This new plan just makes good sense in so many ways. For me personally, I prefer the neighborhood aspect vs the more rural, isolated environment for aging in place. There's just something comforting and more secure feeling about looking out and seeing people/neighbors like your lovely neighbor Cheryl. Especially if you live alone. I know as a designer, the desire to move and create a new space incorporating all those ideas that are always floating around in your brain is tempting you, but you have to stop sometime. Why not now. I think your "awful" news was a blessing in disguise.

Great alternative! As an interior Designer, may I make a few suggestions? I have had a jacuzzi outdoors and found that the farther away it was from my bathroom the worse it was: I was dripping wet and getting colder and colder trying to make it into the warmth of the bathroom. My suggestion is to switch the location of the spa/jacuzzi with your firepit. In actuality, you will have more seating room for your firepit if you do so, and you are only a few feet away from the bathroom for the spa. Another suggestion is to lightly frost your glass between your bedroom and closet, so you don't see every mis-hung piece of clothing or messy shelving. Yes, keep the feel, but just soften it a bit. I just feel that over the years, the view of clothes might not be so relaxing from your bed as you envision right now. My last suggestion is to put some sort of bar in either your office or your family room. You are WAY away from your kitchen and having a wine refrigerator, small sink, glasses, toaster oven, coffee station, etc. could be really nice for your mornings and evenings.... and for guests in your family room to refill their glasses. Other than putting an elevator in main hallway, your idea of a ground floor master and increased family space is PERFECT: for now, for the long run, and financially! Good job!

I love how Becky always keeps going and doesn’t give up!

Add a washer dryer to the master bedroom. Don’t have an open concept closet. Most people have a messy closet and want to close it from public view . Remember resale is important and couples want their own closets. Especially in the million plus price range. Don’t forget a large linen closet for toilet paper and towels. Another thing to consider is the noise from the family room sharing a wall with the master bedroom. I downsized and I regretted buying a home that the master bedroom backed up to the family room. My previous home had a huge formal living room that was between the smaller hearth room where the kids watched tv. Now they are basically blasting the tv next to my bedroom and I am miserable. I know you live alone but again resale is everything. Perhaps a better idea would be to blow out your kitchen and combine it with a large family room. Opposite side of your house and much greater value for resale. A large family would love a bigger open concept kitchen attached to a tv family room. Far far away from the master suite addition. Out of town guests can stay up late and not disturb your sleep. Also gives them access to the kitchen without traipsing through your wing of the house.

Rebecca I think your current home has so much character. If you put those 3 arched windows in the front, I don't know how you move them but just imagine the awesome Christmas ideas you'll come up with! So beautiful people will be doing drive bys just to see them!

Love how when God closes one door, He opens another and what’s beyond is even better!!! Love how you found the peace after the initial disappointment. Can’t wait to follow along!

One thing that my husband and I have discovered while looking at new builds to purchase, is the washer and dryer is part of the master closet, or sometimes an additional small room past the master bath. It's a really good idea. I don't know if you can do something like that in your new additions. I really love what you've decided with your additions. It will be absolutely beautiful. To me, this makes more sense than moving and giving up your gorgeous home and wonderful neighbors. Less debt is certainly a better option.

This is showing everyone how real life steps in - and how to make a set back become a set up to something even better. I appreciate how you are taking an existing home and adding 1000 square feet while keeping the architectural integrity of the traditional neighborhood intact. Thank you for sharing your new adventure ❤

"Not all storms come to disrupt your life; some come to Clear Your Path". This is SOOOOOO Much Better. I knew you could do it! You're Becca Robeson after all! Well Done! Well Done! I like Plan 3. Plan 2 had the toilet window too close to the toilet. Even though you may have a privacy wall in the yard, I personally just wouldn't be comfortable with it so close. Plan 3 still has a window, but not at the toilet level. Also, I'm not that keen on the glass closet walls. Think about it. Once your closet is filled, from your bedroom view, it will look cluttered, no matter how tidy you keep it. I think that view would take away from the awesome bedroom. Looking forward to construction! xo

You are so creative 💪I'm sure your current home is going to get a complete makeover and become your 💎real dream home💎

I like everything except the water closet off of the dressing room. I think you can work in a little vestibule off of the bathroom to access the shower and water closet, perhaps even some linen storage. Good luck!

