Starting Over

We've realized that we cannot build off the side of our house due to zoning and set back restrictions - so we are looking into reconfiguring our first and second floors.  It's a major setbak, but I am hoping that it means we are more thoughtful about how we use the space we can have.

Here are some of my ideas for the spaces that we need to reduce.

I'd like to make a "study hallway" since we have about 6'3" to work with.  I love this wall of books and cabinets.  Now I just need a center window and a place for my desk.

I think we need to move the stairs to the front of the house, to make a larger bedroom for our kids.  This is exactly how I'd like that to look.

We also might be creating a long and thin bathrrom in the new space.  I love this look of the two seperate sinks along side the wall - and a shower and toilet at the ends of the space.  I hope we can make this work.

Our kids bedrooms are not going to be big, and the windows are limited - if the rooms looked anything like this I would be happy.   Let's hope.