RENOVATION WISH LIST // 01
When planning our addition, I had a pretty set plan in mind. I knew we needed/wanted a master suite and a mudroom/laundry room. And since we will be losing our top deck, the addition of a smaller top deck or porch would be ideal for a grill and a small sitting area. My architect and I both agree that the best location to enter into the new addition from our existing home would be through our dining room, or the space which is now our library. The only issue was, if we build directly off of this space, this area loses all natural light. His potential solution is to create a central courtyard or patio off of the library and then have the addition wrap around that area. Two things… 1.) I love how creative that solution is and that it is not your typical plan. 2.) We are on a very open three road corner lot, so the idea of having a private outdoor space sounds amazing. Okay… and one more thing, goodness I love to style an outdoor space.
Obviously we will have to see if this is the best solution for our property and the needs of the addition, but I am excited by the possibility. My husband on the other hand isn’t sold on the idea, so I am hopeful that when we start reviewing plans that maybe he can be swayed a bit.
xo – Kristin
Sounds wonderful to me.
What are you going to do with the leaves etc that come/blow in? Remember that an outdoor space takes completely different set to tools and mindset to deal with. No only will you have to bag all the leaves etc that comes into your space, anything bigger will have to go out through the house. Not an insurmountable problem but one you should think about ahead of time.
Have fun, it looks like you are really enjoy the space, no matter how you configure it!
It wouldn’t be enclosed on all four sides, so we could deal with the leaves just as we do with our current deck. Also, we will have to take down the large tree in the back to accommodate the addition, so leaves will be much less of an issue as they are now.
Hope today has been a good day!