wiltshire
2025-07-06 11:10:11
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However, this is a floor plan that we like in the overall context.
That is important. By the way, it is for me too, although a few wishes remain unfulfilled.
Winter coats are stored in the wardrobe after winter and vice versa in summer. The same goes for winter shoes with summer shoes.
Where exactly are these wardrobes located?
I just oriented myself on my current living situation and I also grew up in apartments and not in a single-family house.
The experiences are important but do not serve as guidance. The only guidance is a consideration of how you want to live with your family in your house.
Honestly, I don't want to spend thousands of € again. I see how my floor plan apparently causes problems.
If the floor plan causes you problems, go back. That is money well spent. If the floor plan does not cause you any problems even after internal review taking the input into account – go for it.
I want to defend the draft here once more – even if many things are different from how “one” would do it. The reasons are absolutely understandable to me and the weighting of priorities in relation to the budget as well. In the end, it doesn't matter whether “one” needs a certain distance to the TV or “one” prefers to enter the garden through the kitchen or “one” doesn’t like running into a pantry to get something. “One” doesn’t live in this house, but you and your family do. (“One” has bedrooms. We have none. The so-called all-room has an extended meaning. We still like that even after 6 years. That some people shake their heads about it is irrelevant.)
Office: “Home office” is a diverse field and the need for quiet and space varies greatly. This also means that the space requirements differ. If this size is enough, then it is enough. That small rooms can also be cleverly and nicely designed should be beyond doubt. Many have expressed that this is too small or too noisy for them; can take that into consideration and check. If it stays at this size, it is not a wrong decision.
Kitchen / Pantry: Of course, a kitchen of this size works. Thousands of terraced houses built for families in recent decades have kitchens of this format. As soon as several people want to move around in the kitchen, it gets tight. Those who see cooking and baking together as an important part of their life will set different priorities when building a house. Everything that is not needed often can be stored in the pantry. This does create “running paths” but not for everyday occasions. Storing in the pantry saves money if the storage furniture there can be “simple.” Not every pot, pan, plate, etc. needs to be reachable within one step. With some brainpower, I believe that with the available space planning a kitchen is possible that looks good and is gladly used. The planning challenge is the clear prioritization of the client. The planning is unusual but not a “mistake.” Still: play through what should happen in your kitchen and what you need for it. The descriptive passage by is very useful here. What would annoy me in the long run would be the path that groceries have to be carried through the whole house to get to the pantry.
Space requirement for the stairs: Especially stairs in small houses are always criticized here. Those who want a straight staircase should build it. In a cost-optimized space, that is a luxury. Those who recognize and do that for themselves are not resistant to advice but masters of their wishes. By the way, a straight staircase without a hallway, that is in the so-called “all-room,” is extremely space-saving. You have to want it – we wanted that and it fits very well.
Narrow hallway: The hallway is only too narrow when people and things can no longer pass through that need to access the connected rooms. The decision for a narrow hallway may not match the supposed “space waste” by the stairs according to common standards. If no change is made here, that is not a “mistake.”