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The following are examples of two dimensional drawings with space planning as the focus. Each shows the "before" space, explains the client's desired changes and the "after" showing how this was achieved.

1. Ranch home at the beach: The client wanted to expand this ranch home to accommodate additional family members and increase the vacation enjoyment of the house. Because we wanted to maximize the budget by not building additional foundation, we concentrated on trying to stay within the existing foot print of the home. We reconfigured the first floor by adding a stair case, eliminating a bedroom and a small study and making the living space much larger. We added a second floor with a master bedroom suite and private balcony and another bedroom, bathroom and storage area. Each of the four bedrooms now has access to it's own bathroom. We also expanded the back patio and added a hot tub.


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After - 1st Floor
 
After - 2nd Floor
2. Master bathroom: Before renovating the client's master bathroom one of the things that we wanted to change was the very small shower. The client's adjacent closet had an alcove that was used for laundry and other storage. We reconfigured the dressing area with built in drawers and bins to house what had been in the closet's alcove. We added that space to the master shower which now has a rain shower head, body sprays and the very large seat has it's own faucet configuration and hidden niches for shampoos, soaps, etc. We then changed out the "too large" tub surround and replaced it with a slightly smaller tub and additional storage under a new window seat.

Before
 
After
3. Bedroom: This bedroom was badly broken up with two closets containing the air conditioner, furnace and hot water heater. It also had a very small clothing closet and the home had no powder bathroom for guests. We moved the HVAC equipment to one closet and located it near the perimeter of the space (moving the equipment to another part of the home was not possible). We added a jack and jill bath with access off of the great room for use as a powder room and gave the bedroom a large walk in closet near the private bathroom.

Before
 
After
If you are considering home renovation that involves reconfigured spaces or have questions about any of the above examples, please don't hesitate to contact Linda Klein LLC.

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