Just like our first house floor plan and our current house floor plan from yesteryear, a bunch of you have requested a new house floor plan. So here ya go! They definitely help visual people like us see what walls are where, and what flows into what. So we whipped this up with floorplanner.com (which is, as the name might suggest, a free floor planning site). One big difference from the last two floor planning posts that we shared? This time there’s a second level. Who’s got two thumbs and a set of stairs? This girl.
The funny thing is that when we shared a video tour of the new house, some people said “wow, the new house seems so much bigger!” and some other people said “wow, your new house seems so much smaller!” so that was interesting to us. I think it’s hard to judge room size without furniture, so since the new house is empty – and covered in blue trim and wallpaper – it might be throwing people off. In reality the new house and the current house are almost exactly the same square footage (there’s literally only a 20 square foot difference). The new house just looks a lot bigger from the outside since there’s a visible second story instead of a hidden 1000 square foot addition off the back of the house that you can’t see from the street.
As for a few first thoughts about what we’d like to do to alter the actual footprint…
- we’d love to convert the big triple window in the eat-in part of the kitchen into a big french door that leads out onto the deck
- there are a bunch of doors closing everything off on the first floor (they block the flow between the dining room and kitchen, the kitchen and foyer, etc) so we’ll be taking those down to open things up
- the wall between the living room and the kitchen will come down, but we’d love some built in bookcases on each side with a large centered opening (sort of like the built-ins in our current dining room but perhaps with glass doors and lighting)
- we’re planning to fully renovate the chopped up bathroom and sink nook in our bathroom so they’re all one space with a nice big double sink and a soaker tub
- someday we’d love to fully finish the unfinished storage space at the end of the hallway (right now it’s just a raw space full of exposed beams and ducts, but maybe down the line we can floor it and drywall it to create a movie room/bunk room for Clara, potential Bean #2, and their friends when they’re older) Update: due to lots of questions, I wanted to clarify the stairs you see in the unfinished storage space – those lead to the attic, but the area labeled as “unfinished storage” is on the same floor as the bedrooms (no walking up or down to get to it).
This video tour of the new house will probably make more sense out of those bullets, and of course we have a bunch of other stuff banging around in our heads (we change our minds every minute) so we’ll be back with a big ol’ List O’ Planz for all the items on the agenda. Get ready guys, we might break 3,000 words with that baby. Oh wait, we forgot measurements! Here’s an extremely approximated rundown for ya (tape measure + three year old = immediate mayhem).
- Foyer: 9.5 x 8′
- Office: 16 x 13′
- Dining Room: 13.5 x 13′
- Kitchen: 21 x 11′
- Hall Bath: 4.5 x 5′
- Living Room: 20 x 13.5′
- Sunroom: 18 x 12′
- Our Bedroom: 13.5 x 19′
- Our Bath + Sink Nook (since we hope to combine ’em down the line): 8.5 x 7′
- Possible Future Nursery: 11.5 x 13.5′
- Clara’s Room: 13.5 x 12.5′
- Hall Bath: 8.5 x 7′
- Guest Room: 13.5 x 11′
- Laundry Nook: 3 x 7′
- Unfinished Storage (with exposed beams, ducts, etc): 17 x 19.5′
Ever made a floor plan? Ever been so excited to have stairs? Tell $herdog all about it.
We are in the process of buying & selling right now and the new house has stairs too! Our first two houses were both one level, so I’m as excited as you to have STAIRS! :)
So excited to see what you all have planned for the new house!
And yes, despite no plans to move/build anytime soon, I have an entire binder full of floor plans drawn out on graph paper. And no, I’m not an interior designer or architect, I just enjoy drawing up floor plans. I’m weird, what can I say.
I love that!
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So Do I!
I do this too…it’s a sickness! lol. I spend waaaay too much time looking at houses at MLS, studying the room dimensions and then trying to figure out the floor plan on graph paper.
Super happy to see the new house’s floor plan. Now I can furnish it with imaginary furniture!
Hilarious! I love you guys for that.
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me too! amateur interior home floor planners anonymous
Is there a basement in the new house? Looks awesome – good luck with the changes. I can’t wait to see the progression!
