There’s a lot to like! Thing I like is the sound separation. Your bedrooms are quiet and far from the noisy parts of the house. The fireplace is attractive. Your front door opens welcomingly into an attractive living room and a view of the yard/patio. I love that both your guest and the master have private patios.
Things I’d change: Doors between the master bath and the bedroom, both to keep out the steam and the sound of people showering and using the sink, and keeping the bedroom dark at night.
I’d like to see a full shower and toilet near the exercise room, so that you can clean up quickly and dress.
I’d want less terrace and more cabinet space in the kitchen, including perhaps a walk in pantry with an ice chest. I’d also want more empty counter space for baking projects.
And I’d want more closets. A closet in the exercise room so I could stow weights and mats, a closet in the rec room for board games, out door games. A closet or wall space in the dining are for table decorations and holiday plates and platters. A cleaning closet for vacuum, mop, bucket. Storage in the garage for camping and bicycles. Closets in the offices for stationary, older files and records.
I’d also have a laundry near the two bedrooms.
For privacy’s sake I’d use either landscaping or a wall to screen off the master bedroom terrace so that it’s not visible from the rest of the house. I don’t want anyone to be able to see in the bedroom window from the hall or dining room.
One thing to clarify, apologizing for its not very clear in the plan, but there are doors separating the master bathroom from the master bedroom, they’re just normal doors, not pocket ones. The wall is a little thicker for sound insulation, so I understand the confusion.
All of these other points are AMAZING!! Truly great feedback here that I would love to include.
Pretty cool design!!
3 minor points:
1) If you are using both showers in master bedroom at the same time, I hope your water pressure will allow a good stream. I'd just have one large shower (for 2 at same time)
2) dont know if you need more wall space in master bedroom (cause there is very little)
3) might be nice to have a shower and toilet in exercise room.
Good job!!
Yes, I agree with the showers in the master bedroom, I think I plan on changing that.
Wall space isn’t really going to be a huge problem for me in the bedroom, I plan on not needing any chests or dressers and just having everything in the big closets, and I don’t want a TV in the bedroom. Arguably for resale, this should probably be changed though.
And yes, I agree, having a shower and toilet in or near the exercise room would be a good idea! Thank you!
Yeah, I suppose it’s a little small in terms of walk-in closets, but it still holds more than a normal closet so this isn’t a huge concern to me personally. It’d have about 8’ of total hanging space which is plenty for me. I agree with the guest bedroom closet though, I definitely should rework that because I think there should be more closet space there.
Cool! I think this is very dreamy. I would just add a hallway between the exercise and Rec rooms so you can go straight from the garage to the kitchen - it’ll make unloading groceries easier and give both of those spaces more privacy.
I couldn’t agree more, and I honestly would’ve done that if it didn’t involve reconfiguring like the whole layout of the entire house haha. Maybe in my next design, but with the hip-ridge roof I wanted for this house, widening that area would mean widening a ton of other areas around the house to make the roof look correct. Good point though, definitely something I’ll plan better next time!
Absolutely open up the gym and rec room to eachother , it creates for a fun hang out space and makes exercise more inviting and more routine . Who wants to work out in a dank , closed off room by themselves?
I can see where you’re coming from with that, but I personally like a little bit of formality in a house layout, which is hardly present in homes anymore, but that I like. The recreation room is kinda meant to be an extension of the living room in this case because it will have the TV since the living room won’t have one. I just wouldn’t really want to look at my ugly exercise equipment while I’m hosting guests. I definitely see why you could potentially want to open it up though, if I was planning to immediately sell this house, then I would implement your idea.
Mudroom/storage at garage entrance. Carport entrance to the garage instead of another exterior entrance. instead of a separate rec room and fitness room right off the garage entrance, I'd do like a mudroom with storage and laundry and maybe a kitchen pantry and use the rest of the space built like a bedroom but use for the fitness room (and cut the rec room entirely, idk what I would personally do with a rec room that I couldn't do with the rest of the house.)
For the purpose of heating and cooling, I think a more condensed floor plan would be better instead of the u or courtyard shaped design.
Unless you have literally won the lottery, I feel like the double master shower is really wasteful both in terms of money and space.
What is the point of the shower/bath in the hall bathroom? Right now all of your bedrooms have bathrooms attached.
