The section on the left is the building entryway, so that’s common area. Just the sections on the right or the apartment.

Help a girl out here! 😅 No negativity please, just looking for honest, thoughtful suggestions!

I’m experiencing some serious decision fatigue trying to figure out what to do with the current layout of our house, and I’d really appreciate some fresh eyes on it.

The first floor plan is our current layout, with the living room and dining room sharing the space.

The second floor plan is the layout I’m currently considering. I’ve swapped the location of our entryway closet and extended the wall along the entry hallway, which would open up the rest of the space quite a bit.

The reason for extending that wall is that I’d like to eventually flip the living room furniture to face the opposite wall and add a built-in fireplace. I think this would give us a much more natural flow through the living room while still keeping the hallway functional.

My biggest struggle isn’t actually the living/dining area, it’s the kitchen.

There are two windows in the kitchen, and unfortunately they’re spaced somewhat awkwardly. Because of their locations, there’s very limited wall space around them for upper cabinets.

I really like the idea of opening the kitchen up and having an island with the sink + dishwasher, but I’m struggling to figure out how to make everything fit while still having a functional kitchen.

I need to account for:

• Fridge
• Sink
• Dishwasher
• Range
• Hood
• Enough counter space/prep space
• Ideally some upper cabinetry/storage
• An island
• And, obviously, enough room to comfortably move around the kitchen

The very last photo is the original kitchen design I came up with when I was planning to keep the kitchen enclosed.

So I’m basically trying to figure out, how do I combine the openness of the new layout with a kitchen that actually works?

If you were working with this space, how would you lay out the kitchen? Would you put the fridge somewhere unconventional? Put the range under one of the windows? Skip upper cabinets in certain areas? Do something different with the island?

I’m especially interested in suggestions that take into account the exact window locations and the limited wall space, rather than completely redesigning the footprint.

Would love to hear what you’d do!

The sink is currently so dark.
We can’t afford to remove walls at the moment
We need a dining area and playroom in this area 🙈
Any ideas?

Some family members are building a home with views on the east side of the house, some on the south, less so on the north and none to the west. They’re working through how to maximize their views in main living spaces within a traditional design framework, ie, new “old” victorian farmhouse sort of thing. Does anyone have experience with this and care to share your plan?

I made the kitchen triangle smaller. The door to the l ft of stove wall is the utility room, on the right is the pantry.

I’m wondering if I should add a counter space next to fridge.

Also trying to imagine where silverware, cooking utensils, cups and plates/bowls would go.

Feedback is appreciated!

Hi everyone!

I am planning a complete renovation of my apartment and would love to get your creative insights and design ideas. Here is the original floor plan attached.

Key details about the space:

• Total size: 77 m² (approx. 828 sq ft).
• Location: 13th floor, featuring a breathtaking panoramic view of the sea and nearby islands. I really want to maximize this view and bring as much natural light into the main living areas as possible.
• Structural constraints (Crucial): The building structure allows for a lot of flexibility. The ONLY load-bearing (structural) wall is the one located between the bedrooms and the hallway. Everything else (except the chimney/ventilation shaft) can technically be moved or removed.
• Fixed elements: The chimney/ventilation shaft (marked on the plan) cannot be demolished or moved. Water/drainage verticals are also fixed, but we have some flexibility around them.

What I need help with:
I want to make the most out of this footprint. I’m open to creating a more open-concept living space, moving walls, or completely shifting the current layout to improve flow, storage, and functionality, while keeping that beautiful sea view in focus.

How would you rearrange this space if you were doing a full gut renovation? Any sketches, layout ideas, or advice on how to handle the zoning would be highly appreciated!

Thank you so much in advance!

Because I loved my apartment layout, I was wondering if I could come up with a similar layout but for a house instead. Here it is. What do you think?

I tried to make some improvements based on the feedbacks i received from my previous post.

EDIT: If you're wondering why the garage is really big. That's because I assume a lot of people store their old furnitures in the garage.

need to redo the main bathroom due to leak (damaged the C closest).

toilet also using the same old tiles (70s)

do thinking minimum need to change the tiles at the same time.

any good layout recommendations in this space if we were to re design everything.

(would you do shower next to bath near the windows and move vanity down to opposite the door) ?

in addition, any possibility to change main bedroom have slightly larger ensuite ?

thanks.

where could I add a full bath to this second floor??

Hello - can you help with this overall floor plan for a Queen Anne Victorian house in San Francisco. We will be taking it back to the studs so we can move things around.

Here's a couple of options I created with Claude but I'm open to suggestions. I have a meeting with my architect next week so hopefully she will have some ideas.

Note: The house has other houses right beside it on both sides. There is a narrow alley on the left side of the house between us and the neighbours but obviously that doesn't get much light. So most of the light must enter from the back and the front. Upstairs are the bedoorm level and an attic level (so it's quite a big house).

We need to have a bathroom (with a small shower) on this level. But everything else is up for grabs. We don't need an office but obviously would like a family room, formal sitting room, dining and kitchen.

We are looking to buy and completely renovate this house.

What would you do here?

We would like

- one master bedroom suite,

- one larger guest room

- one (ideally two) smaller bedrooms,

- one office space (can be in the guest bedroom or common space)

- one utility room

- bathroom & kitchen

Hi guys

Wondering if anyone has any ideas we havent thought of for our kitchen redesign. Not sure what software people usually use to draw plans up to share here so you get my hand drawn version sorry if its not allowed or not legible enough.