In this day and age of instant gratification and "more is more" mentality, it's so nice to hear that you listened to your inner voice and made a wise decision. Good for you Rebecca!

Dear Rebecca, Adaptibility should be your middle name. My life motto has been... "Tell me I can't... And I'll show you I will". You go girl. Dig your heels in and go for the "home improvements". I'm loving your ideas for the additional space. Can hardly wait to see the completed project. Hugs💞

I absolutely love your current house so I’m happy you’re staying! I’m not sure about the toilet being off the closet. I think I’d swap the toilet and shower and instead of having access through the closet, I’d put it off of the toilet area. Having to go through the closet to wash my hands after using the toilet is just a little odd unless you’re putting a sink in the same room and closing it off with a door like a powder room.

I love the idea of the addition! The only thing I don't like is the toilet closet. It would be inconvenient to have to walk through the closet to wash your hands. It might make more sense to combine the toilet and shower into one section.

Make sure your shower and toilet are accessible for help if this is going to be your forever home! ❤️

Rebecca, I *love* your new addition concept! Having a neighborhood to age in place in will be so much better than being stuck out in the country. I just have one suggestion, if I may. Your toilet room is a long way from the vanity sinks. If it were mine, I would want them closer, or at least in a more convenient traffic pattern. I watch all your videos - thank you!

There are lots of great design comments here already. I just want to say that I think you’re so brave! I am 66, divorced after 30 years of marriage, ex-Californian now living in Idaho. I am an artist who lost her mojo just from fear of having enough money to live through my elder years. To see your magnificent plans is so inspiring, gives me a tiny bit of hope.

I love the idea of adding a master to the main level of your current home. Your home is gorgeous as is and that will make it so much more beautiful!

Wonderful plan, only thing I would add would be a place for a washer and dryer because I would not want to be hauling my laundry up and down the stairs now that I am in my 70’s

I enjoy watching you, not only are you a fabulous creative designer, you are humorous as well… open and transparent to bloopers and all 😂 Keep up the great work 👍🏽

Thank you for walking us through the whole process--the end of the dream home, the change from the original bedroom plan, and the lovely addition to your family room. Kinwoven is about your family so that is perfect. One thing I saw on the plan for the bathroom is that the toilet room seems a long way from the sink area. I was once at a high-end restaurant where each toilet stall had a small sink for hand washing. What about a small sink in your toilet area. Who wants to wander around in the middle of the night to wash their hands?

The new master wing is so beautifully designed! I love that you don't have to walk the entire span of it just to use the bathroom in the middle of the night :) I have a couple of ideas based off of your prior designs - 1) you could pop out the closet wall that has the doorway to the toilet closet and fit a stackable washer/dryer closet there 2) you could substitute a single large arched window centered above the bed instead of the side windows since some light may be blocked with exterior walls right next to them 3) the outdoor space between the closet and music room seems underutilized - you could pop out the sunroom/office window wall 4-5' which would give enough space for a coffee bar there inside your office space and make a nice alcove on the exterior for some built-in outdoor furniture 4) you could swap the firepit and jacuzzi so it's closer to your master bathroom and the new built-in furniture alcove would save sufficient patio space to allow this 5) you could use pocket doors for the toilet closet and the bathroom so you can maintain the openness but also get some privacy when the grandkids are over :) I would love to see another video for the upstairs if you have any plans for it!

Love this new plan!!! You should find a way to put laundry in the new space, so you don't have to go down stairs.

This is what I love about you! Being practical and creatively working with what you’ve got! Inspiring us to do the same, no matter what our budgets or circumstances are. So excited to see the work begin on your “new” dream home!

I’m glad to hear you’re planning on staying in this beautiful house! It sounds like you can get the best of both worlds.