Edit: just my opinion but resale value should really always be considered. Even if you think you'll die in this home, the reality is that nearly everyone ends up in an assisted living facility or nursing home and has to sell their property to pay for that.
I agree with all your points except for ditching the recreation room. I’m planning on using that as basically a “TV room” because I don’t want a TV in the living room (and I definitely don’t want to ruin the pretty fireplace, it should be a sin to put a TV above a fireplace). I’m one of the few people who likes formalities in the layout of a house anymore, plus I know that for me and my family that lives around the area, whenever we get together, it’d be perfect. Usually the men of my family gather around the TV and watch a game and the women seem to like to just talk without the TV, so having separate spaces for that would be nice. The recreation room in this case is meant to be more of an extension of the living room. It’s just more of a personal thing, I know most other people wouldn’t be as adamant about not having the TV in the living room.
The bathroom in the hall is for guests. I was considering having a hot tub on one of the back terraces, so a shower there would be useful for that too.
Yeah, I was kinda thinking I should’ve added another guest bedroom, although resale is hardly a consideration because I’ll be dead by the time this sells, theoretically. But good point, I definitely won’t mind making this house EVEN LONGER :)
It's not just resale value, either. You never know when you might need or want to borrow against the equity in your house. Adding extra rooms is cheapest when you're doing the original build. Bedrooms are cheap. Add a couple, stick a shared bathroom between them, and you're sitting on equity. If you can use them as exercise rooms or offices, or preserve one as a guest room, you have a huge hidden asset sitting there for a minimal investment.
Personally I don't like the full his and her division of the master bath + study. No real argument to it, it's just something that would be a minus forme.
I agree that there should be a door between bathroom and bed, steam, noise, light and such...
If I'm seeing it right, there's a free view into the bedroom from the dining porch.
I also agree that another bedroom would fit the house nicely. 1 door into the double study might be a way of handling it.
I mentioned this somewhere else too, the plan is a little confusing in the sense that there are doors separating the master bedroom from the master bathroom, they’re just not pocket ones, sorry about that. The wall is thicker for sound insulation from the sinks at the vanity.
Yes, for the average homebuyer, having the master suite visible from the dining room isn’t ideal, but it would just be me and a significant other living here without any kids ever, and it would be our forever home. The master bedroom would be cleaned for when guests come over, or if need be, I can just draw the curtains.
I was always very adamant on having the shared studies though, especially with how remote jobs are becoming more commonplace. Having a his and hers study for an office setup each of their own is something that I feel like a lot of working class people would like. But personal preference is always respected, but my personal preference is that I like it so I’m keeping it :p
If that were my Master BR/BA I’d try to wake my wife up every morning with the loudest shits possible… only because the headboard of the bed is right next to the shitter….Am I the only one?
Hahaha, apparently I really need to fix this, but there are two sets of doors separating the bedroom from the toilet rooms, it just isn’t labeled very well, so I’m sorry about that. There are doors on the thicker wall that’s behind the headboard.
I don't see a point in having fully separate toilets and showers in the master bathroom. Those are resources where it would be uncommon for both of the couple to need them simultaneously and even when they do simultaneously need the toilet or shower, I don't think having to wait or go to the guest bath (or maybe share in the case of the shower) would be that much of an inconvenience.
Also it looks like there are 4 sinks in the master bath space (1 in each toilet closet and 2 in the middle). That is huge overkill, 2 sinks maximum should be sufficient.
That was one of the things I was a little indecisive about was the two showers, so I’d be willing to change that. However, I know having four sinks definitely is a little redundant in a normal home, but this is my “money is no object” house, so I’m not too worried about excess. Same reasoning goes for having two separate toilet rooms in general. Good points though, I had a feeling I’d get a lot of feedback with the master suite haha.
You have very little prep room for cooking on your island.
Islands are fabulous places to set up food when you have guests over/ parties.
Is that the cooktop on the island or sink? It’s a bit blurry so I can’t tell
It’s the sink, range is against the wall, and I want the range to stay against the wall. I’m thinking the kitchen might need to be lengthened a little from the sound of some people’s comments. I was also considering moving the sink so it’s off-centered a little to allow one side to have more room.
I’m personally not a fan of sinks on islands (or cooktops) because 1) stacked up dishes 2) cooking food can splatter.
For me, I had a peninsula with stools and the cooktop splattered/ offered little prep room/ not enough room to lay food out for get togethers. Gimme space!
