And so it begins

Another snow day here in BG means time for me to blog about the latest update to our house plans.  I've looked at hundreds of house plans and I've never found one that I didn't want to change at least 10 things.
There are many versions of the Amicalola, Tranquility, and Nantahala house plan but still not just one that I fell in love with.  When we met with our architect this week, we requested the following changes:

• Enlarge kid's bedrooms to at leaset 12 x 12.  
• Enlarge den (hearth room) by 2'
• Square off the back left corner of the house (this is where the kid's bedrooms are) and reconfigure space to include a walk-in closet in each bedroom and a bathroom for each bedroom.
• Move stairs to hallway leading to kid's bedrooms.
• Remove closet and exterior door from mudroom and add built-ins.  
• In lodge room, incorporate exterior doors leading to patio.  
• Move door to study to hallway (across from master bedroom).  
• Square off the front right corner (this is where the master closet is located).  This adds quite a bit more space to the master area, but some of it isn't really usable space.  We want all of the walk-in and the master bath reconfigured to make the best use of the space.  
• Make the second laundry area (off the master bath) into an office area with access from the hallway with a pocket door.
• Remove the middle of three windows in the master.  This will allow for more flexibility with furniture placement.  
• Remove the exterior door from the master bedroom.