Grand idea! Aging sucks but it is reality! The only thing I would suggest is that in doing this you find a closet, or add one that can be turned into an elevator when it is needed. You are in awesome shape and you are still young and agile. I somehow fell in October and did in both my ankles! I now know that these are likely to give me trouble in the future…just had the hardware removed and almost walking now but dang…it wakes a person up to another reality!?! Cheers from Kamloops BC Canada…I am also called Mrs Christmas, love your Christmas videos! ❤

Becky, you’re a genius! Way to pivot and turn your existing home into your dream home! Even though I liked the thought of you building from scratch, I love the thought of you making these upgrades and changes to your house. And nothing beats that peaceful feeling you get when you know you’re heading in the right direction.😉

You need smaller dining chairs that don't stick out so far behind them in your small dining room and you will get more space to walk around them. Maybe you can put those wicker chairs outside.

Ideas: Your last plan with the family room addition is lacking some symmetry on the wall across from the doorway. Consider adding an arched bookshelf neich directly across from the doorway into the family room. I'd also think of adding a small sink into your toilet room. It's a long way from the toilet to the double sinks. Otherwise everything looks beautiful! Can't wait to see how it turns out!

The new plan is a nicer flow by far. I am younger than you but I was a runner and ned knee surgery(S). I am worried in a decade or two when you get older, the bathtub- although beautiful- would be dangerous getting in and out.

Thoughts: Sightlines - an arched window across from the entrance to the family room (maybe a double door to that side yard?) Leave the center arch in the sun room as a niche for the desk or art. Swap toilet and shower, and open passage from toilet to shower. Flow.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better for you, it did! I love your home and everything you have done to it aesthetically, but now you are actually going to make it yours. The size and distance from your family, of your dream home, must have also been a determining factor as well as the cost of construction. I can't wait to see it all move toward .

The only issue I see with the second layout is that there isn’t a sink close by the toilet, might swap the shower and toilet room so you exit the shower into the closet like a house you have done before

love the new plans. few suggestions for you, did you think about moving your Laundry from the basement, to your main floor. You could add a small stackable in you closet or work it into your bathroom. Since you love your fireplace, would you add them into your new rooms. Last thing you might be careful with your plumbing on a outside wall, do to freezinng. I'm in Oklahoma city are we do freeze alot. Think of all the new video you will be making:)

This plan looks great! The only thing I question is the distance between the toilet and a sink. Could you add a small hand sink in the toilet closet?

Love how you turned a lemon into lemonade. Can't wait to see your wonderful ideas to become a masterpiece . Thank You for the amazing inspiration that you give us all .

This is going to be beautiful!! I love your current home, inside and out! As I watched you describe the plan, I kept wishing that you would include a stacked washer/dryer. I don’t know where your current laundry is in relation to your new suite, but I dream of doing my laundry without carrying it all over the house😊

Rebecca, As always it's beautiful! The only thing I would suggest adding somewhere is a main floor laundry area. I'm thinking you mentioned that your washer and dryer are in the basement. Best of luck and I can't wait to see the results!

I love this new idea! Not only does it make more sense financially but you still have your babies down the street. With aging you will need more help and your kids can rush to your help and you can always help with the grandkids too 👍

Enjoyed this update. I’ve never commented on your videos but am a long time viewer. I love your decision. I think the main floor master suite is a wonderful solution to your concerns and will add resale value. Congrats on finding your fix! (PS I would use chairs that can swivel beneath the TV instead of a loveseat. 😊)

So sorry to hear that!!! Looking forward to seeing your new master bedroom.

Ohhhh YESSSS REBECCA! GENIUS IDEA!!!! I love this video and the way you pulled us in as if we were right there with you having a " Girl's brainstorm sesh!" together! I loved every second! Loved seeing the process, too. Go Cheryl !!!! ( or Sheryl)

I always loved your current house. That brick and those windows is so dreamy so I’m glad you are deciding to keep this beauty!

Looks spectacular. So happy you're staying in the historic home and looking forward to what you're really going to do with it now, knowing it's your forever home. The one thing that I would miss is a fireplace in the family room.

