It looks idyllic! What nice views you'll have!

I see that there are lots of bedrooms, but only one living space and no study/home office/away space. I have two boys, too, and while they do like their alone space, I wish it wasn't always in their bedrooms, but in a quiet space near the rest of the family. And DH and I like a place to keep our personal business that isn't in the bedroom or kitchen. Are you designating one of the bedrooms for that kind of thing?

I think it's cool that you'll raise the DR/kitchen ceiling, it'll make the LR cozy, yet open with the windows. I like the layout. Don't you need a front closet, though?

What do the asterisks indicate?

You are so lucky that your views are to the southeast, all your windows will be warm and pleasant. I love the windows on the stairway landing. Your rear elevation is very attractive, which is nice since it faces a common area.

I have never lived near a golf course; is there a concern about privacy during the day? Will you need to cover up your windows?

I always wonder this when I see a bedroom with a private bath... Is the suite for guests? Or do your kids share a room? Or to one lucky kid?

Your island is huge, but I bet it won't be used much for prep. I would reconfigure it so that the chef can enjoy the view. Maybe add a prep sink and make sure the fridge is nearby? Where is the fridge currently?

I am not bothered by the master opening off the foyer, but I wonder if that is one of the things you don't like.

Will the tv go over the fireplace?

I think it is very nice and obviously a lot of thought has gone into the desig n. If you don't mind I will not do the long list of what I like but will just point out a few areas where I would focus more attention if it were mine.

-The exterior, in particular the front, is too busy for my taste. It is quite appealing, but I would consider simplifying materials, windows, etc. I like your inspiration houses. Perhaps take a look at some of the new constructio n homes designed by Bosworth Hoedemaker on its website or architectslist.com? I find their designs to be quite elegant, yet humble. Depends on what you are going for.

-Is this a vacatio n home or primary residence? Even if it is a vacatio nhome I agree with bpathome about having a secondary gathering area indoors for the kids. That was right up there near the top of my husband's list (we have 3 boys). Instead of 3 large beds in that one bedroom, would you consider/were you considering built-in bunks with some hangout space?

-If this is a primary residence, I probably would want more storage.

-The bathrooms seem to me to be oddly laid out. Which rooms are for your kids? In the loft bath, I would relocate the toilet so it is not visible from the bed.

-The transoms in the breezeway and the garage door windows look off to me. I think your architec t or designer definitely can do better on the garage doors when that time comes.

Good luck, I'm sure it will be a delightful home.

[edited to add spaces to try to eliminate the pop ups/codes but I suspect this is a losing battle]

This post was edited by Oaktown on Fri, Aug 8, 14 at 15:17

Do you plan to park two cars? Looks like you don't have enough space between them for car doors, if so.

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Thanks everyone for the great feedback.

Bpathome - The asterisks are trees. One of the trees is covering the entry closet. This version of the plan includes the existing trees, which makes it easier to visualize the home when walking the lot. As for the 2nd away space, we do have a bonus room going over the garage. But we don't have an office. A work space with printer and storage for files would be nice. Thanks for the suggestion.

Cas81611 - We do have a great view looking over the green and down the fairway with trees and mountains in the distance. We are far enough off the green and have a few trees in between that I don't think privacy will be an issue inside the house. We may get a few "hellos" when on the patio, but we like that. As for the bedrooms, the one with the on-suite bath is designed for guests. It is a bit of a splurge, but we do host other families often, sometimes two at a time. The bunk room is for our kids and any others that are staying over. The refrigerator isn't shown but is going on the back wall near the tree. I agree that the island is big. We might take a foot or so off. We have also thought about putting the sink on the view side, overlooking the patio. As for the master, we don't mind the door being close to the entry. But an earlier version had it in a more private spot, which I did like better. But we preferred this bedroom layout. As for the TV, we are torn. I generally don't like it over the fireplace, but we haven't ruled that out. The other possibility is a pop up TV coming out of the bench seat to the right. Thoughts on this?

Oaktown - The front of the house is one of the things that I don't love. I agree that it feels busy. I will take a look at your site reference. Thanks. As you guessed, this is a vacation home, but we may make it our primary home after our kids go to college. The bunk room is designed to sleep 6 or more. It doesn't have much hang out space. Maybe we should enlarge to have that option? We do have a bonus room which is intentionally separate from the rest of the house, so the teen aged kids can get a little rowdy. I agree that the bathrooms (and bedrooms) have a odd layout upstairs. What do you think about moving a bedroom above the dining room? And yes, the toilet will be moved. Thanks also for pointing out the transoms and garage windows. I will take a closer look at that with our architect.

"Thanks everyone for the great feedback."

Your welcome....