Current Project - Chateau Layout

I've been having a think about layout today and throwing around a few ideas.  Now the house has more flexibility without the central staircase I can reconfigure to suit.  The ground floor of the house will be the main seating area and I intend to leave this as one large space for impact.  On the second floor, I will add a fake wall with a door through to create two separate rooms, one will be a bedroom and the other either a nursery or bathroom (to be decided).  The top floor has potential to be either two or three spaces.  The larger space will certainly be a bedroom and the second space may be a bathroom or nursery.  If I do decide to include a third space, I'm think either a small study or an attic.  I've always fancied doing an attic in a house...but we'll see.

A mock up of potential layout.

Turning to the basement, I've removed the frontage completely and the panels holding the stairs have been reversed so the grooves will be hidden on the inside.  I've cut spaces for two new windows and filled the holes with filler.  Once sanded and painted, these can be reattached with flush hinges.

My next big decision is that I want to move away from the basement being a servants' quarters and make it the main entrance area.  For this I need to replace the front door on the floor above with a  window and reposition the door in the centre of the basement panels.  The space behind will become a hallway with a kitchen and dining room either side.


Join me tomorrow to see the further progress of this property.