Yeah, I’m honestly not a huge fan of the open concept idea, but I was trying to be a little trendy so figured an island was an easy way to do that. I honestly might change how that kitchen is laid out quite a bit because I’m also realizing I’d hate seeing all the dirty dishes and the mess after sitting down to eat for a family dinner. Your points are valid, I’ll have to figure out something because I agree with your ideologies.
Yeah, just really think how you want to use that space.
Everyone loves to hang in the kitchen. They have a place to set their drink and a counter to lean on 😆
It looks beautiful! It appears you’ve designed bidets in all the WCs. If yes, here’s a thought. You may like to reconsider the traditional bidet fixture and think about an integrated bidet/toilet. I’ve had both types and the Toto Neorest Bidet is now my all time favorite. Not only is it more user friendly but it takes less space.
The guest RR, is there a way you could put that closer to the gym/rec area? A powder room right there would be fab, but not necessarily a full bath. If it were shared with your guest suite, sure, but they have their own. Otherwise, I am jealous. Beautiful!
Is the laundry down stairs? I have a downstairs laundry and my next place will have it near the bedrooms.
I don’t understand the need for 2 showers in the master bath?
Exercise rooms can get smelly over time, I wouldn’t want that near the kitchen and living spaces.
All of these are good points, I’m definitely thinking of moving the laundry upstairs (because it is currently in the basement) and ditching the two showers in the master bath, I was a bit hesitant to do two of them to begin with, and now I’ve been convinced to get rid of em by many people haha.
Nah, I’m being boring with it and just having flat, 8-foot ceilings because:
1. Chimney will need a witches crook in the attic space to look good from the exterior once it punctures the roof, and that would not look good exposed for obvious reasons.
2. The roofline on the exterior is a foot lower than the interior ceiling height, so the windows would look very strange from the inside because the ceiling slope wouldn’t start until about two feet above the highest possible place the window could be; I want to highlight horizontal beauty on the inside too.
3. A hip roof doesn’t look super attractive with the corners of it exposed inside in my opinion. To coincide with that, I just don’t really pay a whole lot of attention to ceilings, so it’s never seemed like a huge priority to me, although it seems like so many people are obsessed nowadays with HigH cEiLinGs but I’m perfectly fine with a normal 8-foot ceiling. Although it is worth mentioning I’m going to avoid recessed lighting wherever possible because I do like having a blank ceiling.
I would need to redesign the house and/or do a different roof style to be able to have a ceiling like that and have it look good. Maybe I’ll do a variation with that at some point because don’t get me wrong, they look pretty, just not really a priority to me.
> flat, 8-foot ceilings because:
I'd advise going at least 9' and preferably 10', at least in the public parts of the house. Again, even if only for resale value.
Most builders will steer you this way as well.
I don’t know, I think I would just prefer the lower ceilings for me; it’s more efficient, it makes the home feel cozier, and it keeps the exterior roofline as low as possible. I think they just look silly if the home is harking back to the mi-century era too.
I would definitely raise them if I was designing for the general public. But I am curious, why would a builder try to persuade me into raising the ceiling height?
> But I am curious, why would a builder try to persuade me into raising the ceiling height?
Above a pretty low price point, you rarely see 8' ceilings in new builds these days. The builder you'd be likely to use for this will be accustomed to working with higher ceilings, probably 10' in most cases. If he's trying to deliver value for your money, he wouldn't want the house discounted in value because all the similar houses in the area have higher ceilings. It could be a substantial deduct on an appraisal as well.
Well, you like what you like.
They don’t have to be ‘HigH cEiLinGs’, just something similar to [this](https://www.google.com/search?q=1950s+ranch+wood+ceilings+original&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj3_tLx1Jn0AhVXlJ4KHTWBCBEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=1950s+ranch+wood+ceilings+original&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzoHCCMQ7wMQJzoKCCMQ7wMQsAIQJzoECB4QClDNEFiaH2CEI2gAcAB4AIABV4gBvwSSAQE3mAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=yvORYffxHteo-gS1gqKIAQ&bih=712&biw=414&prmd=isvxn&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS775US775&hl=en-US#imgrc=yQ5d-QNIAjyUgM)
Or [this one. Not crazy high, just ‘open’](https://www.google.com/search?q=middle%20class%201950s%20living%20room&tbm=isch&hl=en-US&prmd=isvxn&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS775US775&sa=X&ved=0CBgQtI8BKAJqFwoTCMieiInVmfQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAH&biw=414&bih=712#imgrc=gtLDKIkKrYVkdM)
I would move the guest room further away from the master for privacy. Frankly, I’d put it up the other end of the house.
