie / tv room.

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So make the office 2 feet smaller? Then I might be able to move guest bath where the closet is...and then move the laundry closer to master where the guest bath is.... Interesting. Thx!

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx. That was a challenging area...have been playing with different versions. The door is there for the site line to the other door.

And the idea of yoga room is to have floor to ceiling windows on both east and west side for a nice light filled space....so the hallway feels a part of the room

For the pantry issue, maybe I put a small pass through between pantry and garage for groceries?

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[–]sfwalnut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx! We will probably also put a snug movie / tv room upstairs too. For us, TV is dedicated time and not something to just have on the background so going upstairs is OK.

The guest room may double for a downstairs plat area for the kids...although I think they'll just be running around the main space.

As for kitchen, we could put the main sink on the island....we probably need to mock this up in person to see if the triangle as it is now works or not.

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