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No basement, just a double garage, that unfinished storage space, and a walk-up attic :)
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Are those stairs in the unfinished storage area? Where do they go to?
Just added an update in the post to help with that!
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I know that the whole “Sherry is pregnant” thing has been all the rage in the blog tabloids…and I generally try to keep my nose to myself and let that be you all’s business. BUT this talk of Bean #2 has me SO excited. Even if it is a ways off the thought of precious Clara being a big sister makes me weepy! Ok now I am in creeper mode :)
How do I get so attached to a little girl I have never met?!?! Back to reality…. new house = awesome.
Haha! She would be a pretty cute big sister someday :)
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Reason no. 542 you should keep some of your private life exactly that: private. You would not get as many comments and questions about the “state of your uterus” and, although I’m sure this woman is perfectly fine, how many others are obsessed with your daughter? One too many is one too many. Start a family/friends-only fb, twitter and IG. Just an opinion…
We always describe our blog as one window without a shade. The rest of our house (aka: our life) has the shades drawn, so while we share lots of decorating stuff and a few cute photos or a ten second video of our daughter, 99% of the day to day happenings in her life are private as well as a lot of personal/family stuff in ours. Sharing one post a day that’s usually home related and a few still shots a week of Clara doing something cute like eating ice cream or hugging Burger is a lot different to us than having a 24/7 webcam :)
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Sooo exciting guys! We recently got stairs (wahoo!) when we bought our house in December, three stories worth! I’ve never really cared much for decorating apartments for holidays… but having stairs (and a banister to cover with greens) is a total game changer haha. Can’t wait to see what you do! xox
Thanks for the floor plan, like y’all I like to see the visual layout. I’ve tried to make a floor plan of our house, but had difficulties figuring out this weird little slanted wall in our hall…I’m going to have to check out the site you used.
I watched your vid but did not realize you had unfinished space. I just saw this attic room redo yesterday, check it out http://www.playingsublimely.com/2013/02/our-homeschool-room/. What an inspiration, eh?
BTW: Can you tell I really am not feeling work today? :)
Woah! That’s awesome!
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You mentioned before that you might make the guest room a guest/craft room, but it seems so small and your office seems so much bigger. Would you combine the office with a craft space?
Our guest room is small. Actually its our guest/craft/office room and we end up just using our dining room for crafts and office since it feels too cramped in there.
Love your new place! Jealous of the stairs.
That’s definitely another possibility! I LOVE the light and the view of the trees from the guest room upstairs, so I think it appeals to me that I could sneak in there and do some sewing at a small desk set up across from the bed or something :)
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If you find it too cramped you could get one of those beds where the second half of the double pops out from under a single. I think it would be nice to have a little craft space that’s part of your “home” area, not part of the work area of the house.
That’s fun!
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I second the office/guest room combo. I know you’ve mentioned before don’t sew much, so you could always keep your sewing machine/threads, etc. in the closet upstairs and only pull it out when you want to sew, but keep the rest of your craft items downstairs (that way your sewing items aren’t taking up room since you don’t use them often). That said, keeping everything in the office could be awesome. It looks like it has significant room to be able to lay out fabrics, etc.
Nope. I meant office/craft room combo. Not office/guest room. *smacks forehead* Learn to sentence form I am?
Hah!
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I was quite excited to have stairs when we bought our townhouse, as I’d never lived with stairs before. Not to rain on your parade, but it did get old fast. Basement laundry is the worst offender (obviously, not a problem for you), but putting away or needing something from the 2nd floor 50x/day comes in at a close second. Smart storage is a must (Why am I still storing paper towels upstairs?!).
However, I do enjoy the separation between living and sleeping, so it’s not all bad… just mostly ;)
This is so cool! I just love houses, house plans! LOL Have you thought about maybe adding another bathroom upstairs? to serve that guest room and bonus room – could possible be a ‘hollywood’ type, with a toilet and sink on each side with a shower in the middle. Would be great for guests, as well as when you have a ton of kids hanging out up there. With the laundry already there, it shouldn’t be difficult to get the plumbing done. OK! Now I am just excited for you guys! haha
That could be fun down the line, although 2.5 bathrooms are good for us for now (we have 3 full ones in the current house and it’s a lot to clean).
