Speaking of big reaveals, pasted above is a "before and after" comparison of the old and new floor plans (a larger picture of the new floor plan is at the end of this blog). In the old home, when you first walked into the home, directly in front of you there was a staircase, a bedroom to the left, and hallway running to the kitchen.
You can see in the new floor plan drawing that now when you enter the room, you face the living room and are in a large open space from which you can see the kitchen, dining room and staircase.
The downstairs bathroom has been moved into the newest addition, which has been divided up from a single large space into three smaller spaces: a bedroom, a bathroom with laundry facility and the family room. We also added a back exit to the home, which has a double wide sliding glass door.
Upstairs, we started out with two small bedrooms. We took the original walls out and reconfigured the staircase to create a master bedroom suite. When you get to the top of the stairs, you enter a master befroom loft. There are two walk-in closets on the way to a nice sized master bathroom with a clawfoot tub (recovered from the original home and refurbished), a walk-in shower, and a linen cabinet, vanity and toilet. We'll post a more detailed diagram showing the bathroom and kitchen layouts pretty soon...
To create this new home layout, we considered how the home would look, feel and function for its new residents, and we're really happy with how it has turned out. This layout is the final result after many draft designs, consultations, and walk-throughs. Big thanks to all those who gave their two cents (or much more than that), particularly Peter and Henry, and also Jenn, Lisa, Matt, Jess, Andrea and Dennis!
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