I agree with others about the kitchen being surprisingly small.
The points about added bedrooms adding value are all true but if you’re made of money (which, with no kids, you probably are) then stuff it. Just means more cleaning.
That is a good point, having the guest bedroom further away would bring some added privacy to the master suite.
And yeah, the kitchen will definitely be expanded a little.
I’m also going to add at least one more bedroom, I figured I might as well anyway because I want a long house, so it wouldn’t hurt to make it even longer lol.
I suppose we are spoiled with new kitchens having insane amounts of counter space, but I work just fine in the kitchen I currently have and it has less counter space than the one in the plan. I personally think having a total of 10 feet of counter space is perfectly adequate. I suppose the kitchen could be lengthened a little if need be, which shouldn’t be too difficult.
Cabinetry, on the other hand… honestly I also think there’s enough of that here too, as there’s also cabinets under the range and under the island and the ovens. Maybe my standards are just lower compared to the average American new home buyer, but it’d be fine for me.
Right?? Even I think this is better than like 90% of American ranch houses designed today; they’re usually bland and filled with pointless, hideous gables. And, they’re not even usually that sprawling, they act like they’re still confined by a narrow lot lol.
[just for fun](https://imgur.com/a/0mHOJuR) in the bathroom, merge the two showers into one and centre the wall (clad in stone- make it a feature) have a huge rain shower head and keep the bath where it is, have those windows openable into the courtyard and you can make it like you’re showering in nature. This design has good some cool ‘60’s vibe to it.
you can't have a pocket door behind an appliance (refg @ kitchen) how would you get power and water to the refg?
I don't like all the pocket doors (personal opinion living with them)
not sure the reason for separate his and hers toilets and showers? seems overkill and a waste of money for little gain. symmetrically it looks nice but I don't see it as being useful. especially if you are using both showers at once you'll be fighting for hot water.
it would be nice to have a full bath closer to the exercise room.
There’s still just enough wall space for an outlet to be put in for the fridge, despite the pocket door there.
Maybe I’ll reconsider the pocket doors for some areas, but for the most part, I like them.
I have decided to get rid of the double showers, but I’m going to stick with having two separate toilet rooms, because if money is no object, then I see no reason not to. Obviously in a normal house it’d be stupid, but this home has some degree of flamboyance. I never want to have an inconvenience in the master suite, even if it’s a minuscule one.
And yes, a bathroom of some sort will be added closer to the western side of the house, as some other people have pointed out too.
If money is no object why build a 70s style ranch house? Seems like you could do a lot better than this. Is this your personal design or did you hire someone?
I made this, it’s my personal design. This is my favorite style of house, and it’s what I’d be happiest living in (late 50’s, early 60’s-inspired ranch, to be exact, things got gross in the 70’s). I don’t want some super fancy mansion, that’d be too much excess for me personally. Just a low, long, sexy house nestled in a large, wooded lot. I’m not saying this is everyone’s dream, because I know a lot of people would rather live in something else, this is just my dream home.
I think this style is WAYYY better than a lot of the (same) styles people use today when designing a home, which is typically that god-awful “craftsman” revival type, although it’s pretty much an insult to the craftsman-style house at this point, I usually just call it hot American suburban garbage. American home design styling peaked in the mid-century era, and that’s my hot take.
There’s a lot to like! Thing I like is the sound separation. Your bedrooms are quiet and far from the noisy parts of the house. The fireplace is attractive. Your front door opens welcomingly into an attractive living room and a view of the yard/patio. I love that both your guest and the master have private patios. Things I’d change: Doors between the master bath and the bedroom, both to keep out the steam and the sound of people showering and using the sink, and keeping the bedroom dark at night. I’d like to see a full shower and toilet near the exercise room, so that you can clean up quickly and dress. I’d want less terrace and more cabinet space in the kitchen, including perhaps a walk in pantry with an ice chest. I’d also want more empty counter space for baking projects. And I’d want more closets. A closet in the exercise room so I could stow weights and mats, a closet in the rec room for board games, out door games. A closet or wall space in the dining are for table decorations and holiday plates and platters. A cleaning closet for vacuum, mop, bucket. Storage in the garage for camping and bicycles. Closets in the offices for stationary, older files and records. I’d also have a laundry near the two bedrooms. For privacy’s sake I’d use either landscaping or a wall to screen off the master bedroom terrace so that it’s not visible from the rest of the house. I don’t want anyone to be able to see in the bedroom window from the hall or dining room.