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I am 100% jealous of your second floor laundry room! How fabulous!
Three questions:
1. Do you have a garage?
2. Was the upstairs laundry added after the house was built? I have mine upstairs (love it), its locations seems like an add on.
3. Do you have a basement, or partial basement, like your previous houses?
I think the upstairs laundry has always been there. Not 100% sure, but nothing about the house appears to be updated since it was built. Oh and there’s no basement but a double garage and a walk up attic :)
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You have decades of projects ahead of you!!! I’m so excited. I was getting panicky when you were wrapping up your old house (before announcing the new house). It’s good to know my stress break from work will be going strong for a loooong while.
Duh! Good lord – of course there is an attached garage. Sorry – just two questions!
Haha, no worries Janice!
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It is going to be fun to see all the new changes. :-) It must be common there, to have a sun room? I think it would be cool to have one, but have never seen any houses here with a sun room.
They seem really common in our area!
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Consider skipping the double French doors (as nice as they look) and go with a nice slider instead. We have French doors on our breakfast nook and will be replacing with a slider because the doors take up so much floor space–our dining room table is pushed into the walkway so the doors clear the chairs. :(
Great tip! I want to be sure there’s enough clearance for them for sure!
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French doors are just lovely, but….they do take up a heck of a lot of room, and since I have cats, can’t leave mine open otherwise kitties will make the grand escape. There are some pretty darn nice French sliding doors now. I’m hoping to put those in down the road myself, so I can get the look and air at the same time!
Can’t wait to check out a bunch of options :)
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You can also get French doors that swing out instead of toward the inside. My aunt has these in her dining room. The only place you might not want to use them is if you get a lot of snow and they would be used frequently.
How exciting! You guys have ENERGY! I saw the video tour, but I didn’t see a fireplace… Did I miss that?
There’s a fireplace in the living room, it reminds us so much from our very first den :)
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Thanks for sharing this! I love the floorplan! Any plans to create a doorway from the living room to the office?
We actually like the separation (no laptops in the living room!). Haha!
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Does/did the square footage in each house include unfinished spaces like the garage, basement, and storage area? Maybe there’s some difference there that people are sensing . . . just a thought. I know in our state, only livable spaces are counted, so a 400 square foot garage or attic space wouldn’t be . . . maybe that goes for basements, too (not many places here have them, so I’m not sure).
Square footage is only heated and cooled space (so it doesn’t count the walk-out basement in our current house or the garage/storage room in our new house, etc).
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The stairs in the unfinished part – do they go down to the garage?
Either way there is SO MUCH POTENTIAL – even after you scrape away all the mauve and ugly carpeting! Oh man I’m already dreaming up a mad awesome laundry nook and media room in that unfinished space! Cannot wait to see all the great ideas you two come up with for your Tall House!
Just added an update to the post with that stair info :)
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I always wanted a house. I had always grown up in an apartment…. Granted we owned the whole building but it wasn’t the same as a “house” in my mind. My next house will have stairs just like you wanted. Maybe even some acreage which I’ve always wanted.. Who knows, maybe I’ll build my next home.
Looking at the floor plan I would get rid of the linen closet and open up the hall maybe double doors into the master. And I would rework the laundry area and expand it into the storage area with linen storage.
Fun ideas! There are some ducts and plumbing lines that run right behind the laundry room but ya never know where we’ll end up!
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Does every house in Virginia have a sunroom? I want one :)
They seem to be really common here!
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This might be a dumb question, but is there a doorway on the second floor so you can access the unfinished space or is the access in the garage? I love the idea of finishing it into a movie/play room for kids, but it sounds like you’re gonna have a long to-do list before you ever get there.
Your floor plans are so helpful, too. When I first found your blog, I watched the House #2 house tour videos and never could make sense of the floor plan. I was so confused about the hallways placement, your MB, (well, pretty much everything beyond the dining room!) until I finally found the floor plan post.
It’s a doorway next to the laundry room, so you can just walk in. We’ll have to get that on video someday (it’s dark since it’s not finished and all beams and vents and stuff, but we’ll take some pics soon and share them!).
