Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 12, 2012 6:47 pm Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53492 Blog: http://destinationtranmere.blogspot.com/ Re: DestinationTranmere 8Jan 13, 2012 4:53 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: DestinationTranmere 10Jan 13, 2012 5:51 pm For the vanity being in view from the family room - how about putting a short wall in the family room off the bedroom wall - could do one on the other side too - with a bulkhead? Are those windows at the back of the garage? (why?) put storage under them? If you come out of B1 to go to the master bathroom, can you be seen thru the window on that right hand wall past the stairs (haven't read your blog - how close or how high are the neighbours?). I wouldn't want to walk thru the kitchen and scullery to the laundry - could you turn the WC and bathroom 90 degrees and put the laundry with them? Push the guest bedroom to the left...... Re: DestinationTranmere 11Jan 13, 2012 6:05 pm Gorgeous house. I have one suggestion for the storage upstairs. I don't think I'd like having storage off the toilet - is that your upstairs linen closet? I'd have the door to this opening on the other side, in the bedroom entrance area (since that area is so large.) You could also then extend it so it runs level with the wall of the WIR and make it a double door. It'd be much easier to access than having to go out the bedroom door, through the bathroom & into the toilet. Just my 2 cents (although probably with inflation we should change that expression to just my $5 ) Also if you did move the laundry as planfan has suggested you could add a laundry shoot from upstairs. Michael Built Carlisle Atlantique 36 Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50256 Re: DestinationTranmere 12Jan 13, 2012 6:16 pm I like the idea of moving the laundry, and the laundry shoot. I always wanted one but couldnt fit it into my design.. If you did that, you could add more windows to the dining area, and open it up onto that deck/outdoor area a little more. Or extend the pantry! Blog: http://matt-and-jo.blogspot.com.au/ Purchased Block: August 2011, Block Settled: Dec, 2011 Contract Signed: 28/6/12, Site Works Started: 9/11/12 Re: DestinationTranmere 13Jan 13, 2012 6:24 pm Deemaree Hi there DT ( thanks gogo for the heads up! ), Loving most of the plan myself-I'd look at a cavity slider (pocket door) to that powder room area. Also, if you keep the staircase enclosed it will help with heating the house-which I assume will be important in your neck of the woods! Therefore you will retain that storage down stairs.. Another option to add storage would be to "bump" the window out which is between the guest bedroom/garage and enclose that as storage ( you could then keep your staircase open if you really want to)- IMO you need to have both sections of storage near the guest room as wardrobe space for the guest room for maximum value. Thanks Gogo and Dee! I had considered bumping that wall out for storage and I take your point about the guest room cupboard. I think I'll just have to go for the bump! I'm leaning back towards enclosing the stairs, thanks for the advice! That will allow me to pull the entry back in a little too and have a handy little wall at the end of the stairs under the landing with a little bit of storage, key hanging et all and a decent cupboard under the stairs accessed from the side. What do you think? Re: DestinationTranmere 14Jan 13, 2012 6:37 pm MmmmBalf Gorgeous house. I have one suggestion for the storage upstairs. I don't think I'd like having storage off the toilet - is that your upstairs linen closet? I'd have the door to this opening on the other side, in the bedroom entrance area (since that area is so large.) You could also then extend it so it runs level with the wall of the WIR and make it a double door. It'd be much easier to access than having to go out the bedroom door, through the bathroom & into the toilet. Just my 2 cents (although probably with inflation we should change that expression to just my $5 ) Also if you did move the laundry as planfan has suggested you could add a laundry shoot from upstairs. Michael Thanks Michael, That cupboard in the loo is actually a magazine cupboard ... I have a terrible habit of reading on the loo and my wife hates the magazines on the floor (or in the wall rack) so I decided to build in a place to hide them. It will no doubt also include some bulk loo paper storage, one of my other terrible habits is buying in bulk and driving my poor wife mad) .... The wall unit next to that, in the bathroom will have room for a few extra towels, but the main upstairs linen will be right next to that cupboard in the loo, but accessible from the WIR side as you suggested. Lots of my previous designs have incorperated a laundry chute. I've always loved that idea. I haven't managed to incorperate in this design because we've become pretty fixated with keeping the laundry up in that NE corner. The lay of the land and a rough sandstone retaining wall up there make it feel like the ideal spot to have a washing line. Finding somewhere to put the line that doesn't stand out like dogs balls from one or other of the street frontages is a challenge in our case! We did have a variation with the laundry ajoining the family room, in the end we gave up on it because of the above and because it made the back door right next to the front door on the wrong side if that makes any sense! Cheers, Jon Re: DestinationTranmere 15Jan 13, 2012 7:14 pm I like planfan's suggestion about the wall with bulkhead in the family room-by doing that it will allow the light through and clearly define what will be a throughway anyway..and the wall against the bathroom could become a fantastic place for either feature artwork or family gallery of photos.. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: DestinationTranmere 16Jan 13, 2012 8:04 pm Deemaree I like planfan's suggestion about the wall with bulkhead in the family room-by doing that it will allow the light through and clearly define what will be a throughway anyway..and the wall against the bathroom could become a fantastic place for either feature artwork or family gallery of photos.. I am liking the idea of extending the bedroom wall to define the hall a bit better and provide the privacy to the powder room but I'm not clear on where planfan is envisioning the bulkhead, are we talking against the bedroom/family room wall or across the hall bit of the family room? Am I right in thinking a bulkhead is lowered ceiling? Excuse my ignorance! Re: DestinationTranmere 17Jan 13, 2012 8:09 pm If you imagine a wall running from the bedroom across to where the bottom of the stairs is-then a big "cutout" say 1800mm wide x 2100mm high totally boxed in and plastered..... does that help? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: DestinationTranmere 18Jan 13, 2012 9:54 pm Ok I get it, we prefer the idea of the family room and the view opening up as much as possible. You can get an idea of the view out the window in this pic. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ As you rightly point out it does define the hall as a hall! You've got me thinking! Thanks for the input! Re: DestinationTranmere 19Jan 13, 2012 9:58 pm I am so envious of what you are able to whip together in that software... 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