Rebecca, I adore your current home, and I'm so happy that you found a way to make it all work out!!💖

I think you should arch the bedroom windows to echo the arch of the bedroom entrance. Then on the outside it will look cohesive not having rectangle windows in front of your back yard wall! This looks fantastic I can’t wait to see how it turns out.

I love this idea! I wanted to be excited for you when you said you were building a dream home, but I felt uneasy about it. This new plan feels so right. I can’t wait to watch the addition unfold.

Sounds so great! I didn’t understand why you weren’t staying in this beautiful home to begin with when you announced you were building another home. I love this current house. Great choice!

My only concern, if I have it right, is the family room backing up to your bedroom…the noise factor. Although how often would that be a problem…maybe not much. I think it’s great that you’re staying where you are though!

Smart woman! We retired and downsized, decided we did not want the expense or time of maintaining a mega house! Your new plans are lovely and exactly what you need! Best of luck during the remodeling.

Love it!! First floor bedroom with en-suite bathroom, large walk-in closet and family room is a stupendous idea. Your forever home! Love all the arched windows!

Love how you walked us through all the alternatives you looked at. Also, the comment you made about "feeling peace" really resonated with me. We are about to start a kitchen renovation, and the project planning started to morph into a much bigger plan/construction than I originally wanted and this caused me so much stress and sleepless nights. Thinking out of the box an using an existing footprint while just knocking out walls and making some tweaks has given me such peace of mind. It gives you confirmation that you are headed in the right direction. I've learned so much from you. Thanks. Love being a Design sessions member.

I absolutely love this new idea way more than building a new house. Your house has so much character and with the addition, it is going to be stunning. And you get to keep your awesome neighbor Cheryl... she had a great idea.. I am so excited to see this come to life. This makes perfect sense. Cheers to pivoting

Rebecca, I was so sad when I read you would be moving. Your home has such character, good neighbors, and a beautiful neighborhood. I am so happy you came up with a plan. BRAVO!!

Great ideas these new floor plans. What would be the easiest room, very next to the kitchen, to become your diner sitting table area ? Another wondering : the music room was fun and you enjoyed it, but do you really want to invest in an extra room ?) I loved the idea in the comments of adding a wash and dryer area (do you have already a pool towel area/guest shower or a little pool barbecue kitchen?) AND adding an elevator in this build so you can enjoy your whole house for a much longer time. Have fun drawing ;)

I am sorry this not working out, but I do admire you and your determination to not be stopped. Your sharing of your disappointment with all is admirable. Love ya and can’t wait to see your new plans.

What a great idea Rebecca. My mother in law has always lived by the mantra “assimilate and adjust” when life throws you a curveball! You did just that.🙌🥰

Looks beautiful, 1 suggestion- if you make the entry to the bedroom not directly facing the end of bed. You may not have a choice. Feng shui.

I’m sure if you add in that beautiful home plan with the package, you’d sell the land easily! So glad you saved “our” glass windows! I was about to cry that you were doing away with 2 of them. The only thing I’m bummed out about with your first bedroom suite design vs your last was that beautiful arched entry. I wish you could have saved that part, but pipe lines do have a way of demanding attention, don’t they! It will be beautiful regardless.🥳🤗 Can’t wait to see what you do!❤️. As always, thanks for sharing with us.

🌱Your in town home is "gorgeous"! ~Love the idea of you putting your custom touch on "this" beauty because I adore♥️this house!! You already picked a winner!💫😉💫😉💫👍🏡🌷

This is such a great lesson in looking around at what you have - even if that's just potential - and not assuming new is always better! My thought was to add an elevator, but your idea is sooo much better (naturally)! It is going to be just gorgeous. Congratulations!!

