I'm having trouble figuring out what I want to do with my basement space, as well as some main floor stuff. I hope the MS paint drawings are high enough effort for this sub. My partner is in the process of building the entire house in sketchup, but it's slowgoing.

Basement: (Image 1/2)

As it stands right now the biggest pain point is the basement area highlighted by the red square. Our utilities feel like they're spread out all across the floor and I really want to consolidate them in one room. Additionally, having to walk through utilities to get to a bedroom feels kind of silly. There's definitely a lot of weird stuff going on with a lot of wasted space. Looking for advice on the bathroom here as well, as the shower is teeny tiny and we haven't used it since we moved in over half a year ago.

Current to-do list is as follows:

  • Relocate electrical panel and upgrade from 100A service to 200A service.
  • Relocate washer/dryer
  • Remove stove
  • Remove freezer
  • Relocate bedroom door
  • Add wall and door to under-stairs area and convert into a cold room for canned goods.

What I have no idea about is what to do with the former laundry room, as well as the bathroom. The floor is sloped towards a drain located under the dryer, and our sump pump is located beneath where the freezer currently is.

Main Floor: (Image 3/4)

Kitchen:

Currently we have a small kitchen and a modest dining room. I'm thinking of knocking down the wall between the two to allow for a bigger, more hybridized space. Our dishwasher is one of those rolling ones that plug into the sink and we have no intention to use it and would prefer a built in one. Basically what I'm thinking is sort of unfolding the kitchen to be a more open space and somehow accommodate seating as well.

Wishlist/to-do:

  • pantry (idk where I'd put that)
  • counter-depth fridge
  • induction cooktop + 1 or 2 gas burners
  • built-in wall ovens
  • built-in dishwasher
  • seating that could be used to host larger events (potentially downstairs tbh)
  • butcher block counter area
  • maybe an island? unsure, I've always loved islands

Bathroom:

The adjacent bedroom will be converted into an office/hobby space and we plan on removing the closet to give us more real estate in the bathroom. Ideally I want a larger tub, as I'm tall and haven't been able to fit in a normal bathtub since I was a teenager.

Any pointers would be helpful, I'm having a hard time visualizing what I can do with these spaces. Mainly the kitchen/bathroom stuff. I know layout and flow is really important and I don't want to mess it up when I do them.

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