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Love seeing the floor plan! Looks like a lot of space to work with… I am jealous of all the room you will have (it’s about 500 sq ft bigger than what we will have and you can definitely see that how the floor plan is designed makes all the difference!) Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
So excited to see how you transform your new house! The potential is amazing, and already your thoughts on things to do are some that came to me as well, so it will be really cool to watch as it unfolds (and what changes from your initial reactions to final reality).
Thanks for buying a new house to keep me entertained!
Laundry on the same floor as the bedrooms = LOVE! Can’t wait to see the renovations.
Love the floor plan, thanks for putting it together. It makes it much easier to envision your new house, can’t wait to see how it all comes together!!
Also, I noticed you put up Clara’s 3 year photo, she is beautiful and it may be my favorite photo of all the photos!! Love the painted design on the fabric and I am looking forward to a post explaining it all! Another note, our first niece was born yesterday so she shares a birthday with Clara :) Best birthday ever!!
Aw, happy birthday to her niece!
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I really liked the idea of eventually making the unfinished storage space a playroom/kids hang out spot, especially if you have enough storage in the garage and attic.
I love and hate having stairs. Love the separation of the bedrooms/kids play space from the rest of the house, but keeping the stairs clean (ours are carpeted) is such a pain!! We have plans to someday replace all of our carpet with hardwood so maybe that will make things much easier. I think the new house has sooooo much potential and can’t wait to see how you put your stamp on it. Congratulations!!
Love Love Love seeing a floorplan.
i don’t know if you have mentioned it before, but are y’all taking the appliances to the new house? (fridge, stove/oven, washer & dryer, microwave….)
Those typically convey in our area (a turnkey house being sold without appliances usually doesn’t get much interest) so we’ll be stalking new ones and finding ones that fit the new kitchen’s plan :)
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You know, how does that work anyway – what if the appliances simply don’t fit in the new house? Can you tell I’m from an area where it’s extremely odd that appliances don’t stay with the house? Here, a lot of people update their appliances if they’re thinking of selling – since everyone expects the appliances to stay, and dated/mismatched/broken appliances really decrease the selling price.
Yes, I wonder the same thing! People here usually like to pick out a fridge that fits the opening perfectly, etc – so transferring them might not be as simple :)
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It’s funny; even though I’d seen a floorplan of your old house numerous times, and seen numerous video tours, I always had a hard time visualizing the floorplan. But with the new house, it was very easy to follow, even after just the video tour. (probably has to do with the fact the the old house had an addition)
agree! House #2 always confused me – the layout of this house is much easier to visualize!
Excited about a floor plan? Yes, me!! I about to sign a lease on a new apartment, and because I just returned from living overseas, I have no furniture. I get to buy new (or gently loved) pieces for my new place and I am constantly checking out the floor plan to plan out the apartment. So excited! Love your new place, I can’t was to see how it evolves!
The unfinished storage space is fantastic–so much space! Also, Random Q: are sunrooms common in Richmond or VA? Or is it simply a “must” on your house-hunting list? I’ve never lived with a sunroom, but I imagine it would be great, esp in the cold winters. Good luck with everything!
They seem really common! We definitely like them but don’t require them :)
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It’d be fun (fun for me to watch, maybe not for you to do) to turn the unfinished space into a mother-in-law suite- I assume there’s plumbing over there because of the laundry.
Oh yes, I never thought about that but I wonder if we could tap into that. We don’t have a need for a mother-in-law suite but perhaps if we need another bathroom down the line we’ll consider that. For now 2.5 bathrooms seems like a nice break from cleaning 3 full ones though :)
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When we were shopping for house, both of us declared that it didn’t feel like a house “for us” without stairs. I guess it’s because all of our grandparents had ranch houses. They felt like “old people houses” to us. Now of course moving furniture up and down the stairs is a bit of a challenge . . . Booooooooo!!!!!
Oh man, that’s tough!
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Cant wait to see the potential tackling of built ins with glass doors. Would lOve to add some in our former living room
Turned dining room!
So much fun to see you begin another house chapter with a traditional floor plan. Meanwhile, here’s a little eye candy for that unfinished attic/storage space in your new home! http://www.mydesignchic.com/2013/05/things-we-love-atiic-living.html
Awesome!!