ROOF FRAMING is your main design challenge. If you use a separate gabled roof over every rectangular mass, you will might as well call the property "Crazy Gables." Try again and add a CAD layer of your current roof framing and add a CAD layer showing all your property setbacks and restrictions. Some municipalities do not allow roof overhangs beyond the setback line and some municipalities require allowing space for maintaining the structure. Where will you place the main ridge boards (at the peak of each roof section) and how will the valleys where all sloping sections meets relate? Where will the rain and snow travel from the roof to where you want the water to disperse on your lawn? Especially, how do you want water to drain over your bedroom? Valleys can be a risk for leaks and ice dams. How many gables do you want? One for the new bathroom and one for the new small closet, etc. Even if you use hip roof framing, it could look like a confusing mess from the street. FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS will affect how close you can build to the plumbing tunnel setback line. Again, check with your municipality on how close you can dig, erect concrete forms and lay drainage tiles next to that pipe tunnel setback. What is the existing condition of the foundation around your current brick dining room? If that space was originally an open porch, the foundations may need to be improved in order to handle the weight of a more substantial structure. HEATING, AC, PLUMBING need to be planned so you do not create awkward bump-outs in your rooms to accommodate ducts and pipe chases. Good time to think about zone-heating your house so you can change temperatures of each zone depending on how you are using it in different seasons. Will you need to add a new furnace or boiler to heat/cool the new addition? If so, where will you put the new furnace room? ELECTRICAL CAPACITY may or may not be available. A substantial addition usually requires that additional electric service into your house. Many older, built-up communities are at or near peak capacity in terms of how much electricity they can add to homes. Many people are adding electrical vehicles charging stations to their homes now, even if they do not currently own an EV, to get ahead of the demand curve. Check how your communinity plans to handle the demand increase and consider adding the electrical service in advance of your construction project. Hire an electrical engineer now if your architect is not familiar with your community's capacity plans. BEAUTIUL ARCHITECTURE of your existing home can be continued seamlessly into your new addition. Keep going on adjusting your design to conquer these construction challenges. AND THEN THERE'S THE KITCHEN now that this will be your forever home. Would you consider making the build-out the new kitchen and family room for a better relationship to the outdoor living space and retrofit your bedroom into the existing living room and kitchen into your master bath and closet? The new build could have taller ceilings. The brick dining room might even be a good width for a kitchen and the brick texture would make a nice kitchen surface. Imagine all three brick arches opening into a great room that now houses the piano and an entertainment area. The original dining room reverts back to dining and relates to the formal living room, kitchen, great room and outdoor area. The Master bedroom becomes more separate, private and quiet. You might need to add a hallway and master suite to the original dining room so you don't have to walk all the way around. I am not clear on hoe the garage sits on the property. So many solutions! I know you will land on something FANTASTIC!😅

The new changes to your home make so much sense. A master downstairs is a must. Hope you did it.

Rebecca, sorry for all the problems with the interest rates, and other issues. I think, however, you have made a very wise decision to stay where you are and make the amazing additions to your home. The downstairs bedroom/bath/dressing area, is genius. Also, making your existing family room a dining room and building a new family room is such a perfect plan. Best of luck with all the construction that will be going on for a few months, but the end results will be worth it all. Hopefully, it will be completed so you can do your fantastic Christmas videos that I anxiously await each year.

All I can say is: so nice to be able to do what you really like. I also agree that building another house is not necessary. Thank you for sharing ❤

Rebecca, Love,Love, Love all that you have accomplished. Your forever home design is absolute divine. The only suggestion I would have is to look at ADA Standard for Accessible Design guidelines. Making your living much easier to manage. I too had the opportunity to build my future home. I used some ideas for Accessible Design to make my living more manageable. I am also in my 70's. but always feel young at heart. Just trying to help. Good luck....

I watched but didn't comment on the dream home video because, although the design was AWESOME, as a woman in my mid sixties, I thought it was too big. As we get "wiser" we need less space, not more, and the conveniences of one-floor living. THIS NEW PLAN I LOVE. It's smart, it's economical and it means you get to stay in a house and neighborhood you already love. There are no down sides. This is also why I love you -- you are a dreamer and that's fun and it's your super power but, even better, you are intelligent and sensible and seamlessly change course and that is an admirable trait. I am looking forward to watching this project materialize and I could not be happier for you! 💗

LOVE your honesty and keeping it real!!! We both know God has a plan…can’t wait to hear about your next chapter in your book❤️ you go girlie!

