We have already given a lot of thought, also regarding the dressing room. My partner is still not convinced that having an entrance from the outside here has advantages. "You always have to go through the hallway" (no, you certainly don’t have to walk 100 meters...! He also used your argument here, ypg, that the upper hallway just looks a bit "door-y"... (ok, I’ll accept that) I initially planned the north room for the books because it is bigger than the bedroom and I really don’t want to waste much space in the bedroom. The kitchen also has its purpose: there isn’t too much space between the two rows, so the path, for example from the fridge to the stove, isn’t long. The island is the second, larger workspace, for example for cutting out cookies, arranging the buffet, for things that aren’t done daily. The daily working surface is certainly the somewhat smaller one next to the sink, for washing fruit and chopping small things... On the north side, we have the important functions at a very comfortable distance. Since there are two of us, it’s very okay that the work surfaces here are separated. I find a wider kitchen impractical, because then either there is a dance floor in the middle or an island you always have to walk around. The peninsula will also be wider than 1 m, as the row on the inner wall should not extend all the way to the front to soften the narrowness a bit. Unfortunately, we don’t have a building envelope (the plans are from the 70s, when things were still typed on a typewriter...), but based on the neighboring buildings we are initially assuming 5 m to the street (north side) and 3 m to each side. Where the thick blue line is on the plan, you can see that the driveway on the north side isn’t that wide. Next to the house should be the garage and diagonally in front of the house the 2nd garage/parking space (depending on how the financial situation ultimately turns out). We don’t find a TV room under the roof very appealing, because we don’t always want to receive guests only in the dining room and want to have a "public" and a "private" area separated. Except for overnight guests. We don’t really like an open staircase "actually", but I’ll discuss it, that could make the room feel more spacious. But then the way down to the basement would be visible and we would need a railing as well. Or did I misunderstand you there? The basement will be REAL! Laundry cellar, storage and pantry, and a room for workshop and other activities that cause a bit more dirt. (Sawing, painting, etc.) Also, unfortunately, due to the open floor plan, there isn’t much space for cupboards. With two full households coming together, even after sorting out, there’s still a lot! It is indeed true that the wardrobe won’t be a pure wardrobe, but we have planned a large closed cupboard aligned to the right (or a sliding door in front of a shelf) and on the left side then the wardrobe, also for winter jackets. We actually found the change to convert the children’s rooms for ourselves appropriate, so each of us has a "own" room for special purposes. It was very important to me that there be no PC or TV in my book room. Therefore, we will combine guest room and office. That works as a living space too. We are also not really creative; we lack the imagination here regarding what might be possible, we mostly assume what we know... This is once again a novel and much sounds like justification, please don’t take it that way, I really appreciate your criticism and we will certainly discuss it a lot this evening! If you have further points: feel free!