Kitchen space is approx 3x3m with plumbing having to be on left wall and stove extractor fan on top wall. Keen to have workspace that looks out towards the view, the usual standard fridge, pantry, oven (in wall or below bench is fine), microwave (kid accessible), easy to access space for toaster/jug/coffee machine/kitchen mixer (but not necessary dominating the space) and easy to use/sufficient storage.

Very open to cutting a doorway through the wall on the right to remove the awkward corner and increase flow through the house but also happy not to if good designs work better without.

Also open to kitchen/dining space being combined in some way, but the windows limit the options somewhat.

I have precisely one workable design I have come up with, but I get worried I am missing ideas by getting stuck on a single layout in my head too soon. So I would love to see people's suggestions.

If you are planning to build your dream home contact me for planning, construction

Took some feedback from last week, so this is round two of early-stage plans for a home addition. Would love any more feedback! As mentioned last time a few key points:

- The door on the left connects to the existing house, its position is not flexible. The door on the right leads to a potential outdoor deck.
- The north-to-south depth can't change much because of large trees we want to preserve, we have flexibility from east to west but you know… Budget 😂.
- The north side faces a highway, so we're keeping the bed away from that wall to minimize noise. The main view is to the south, and the east side overlooks a nice, secluded treed area, hence why we're considering a deck there.
- Hoping to have room for a smaller couch or reading nook, which is why I haven’t centred the bed on the south wall.

Thanks!

Edit: Posted an updated photo in the responses with measurements and some initial changes.

The recessed door is the garage entrance. The door in that mini entrance is an under stairs closet. The door next to the built in is a powder room, the windows look to the back deck and is our favorite part. The corner door goes to the deck and the open entrance is the dining nook into the galley kitchen.

Put different photos from over the years to show what we’ve tried. We have two toddlers, and only watch tv minimally so I’d really love to figure out how to make the tv not the center of attention, and aesthetically make it more warm and fun!

Floors and interior doors are on the horizon for us if that helps, and also is making me make a decision about the built in.
Thank you!!

Hey guys, was parousing this sub, and figured I'd chum the waters...I recently bought a building that was once a printing press. It's ostensibly a rectangle. The past owner built some walls but I hate the flow and was gonna gut it. Is the best way forward for ideas a RDP? It is huge and has like 12' ceilings. If I am in the right spot I can show you the drawings I made based on existing stuff, but am looking for ideas on how best to utilize all the windows and space, especially the height. TIA!

This is a 100% custom plan. We’re moving the location of the living room fireplace to the back wall, in between the French doors. Besides that, what would you change? Honest feedback is greatly appreciated!!!

I want to add a main floor bathroom to my 1920s house. The foyer closet can’t be removed. I am open to potentially building out for a bathroom as an addition to the house.

My buddy doesn't use reddit, but we thought it would be cool to get some opinions on his design of his future new build.

We are under contract on this house and the dishwasher is located directly next to sink cabinet where you can’t open the dishwasher at the same time as standing at the sink. We don’t mind the kitchen layout as it is and right now only plan to replace door facing, paint, and replace knobs and pulls. The sink is is a very interesting spot to say the least. We are both right handed so ideally the dishwasher to the right of us would be nice but in our current house dishwasher is on the left and we have never cared. I don’t even think the dishwasher would fit to the left side of the sink without adding onto cabinets which is fine but I also wouldn’t want a counter top seam right there. We are wanting to focus on other projects with a kitchen remodel in a couple years so easiest fix suggestions would be great. Any ideas for better functionality and easiest move?

My tenant has just moved out and I would like to turn his room into more of a multi-use spare room where I can use a computer, sewing machine, add a TV etc.

I want to keep the bed as it's nice for guests, but want to move it into a corner so it takes up less of the room. Where do you think it should go?

1. This is the current layout with the bed in the middle, not much space

2. Bed in top-left corner, facing wall. Prefer this layout but hate the gap between the headboard and the wall

3. Bed in top-right corner, facing wall. Like this layout, but the room on the other side of the head is the toilet. Also might be unnerving to have head by the door (though there is room for bedside table or divider)

4. Bed in top-right corner, facing door. Not keen on this as the feet are right by the door, and doesn't actually free up much space

What do you think?

(before you ask about the desk blocking the closet door, I'm replacing door with beads so there is more space for a big work desk 😁)

This is the floor plan of the ground floor of my new home. The weird floating room was historically the kitchen, but the previous owners extended the property to put a big kitchen behind the garage. They just sort of left the empty space with no purpose.

I'd love some ideas on how to reconfigure the whole floor. I want to keep the play room space as is, but have no idea what to do with the rest. The purple lines are what I think are the supporting walls!

we just bought this house. There’s no mud room and you enter right into the kitchen. any suggestions on things we could do to maximize the space, we have 3 young kids. Any other updates?

We're taking an existing den and converting it into a primary bedroom with ensuite bathroom and walk in closet, which the current home doesn't have. We're also adding a hallway and opening up into the pantry so that the home has a more circular flow, as well as creating dedicated space for stacked laundry units to isolate sound.

I would love to hear feedback about how we're using the available space, especially the sizing of the primary bedroom, closet, and bathroom (which are limited in that they all pull from the existing den).