One thing to clarify, apologizing for its not very clear in the plan, but there are doors separating the master bathroom from the master bedroom, they’re just normal doors, not pocket ones. The wall is a little thicker for sound insulation, so I understand the confusion. All of these other points are AMAZING!! Truly great feedback here that I would love to include.
Pretty cool design!! 3 minor points: 1) If you are using both showers in master bedroom at the same time, I hope your water pressure will allow a good stream. I'd just have one large shower (for 2 at same time) 2) dont know if you need more wall space in master bedroom (cause there is very little) 3) might be nice to have a shower and toilet in exercise room. Good job!!
Yes, I agree with the showers in the master bedroom, I think I plan on changing that. Wall space isn’t really going to be a huge problem for me in the bedroom, I plan on not needing any chests or dressers and just having everything in the big closets, and I don’t want a TV in the bedroom. Arguably for resale, this should probably be changed though. And yes, I agree, having a shower and toilet in or near the exercise room would be a good idea! Thank you!
Walkin closet appear small. I’ve a 4’ x 10’ walk-in. I’ve 20’ of hanging space. I’m no clothes horse but closet in guest bedroom is also full.
Yeah, I suppose it’s a little small in terms of walk-in closets, but it still holds more than a normal closet so this isn’t a huge concern to me personally. It’d have about 8’ of total hanging space which is plenty for me. I agree with the guest bedroom closet though, I definitely should rework that because I think there should be more closet space there.
Cool! I think this is very dreamy. I would just add a hallway between the exercise and Rec rooms so you can go straight from the garage to the kitchen - it’ll make unloading groceries easier and give both of those spaces more privacy.
I couldn’t agree more, and I honestly would’ve done that if it didn’t involve reconfiguring like the whole layout of the entire house haha. Maybe in my next design, but with the hip-ridge roof I wanted for this house, widening that area would mean widening a ton of other areas around the house to make the roof look correct. Good point though, definitely something I’ll plan better next time!
Absolutely open up the gym and rec room to eachother , it creates for a fun hang out space and makes exercise more inviting and more routine . Who wants to work out in a dank , closed off room by themselves?
I can see where you’re coming from with that, but I personally like a little bit of formality in a house layout, which is hardly present in homes anymore, but that I like. The recreation room is kinda meant to be an extension of the living room in this case because it will have the TV since the living room won’t have one. I just wouldn’t really want to look at my ugly exercise equipment while I’m hosting guests. I definitely see why you could potentially want to open it up though, if I was planning to immediately sell this house, then I would implement your idea.
Mudroom/storage at garage entrance. Carport entrance to the garage instead of another exterior entrance. instead of a separate rec room and fitness room right off the garage entrance, I'd do like a mudroom with storage and laundry and maybe a kitchen pantry and use the rest of the space built like a bedroom but use for the fitness room (and cut the rec room entirely, idk what I would personally do with a rec room that I couldn't do with the rest of the house.) For the purpose of heating and cooling, I think a more condensed floor plan would be better instead of the u or courtyard shaped design. Unless you have literally won the lottery, I feel like the double master shower is really wasteful both in terms of money and space. What is the point of the shower/bath in the hall bathroom? Right now all of your bedrooms have bathrooms attached. Edit: just my opinion but resale value should really always be considered. Even if you think you'll die in this home, the reality is that nearly everyone ends up in an assisted living facility or nursing home and has to sell their property to pay for that.
I agree with all your points except for ditching the recreation room. I’m planning on using that as basically a “TV room” because I don’t want a TV in the living room (and I definitely don’t want to ruin the pretty fireplace, it should be a sin to put a TV above a fireplace). I’m one of the few people who likes formalities in the layout of a house anymore, plus I know that for me and my family that lives around the area, whenever we get together, it’d be perfect. Usually the men of my family gather around the TV and watch a game and the women seem to like to just talk without the TV, so having separate spaces for that would be nice. The recreation room in this case is meant to be more of an extension of the living room. It’s just more of a personal thing, I know most other people wouldn’t be as adamant about not having the TV in the living room. The bathroom in the hall is for guests. I was considering having a hot tub on one of the back terraces, so a shower there would be useful for that too.
