1. Floor plan: open/semi-open, or separate rooms? I like rooms; my favorite design sensibility is pretty formal. I would consider adding an open "gathering space" when/if I expand my kitchen.
2. Master bedroom: upstairs or downstairs? Same floor as my child. Now that I'm older, I'd love a first floor Owners Suite. If it had a laundry closet, I'd do the happy dance in the cul de sac.
3. Downstairs bedroom/guest room? Doesn't matter to me, but my SIL has this. It was useful when my frail old MIL lived with them and again when their DD had some orthopedic surgeries. . They've since redone it into a Owners/MBR.
4. Basement: walkout or none? (regular or daylight basement not an option) Walkout.
5. Formal living and/or dining room? Yes. It's nice to have a pretty adult-centric space.
6. Bedrooms: hardwood or carpet? Carpet, though DS's allergist is a fan of hard surface flooring.
7. Screened porch vs. sunroom Depends on the climate. My SIL's 3 Season porch has panels and converts.
8. Interior door options: barn door or pocket? No opinion except that they make sense in the context of the design.
9. Two-story foyer and/or family room? No opinion.
10. Jack and Jill bath? Sure.
11. Full bathroom downstairs? (assume no other bedroom downstairs) Don't see the need.
12. Kitchen: island or peninsula? Big island. Preferably a continent
13. Ceiling height: 9 or 10 feet? Depends on the scale of the house
14. Windows: double-hung or single-hung? Double, but I really like casements.
Post by fivechickens on Jul 16, 2014 15:27:00 GMT -5
1. Open 2. Upstairs 3. No, don't like bedrooms on main level. 4. Regular 5. No 6. Carpet but prefer hardwood 7. Sunroom 8. Pocket 9. No 10. Yes 11. Basement, yes. Main living area, no just a half bath. 12. Island 13. 9' 14. Double hung
Please answer and share any opinions. Most are choices, some are yes or no questions.
1. Floor plan: open/semi-open, or separate rooms? separate formal rooms, connected informal rooms - so semi - open?
2. Master bedroom: upstairs or downstairs? Upstairs
3. Downstairs bedroom/guest room? Sure if there are enough other bedrooms upstairs. If I was looking for a 4 bdrm because I had 2 kids, and there were 3 bdrms upstairs, I'd be OK with another one down.
4. Basement: walkout or none? (regular or daylight basement not an option) Walkout
5. Formal living and/or dining room? Yes please.
6. Bedrooms: hardwood or carpet? hardwood
7. Screened porch vs. sunroom sunroom
8. Interior door options: barn door or pocket? pocket
9. Two-story foyer and/or family room? no
10. Jack and Jill bath? yes, but not off master or guest. OK as a 3rd bath option between kids rooms.
11. Full bathroom downstairs? (assume no other bedroom downstairs) No - half yes.
12. Kitchen: island or peninsula? island assuming there's enough space to walk around it.
13. Ceiling height: 9 or 10 feet? anything taller than 8
1. Floor plan: open/semi-open, or separate rooms? Open living spaces. I like a "great room" concept
2. Master bedroom: upstairs or downstairs? Down if this is a forever type house. You'll appreciate it later, unless you're putting in an elevator.
3. Downstairs bedroom/guest room? Yes, away from the master. Can also be an office if you don't have separate office space.
4. Basement: walkout or none? (regular or daylight basement not an option) Walkout; I miss our basement.
5. Formal living and/or dining room? Not necessary; ours is wasted space.
6. Bedrooms: hardwood or carpet? Carpet
7. Screened porch vs. sunroom Sunroom
8. Interior door options: barn door or pocket? Barn Door (depends on the room)
9. Two-story foyer and/or family room? Not necessarily but preferable to one-story; wasted space but seems roomier than a lower entry; I like the idea of a raised ceiling rather than a two-story.
10. Jack and Jill bath? If there are two kids, yeah.
11. Full bathroom downstairs? (assume no other bedroom downstairs) Yes, for future use if needed.
1. Floor plan: open/semi-open, or separate rooms? semi-open
2. Master bedroom: upstairs or downstairs? upstairs, assuming not a ranch/split level
3. Downstairs bedroom/guest room? yes
4. Basement: walkout or none? (regular or daylight basement not an option) walkout
5. Formal living and/or dining room? formal dining, meh on formal living room
6. Bedrooms: hardwood or carpet? hardwood
7. Screened porch vs. sunroom depends on climate, but sunroom probably
8. Interior door options: barn door or pocket? i like both
9. Two-story foyer and/or family room? prefer family room if it's a one or the other, two-story foyers are ok but a pain to paint/clean
10. Jack and Jill bath? meh
11. Full bathroom downstairs? (assume no other bedroom downstairs) no
12. Kitchen: island or peninsula? island, but it depends on layout
13. Ceiling height: 9 or 10 feet? wouldn't be a deciding factor for me
14. Windows: double-hung or single-hung? double
Ours is a split level with most BRs, LR/DR, K and two BA on the upper level; family room, one BR, family room, 1/2BA, utility/storage/laundry room and garage on the lower level (daylight/walkout).
I don't know if you're still reading these but I'm trying to avoid work so here goes:
1. Floor plan: open/semi-open, or separate rooms?
2. Master bedroom: upstairs or downstairs?
3. Downstairs bedroom/guest room? Yes
4. Basement: walkout or none? (regular or daylight basement not an option)
5. Formal living and/or dining room? Formal Dining Room yes but formal living room no (not necessary)
6. Bedrooms: hardwood or carpet?
7. Screened porch vs. sunroom I would like the breeze
8. Interior door options: barn door or pocket?
9. Two-story foyer and/or family room? Yes. I love that.
10. Jack and Jill bath? Ehhh maybe if it was between the kids' rooms. They're usually so congested with all the doors. Maybe with pocket doors would be better.
11. Full bathroom downstairs? (assume no other bedroom downstairs) Yes. I'd rather have too many fully functioning bathrooms than too few.
12. Kitchen: island or peninsula?
13. Ceiling height: 9 or 10 feet?
14. Windows: double-hung or single-hung? I don't care much about windows but double-hung are easier to clean.
Post by CajunShrimp on Jul 17, 2014 12:34:25 GMT -5
1. Floor plan: open/semi-open, or separate rooms? Semi-open 2. Master bedroom: upstairs or downstairs? Upstairs 3. Downstairs bedroom/guest room? yes please 4. Basement: walkout or none? (regular or daylight basement not an option) walkout 5. Formal living and/or dining room? Yes to dining room , no to living room 6. Bedrooms: hardwood or carpet? hardwood 7. Screened porch vs. sunroom Sunroom 8. Interior door options: barn door or pocket? pocket 9. Two-story foyer and/or family room? two story family room would be nice 10. Jack and Jill bath? I could live without it 11. Full bathroom downstairs? (assume no other bedroom downstairs) yes. Can't have enough bathrooms 12. Kitchen: island or peninsula? Island 13. Ceiling height: 9 or 10 feet? 10 14. Windows: double-hung or single-hung? double hung, baby