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Ugh! Thank SO MUCH for updating with this. I was DYING to know what that secret nook next to the laundry room was. Unfinished space! Ooh, I can’t wait to see where that ends up. I’m loving this house! I’m so very happy for you… I actually posted on facebook “The Petersiks are moving!!!!” You guys are like internet family :)
Thanks Lili!
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I am officially seething with jealously. An upstairs laundry room/nook makes sooo much more sense!
Looks like a pretty cool house. I like that the “common areas” are so separate from the “sleeping areas” thanks to those stairs.
I honestly can’t wrap my head around the concept of not having a basement, though. We bought a ranch just so we can have a huge basement (we have a hockey net down there). It was the second criteria after location! I’ve never had an attic or bonus space like what you are talking about though and I’m curious to see a video or pictures of those spaces in the future. You’ve talked about storing stuff in your attics in the past, but it’s hard to relate to – our attics are so full of trusses and the only way up there is through a hole in the ceiling. Not easily utilized, to say the least.
Oh yes, we’ll have to share a video or some photos of those!
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Now that you’ve lived in two other homes, do you see a room and think, “We’d really like to re-create x, y or z that we had done in the 1st or 2nd home” or do you see it as a fresh palate to try something new? I’m thinking about things like wainscoting a hallway or open shelving in the kitchen. Just curious!
And congrats on the new home :) Enjoy making it homey!!
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I think we just like to live somewhere before we’re sure of anything. Every house ends up being different and our needs as a family seem to shift too, so we try to go with the flow!
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I just love the new house’s layout. I totally want to clone your house and move it up here to NY. So happy for you, and way envious, too!
Okay, so I skipped immediately to the graphics and read the rest and then was like, “How the heck did they make the floorplan?!” And that’s what I get for skipping introductions, especially intros with hyperlinks.
I love how excited y’all are about the stairs! I know you said you both grew up in two-story homes, which I think makes it even cuter. Heck, I’m excited to see how two levels influences your design decisions.
The house I grew up in had an unfinished storage area that my parents converted to a playroom. It was such a nice treat to have a living space just for the kids.
I losve seeing floor plans, so thanks!!
Looks like it will be a really great layout for your family (especially once the first floor is opened a bit). Having the office kind of off on its own there, it’s almost like the house was meant for you guys!!!
Nice. Although the house technically has “almost the same square footage” as your current house, the livability and potentially will make it feel a lot larger. I can personally tell you that the 2-car garage is not counted as “living space” but, DANG! It makes a BIG difference in how a house lives. Plus, that unfinished space above the garage??? Even as storage space alone, that will give you a place to stick your junk instead of Clara’s “someday room” like you did in the old house. And if you finish it? It’s basically an entire unfinished above-grade room right now. Yeah, that’s a big deal. This house has a lot more space, in terms of growth potential. You’ll enjoy the challenge, and it’s nice that the extra space doesn’t have to be cleaned or dealt with at this point. You can save that for later down the line :-)
Aw thanks HeyRuthie!
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Floor plan is so helpful. But what is the long, skinny blue area to the right of the living room? Builtins? Secret staircase? Panic room?
That’s just the lip of the fireplace (it’s a wall of brick with a fireplace in the middle like our first house’s den).
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So excited when I saw this post! I love floorplans for some strange reason….
I may have missed it but what is the total sq ft of the new casa? It looks amazing and I can’t wait to see the transformation!
It’s around 2500 square feet, just like our current house :)
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LOL @ the teleport comment. Love the new space, and your plans for it! Can’t wait to see how it comes along. :-)
Silly, random question for you, with all this measuring goin’ on. This may be a q for John, since he’s the mathematician, but how do you figure the square footage for a room that’s a tad wonky? We’ve got a bathroom that’s got a wall where a bedroom closet juts in and another jutting wall from an old chimney, so it’s a bunch of angles. (I assume you add three different numbers together, but you don’t really get a “5×7” measurement that way, right?)
It’s all really just a guess for the most part. We do it pretty quickly and try to break rooms down into smaller blocks and triangles and stuff if they’re weird and then add it all up to get the total square footage of the room :)
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