Variants for furnishing the all-purpose room

Great how you don’t interpret rejecting the others’ (your) suggestions as being stubborn,

That’s misleading.
In reality, I’m just maliciously waiting for you to openly regret it afterwards by admitting that you would have been better off following the clever advice of the forum members. Of course, we’ll help you with more planning ideas during the remodeling :D.

You kind of brought us on board. Now you have to feed us

Yep, now you’re going to be really challenged, bring on the new floor plans :D

There is still something coming. Honestly.

Does it calm you down if I say you will still find enough to complain about?! :p:p:p;););)

We really found the almost perfect floor plan for the ground floor for ourselves. Even with a half-landing staircase, which almost messed up the upper floor for us. Just now I had THE brilliant idea for an unconventional door arrangement in the hallway on the upper floor to still allow access to all the rooms.
On Tuesday I have to call the company to ask if all of this will work. It actually affects the windows, which are already very close to the roof edges.

And then... I'll post the complete floor plan, okay?

But first we (supposedly) have to be satisfied before we can face the opinions of others.

Best regards

Hi guys,

I need your help again ;-)

The complete floor plan for the ground floor and upper floor including the questionnaire will follow as promised.

But I can't wait that long for your opinion :p
Basically, it's about the open space again, specifically its width/size.

I have dimensioned the sketches, please don't be scared by the many numbers...

Option 1:
In terms of measurements including distances between furniture, table, couch, fireplace, everything fits perfectly. We played around with furniture in the current living room to not only calculate the distances theoretically but also to feel, see, and experience them in reality. But it calculates to 'only' 51 sqm. Is that too small??? Are we underestimating here???
The bedroom would have a width of 3.50m, which is enough for a 1.80m double bed + 85cm walkway on each side. The bed would have the desired position in the room, one walks directly toward it. The door can be 1.00m wide and still a king-size bed could fit (we are tall people).

Option 2:
More room width in the open space that could be allocated to the living area. The kitchen and dining area don't really need more space. Are 3 sqm more in total a game-changer?
The bedroom would be disadvantaged. The bed would have to be turned. Either you sleep on the wall facing the kitchen with a view of the window or place the headboard under the window. The door must be narrower unless you push the wall downwards on the plan and reduce the dressing area. Or you rotate the door, i.e., open the door towards the dressing area. Or use a sliding door.

Key question: Do 3 sqm more open space or 50cm more room width in our floor plan create real added value at the expense of the bedroom?

Open space: lots of staying.
Bedroom: also lots of staying, but less active ;-)

What would you do?

I would not expect to always have a 1.80 meter bed. If you are planning to have children, you will very quickly wish the bed was 3 meters long - the little rascals need space!!! :)

Why are you placing your bedroom on the ground floor? Do you want to move upstairs when the children arrive? It is recommended that children sleep in the parents' room for the first year. After that, you shouldn’t have to sprint upstairs when the child cries. A changing table should also be nearby. The current plan is far too cramped for that.

Either the bedrooms are together on one floor upstairs and the study rooms are on the ground floor
or
the study rooms and children's rooms are upstairs, with the parents' bedroom downstairs on the ground floor.

Both options have advantages & disadvantages.

We also have the option to sleep upstairs (temporarily). What use is it to me during the day if the child is supposed to play in the children's room and I am sitting in the study one floor below. That doesn't work either. Better to have playing + working close to each other on the same level.
Parents sleep then downstairs. In the first years with children sometimes certainly exhausting, from a certain age surely a blessing ;-) It also depends on when the child sleeps through the night and how difficult the whole sleeping situation generally is.