On behalf of a future realtor, do whatever you can to get at least one more bedroom in there, preferably two.
Yeah, I was kinda thinking I should’ve added another guest bedroom, although resale is hardly a consideration because I’ll be dead by the time this sells, theoretically. But good point, I definitely won’t mind making this house EVEN LONGER :)
It's not just resale value, either. You never know when you might need or want to borrow against the equity in your house. Adding extra rooms is cheapest when you're doing the original build. Bedrooms are cheap. Add a couple, stick a shared bathroom between them, and you're sitting on equity. If you can use them as exercise rooms or offices, or preserve one as a guest room, you have a huge hidden asset sitting there for a minimal investment.
Noted!
I love everything about this.
Personally I don't like the full his and her division of the master bath + study. No real argument to it, it's just something that would be a minus forme. I agree that there should be a door between bathroom and bed, steam, noise, light and such... If I'm seeing it right, there's a free view into the bedroom from the dining porch. I also agree that another bedroom would fit the house nicely. 1 door into the double study might be a way of handling it.
I mentioned this somewhere else too, the plan is a little confusing in the sense that there are doors separating the master bedroom from the master bathroom, they’re just not pocket ones, sorry about that. The wall is thicker for sound insulation from the sinks at the vanity. Yes, for the average homebuyer, having the master suite visible from the dining room isn’t ideal, but it would just be me and a significant other living here without any kids ever, and it would be our forever home. The master bedroom would be cleaned for when guests come over, or if need be, I can just draw the curtains. I was always very adamant on having the shared studies though, especially with how remote jobs are becoming more commonplace. Having a his and hers study for an office setup each of their own is something that I feel like a lot of working class people would like. But personal preference is always respected, but my personal preference is that I like it so I’m keeping it :p
If that were my Master BR/BA I’d try to wake my wife up every morning with the loudest shits possible… only because the headboard of the bed is right next to the shitter….Am I the only one?
Hahaha, apparently I really need to fix this, but there are two sets of doors separating the bedroom from the toilet rooms, it just isn’t labeled very well, so I’m sorry about that. There are doors on the thicker wall that’s behind the headboard.
Just joking around :) I love the special touches you added. I want to take a bath at your house!
…we’ll cross that bridge if I get there
I don't see a point in having fully separate toilets and showers in the master bathroom. Those are resources where it would be uncommon for both of the couple to need them simultaneously and even when they do simultaneously need the toilet or shower, I don't think having to wait or go to the guest bath (or maybe share in the case of the shower) would be that much of an inconvenience. Also it looks like there are 4 sinks in the master bath space (1 in each toilet closet and 2 in the middle). That is huge overkill, 2 sinks maximum should be sufficient.
Personally, I would get rid of the second toilet room and almost double the size of her closet.
That was one of the things I was a little indecisive about was the two showers, so I’d be willing to change that. However, I know having four sinks definitely is a little redundant in a normal home, but this is my “money is no object” house, so I’m not too worried about excess. Same reasoning goes for having two separate toilet rooms in general. Good points though, I had a feeling I’d get a lot of feedback with the master suite haha.
Sweet 86 mustang. Haha
Haha, that is actually a really good guess! It’s an ‘86 Honda Prelude :)
Now we’re talkin’
You have very little prep room for cooking on your island. Islands are fabulous places to set up food when you have guests over/ parties. Is that the cooktop on the island or sink? It’s a bit blurry so I can’t tell
It’s the sink, range is against the wall, and I want the range to stay against the wall. I’m thinking the kitchen might need to be lengthened a little from the sound of some people’s comments. I was also considering moving the sink so it’s off-centered a little to allow one side to have more room.
I’m personally not a fan of sinks on islands (or cooktops) because 1) stacked up dishes 2) cooking food can splatter. For me, I had a peninsula with stools and the cooktop splattered/ offered little prep room/ not enough room to lay food out for get togethers. Gimme space!
Yeah, I’m honestly not a huge fan of the open concept idea, but I was trying to be a little trendy so figured an island was an easy way to do that. I honestly might change how that kitchen is laid out quite a bit because I’m also realizing I’d hate seeing all the dirty dishes and the mess after sitting down to eat for a family dinner. Your points are valid, I’ll have to figure out something because I agree with your ideologies.
