Wow, so many responses!!
Thank you very much, I’m looking at all the suggested floor plans and getting an idea.
I don’t manage to reply to each person individually right now (I have two old dogs and one is very sick, so sleep is currently in short supply).
And sorry for the confusion, two adults, no children, but 2 old small dogs.
Yes, the room downstairs, no person will sleep in the bed, I know that. Maybe there could just be a sofa bed (I have friends from all corners of the world and my wish is that they have a retreat in the house, also those from Berlin who sometimes want to get out of the city. But maybe that just isn’t possible with the limited space we have. And that the room might be too small for me if I no longer manage the stairs is also true.
The hallway downstairs is very big because my imagination has diminished as to how it could be arranged differently.
I hadn’t moved the bathrooms around so that it fits yet, so the distances don’t match, that is completely correct. And the one downstairs is very tight, yes.
I have to think about the utility room as an entrance, whether I can make it look nice? With the dogs it basically makes sense, it would also be difficult to have dirty animals right in the living room (otherwise it would be okay for me). We are considering making a small covered veranda in front of the entrance to dry the dogs there and thus actually save the hallway.
We already spend a lot of time together and watch series etc.
With the stairs, I have tried to find out how furniture and people can get upstairs well without a huge staircase, but apparently I chose the wrong stair shape.
I’m glad we also have support from a professional (architect), a meeting is coming up soon. The Fullwood consultant had also made a first sketch, but the house was still one meter smaller then – we had already decided to make it a bit bigger.
Thanks for all the input, it definitely helps!