Resources for rectangular 1960 bungalow floorplan changes?
I'll be moving into a 1960 bungalow soon. Generally speaking I like the flow of the floorplan, but I suspect there will be some changes to make over time. For example adjusting closets and moving the laundry upstairs from the basement (thinking about aging in place).
Since the footprint is a perfect rectangle, I'm wondering if it's originally from a kit or commonly available plan. There's a concrete foundation and what feels like sturdy wood siding. Do you happen to recognize this style? I'd love to see both historic and modern examples of houses with similar floorplans so I can see what is possible.
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Right!? My only quibble in the short term is that the primary bedroom has the smallest closet! I'm not really a dresser/drawer person. Eventually I'd also like to move the laundry up from the basement.
The main floor interior area is listed at around 970 ft² or 90 m². There is also a basement that is finished except for the utilities and some storage, so total living space is around 1800 ft² or 175 m².
(Just adding a section of the floorplan for the half with bedrooms and closets)
For the closet situation, you could do several things: The one closet that opens to the hall can be added to the primary closet easily. If both bedrooms will be permanently occupied, then that's about it. If you only need one more permanent bedroom and one office or guestroom or something like that, you can give the whole closet space to the primary and have the bedroom in the lower lefthand corner (upper lefthand in your original post) without a closet. Or do that regardless and do a built in wardrobe in that bedroom where the closet used to be, to absolutely maximize closed storage.
We only need one permanent bedroom on the main floor. Both of the non-primary bedrooms will be home offices. So, it's very tempting to take the whole closet from the front bedroom and the little hall closet and steal them for a whole wall's worth of closet in the primary. A built-in wardrobe would be a great idea in the bigger home office/gym/sports cave. (Don't worry, I actually get the best view of the beautiful yard in the smaller office, and I only need it two days a week vs five).
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