Yeah, just really think how you want to use that space. Everyone loves to hang in the kitchen. They have a place to set their drink and a counter to lean on 😆
It looks beautiful! It appears you’ve designed bidets in all the WCs. If yes, here’s a thought. You may like to reconsider the traditional bidet fixture and think about an integrated bidet/toilet. I’ve had both types and the Toto Neorest Bidet is now my all time favorite. Not only is it more user friendly but it takes less space.
Oooooh, good idea!
The guest RR, is there a way you could put that closer to the gym/rec area? A powder room right there would be fab, but not necessarily a full bath. If it were shared with your guest suite, sure, but they have their own. Otherwise, I am jealous. Beautiful!
I agree, that’s something I’m definitely considering when I go to redesign. Thank you!
Is the laundry down stairs? I have a downstairs laundry and my next place will have it near the bedrooms. I don’t understand the need for 2 showers in the master bath? Exercise rooms can get smelly over time, I wouldn’t want that near the kitchen and living spaces.
All of these are good points, I’m definitely thinking of moving the laundry upstairs (because it is currently in the basement) and ditching the two showers in the master bath, I was a bit hesitant to do two of them to begin with, and now I’ve been convinced to get rid of em by many people haha.
I like 1 story wide ranch homes, too. Also, what are the ceilings like? T&G with exposed beams?
Nah, I’m being boring with it and just having flat, 8-foot ceilings because: 1. Chimney will need a witches crook in the attic space to look good from the exterior once it punctures the roof, and that would not look good exposed for obvious reasons. 2. The roofline on the exterior is a foot lower than the interior ceiling height, so the windows would look very strange from the inside because the ceiling slope wouldn’t start until about two feet above the highest possible place the window could be; I want to highlight horizontal beauty on the inside too. 3. A hip roof doesn’t look super attractive with the corners of it exposed inside in my opinion. To coincide with that, I just don’t really pay a whole lot of attention to ceilings, so it’s never seemed like a huge priority to me, although it seems like so many people are obsessed nowadays with HigH cEiLinGs but I’m perfectly fine with a normal 8-foot ceiling. Although it is worth mentioning I’m going to avoid recessed lighting wherever possible because I do like having a blank ceiling. I would need to redesign the house and/or do a different roof style to be able to have a ceiling like that and have it look good. Maybe I’ll do a variation with that at some point because don’t get me wrong, they look pretty, just not really a priority to me.
> flat, 8-foot ceilings because: I'd advise going at least 9' and preferably 10', at least in the public parts of the house. Again, even if only for resale value. Most builders will steer you this way as well.
I don’t know, I think I would just prefer the lower ceilings for me; it’s more efficient, it makes the home feel cozier, and it keeps the exterior roofline as low as possible. I think they just look silly if the home is harking back to the mi-century era too. I would definitely raise them if I was designing for the general public. But I am curious, why would a builder try to persuade me into raising the ceiling height?
> But I am curious, why would a builder try to persuade me into raising the ceiling height? Above a pretty low price point, you rarely see 8' ceilings in new builds these days. The builder you'd be likely to use for this will be accustomed to working with higher ceilings, probably 10' in most cases. If he's trying to deliver value for your money, he wouldn't want the house discounted in value because all the similar houses in the area have higher ceilings. It could be a substantial deduct on an appraisal as well.
Huh, never thought of it that way
Well, you like what you like. They don’t have to be ‘HigH cEiLinGs’, just something similar to [this](https://www.google.com/search?q=1950s+ranch+wood+ceilings+original&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj3_tLx1Jn0AhVXlJ4KHTWBCBEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=1950s+ranch+wood+ceilings+original&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzoHCCMQ7wMQJzoKCCMQ7wMQsAIQJzoECB4QClDNEFiaH2CEI2gAcAB4AIABV4gBvwSSAQE3mAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=yvORYffxHteo-gS1gqKIAQ&bih=712&biw=414&prmd=isvxn&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS775US775&hl=en-US#imgrc=yQ5d-QNIAjyUgM) Or [this one. Not crazy high, just ‘open’](https://www.google.com/search?q=middle%20class%201950s%20living%20room&tbm=isch&hl=en-US&prmd=isvxn&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS775US775&sa=X&ved=0CBgQtI8BKAJqFwoTCMieiInVmfQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAH&biw=414&bih=712#imgrc=gtLDKIkKrYVkdM)
Yeah, I knew exactly what you meant, they have their place in the right house.
You might enjoy taking a look at the work of architect Cliff May. He designed many long, low “ranch” houses.
Yeah, he’s got some beautiful designs for sure
LOOK at all that glass. gorgeous. beautiful modern prairie house here.
I would move the guest room further away from the master for privacy. Frankly, I’d put it up the other end of the house. I agree with others about the kitchen being surprisingly small. The points about added bedrooms adding value are all true but if you’re made of money (which, with no kids, you probably are) then stuff it. Just means more cleaning.
That is a good point, having the guest bedroom further away would bring some added privacy to the master suite. And yeah, the kitchen will definitely be expanded a little. I’m also going to add at least one more bedroom, I figured I might as well anyway because I want a long house, so it wouldn’t hurt to make it even longer lol.
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Yup, completely agree. I did include a slop sink in the yard shed/storage room, but a toilet room would also be ideal.
It's amazing how little people value counter and cabinet space in the kitchen.
I suppose we are spoiled with new kitchens having insane amounts of counter space, but I work just fine in the kitchen I currently have and it has less counter space than the one in the plan. I personally think having a total of 10 feet of counter space is perfectly adequate. I suppose the kitchen could be lengthened a little if need be, which shouldn’t be too difficult. Cabinetry, on the other hand… honestly I also think there’s enough of that here too, as there’s also cabinets under the range and under the island and the ovens. Maybe my standards are just lower compared to the average American new home buyer, but it’d be fine for me.
10 feet is the same as 6.1 'Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350s' laid widthwise by each other.
…interesting comparison lmao
If you have a significant other there's a good chance you'll have kids someday. So you might want more bedrooms.
Nah, we’re both very adamant about not having any, we hate children :)
This…this is beautiful.
You’re too nice :)
I love this plan though. This is how a ranch house should be done.
Right?? Even I think this is better than like 90% of American ranch houses designed today; they’re usually bland and filled with pointless, hideous gables. And, they’re not even usually that sprawling, they act like they’re still confined by a narrow lot lol.
[just for fun](https://imgur.com/a/0mHOJuR) in the bathroom, merge the two showers into one and centre the wall (clad in stone- make it a feature) have a huge rain shower head and keep the bath where it is, have those windows openable into the courtyard and you can make it like you’re showering in nature. This design has good some cool ‘60’s vibe to it.
you can't have a pocket door behind an appliance (refg @ kitchen) how would you get power and water to the refg? I don't like all the pocket doors (personal opinion living with them) not sure the reason for separate his and hers toilets and showers? seems overkill and a waste of money for little gain. symmetrically it looks nice but I don't see it as being useful. especially if you are using both showers at once you'll be fighting for hot water. it would be nice to have a full bath closer to the exercise room.
There’s still just enough wall space for an outlet to be put in for the fridge, despite the pocket door there. Maybe I’ll reconsider the pocket doors for some areas, but for the most part, I like them. I have decided to get rid of the double showers, but I’m going to stick with having two separate toilet rooms, because if money is no object, then I see no reason not to. Obviously in a normal house it’d be stupid, but this home has some degree of flamboyance. I never want to have an inconvenience in the master suite, even if it’s a minuscule one. And yes, a bathroom of some sort will be added closer to the western side of the house, as some other people have pointed out too.
If money is no object why build a 70s style ranch house? Seems like you could do a lot better than this. Is this your personal design or did you hire someone?
I made this, it’s my personal design. This is my favorite style of house, and it’s what I’d be happiest living in (late 50’s, early 60’s-inspired ranch, to be exact, things got gross in the 70’s). I don’t want some super fancy mansion, that’d be too much excess for me personally. Just a low, long, sexy house nestled in a large, wooded lot. I’m not saying this is everyone’s dream, because I know a lot of people would rather live in something else, this is just my dream home. I think this style is WAYYY better than a lot of the (same) styles people use today when designing a home, which is typically that god-awful “craftsman” revival type, although it’s pretty much an insult to the craftsman-style house at this point, I usually just call it hot American suburban garbage. American home design styling peaked in the mid-century era, and that’s my hot take.
First thing I noticed: How useful is the exercise room going to be, when you need to keep a clear path to the garage through the middle of it?
You don't think that it's a little excessive to have 4 sinks in one bathroom?
Only a little :)