Rebecca, you’re not alone in choosing to go to plan B! We bought a beautiful lot overlooking a golf course three years ago, worked with an architect who came up with our dream plan, and then we have seen so many price increases in building materials the past couple of years , that it’s insane. Our new home would have been about 1000 sq ft smaller, yet would cost over double what we paid to build our current house 13 years ago. Umm, I just don’t think that is a very smart use of our money. So, we just decided to stay where we are. We now decided to update our kitchen, which I’ve been unhappy with for the past several years. After watching this video, I’m thinking we may as well add a few more improvements and enjoy our current home even more! It would be a fraction of what that new house would cost! You are so very clever and I love everything you do! I wish I could hire you to help me choose my new kitchen cabinets!

Rebecca love the new plans food for thought are you going to want everyone walking through your office to get to the family room? One way to solve this bring the fourth arched window up in line with the others you can then make an open walk way/hallway by adding a wall between the office and it if you then brought the other arched window on the soon to be office forward to be in line with the rest of the house taking away the little sitting knock you could thne possibly add your dramatic walkway into your bedroom suit hope this makes a little sense but I really do love the addition it's so exciting

SMART decision! Our home is 4k ft and after I turned 68, an illness hit and I can no longer manage this house by myself. AND I have it cleaned every other week and without my sweet husband, I just couldn't even manage the simple chores. AND I was an Interior Designer as well. Life can turn on a dime, thank God I can turn to Him!! Good wishes to you.

Adding to your current home makes so much sense. You will still have your dream home in a great neighborhood, and you'll be saving a lot of money. And, your new design is amazing. I can't wait to see the changes. I'm so excited for you.

Rebecca I wouldn't feel bad. My brother has been building houses for over 20 years and just recently had to quit and give up on that because of the interest rates and it's taking too. Long to get the houses built because no one will work and then when they're built they can't get them sold because of the interest rates. Nobody's buying.

HI Rebecca… I love your Moxie…. I have two things that you need to consider. Would the location of the new family room be convenient to how you use your space? It looks like you would have to walk through the living room AND your new office space/old sun room to get to it. My second point is the glass wall in the closet. It is nice to have some visible storage for your nice things, but I hope you are a total neat freak when it comes to hanging and color-blocking your clothes. Otherwise, it will drive you crazy if you have to look at closet clutter. I know you are excited, but these are just a couple of things to consider. All the Best…

Hi Rebecca, did you ever consider moving your piano into the porch? I don't know if it would fit there, however, if it does, you can use the music room for your dining room.....just a thought. Anyway, the idea of the new home falling through, is definitely a blessing in disguise! Stay where you are and enjoy planning your new additions. I can't wait to see what you do and how you eventually decorate it!! Much luck.

When you remove the center arched window, create a shallow arched set in for an art piece or do a mirror that’s exactly like the other arches. That room could also become a grands play space when they visit, which could easily be cleaned up when they’re not there.

We can all learn so much from you about being flexible, especially when it comes to being forced to shift gears away from our dreams. I absolutely love your current home and so I personally love this new plan. I'm happy for you and am honestly praying it all works out in your favor! 🙏👏

Love your current home. Love the brick fence that surrounds the property. The amount of character it contains you could never afford to replicate in a new build.. Whatever you do design wise, Will be fabulous. I too would think about putting a washer/dryer in the closet for convenience. Also was wishing you would have explained how you can tag on to your existing loan for the remodel at your current mortgage rate. That would be interesting for all of us to know, in case we could use the same way of how you are doing this. For you, that is fabulous that you can get the same interest rate for the add on as your currant mortgage is. Love your designs, and love everything you do! Have fun with all the planning and dreaming!!

“A peace that passes all understanding; when you get that, you know you are on the right track.” -Such a Word from Heaven! I needed to hear that!

Brilliant, Rebecca!!! What vision, determination, and passion you have for design! Bravo! ❤

Looks great and I'm happy for you that there's a solution. I love that you're keeping the older heritage, too. My only question is the glass wall for the closet and the distance of the bathroom, esp. as a person ages and may have mobility issues...at some point. Also, that the toilet area is not closer to the vanity. Great work and fun to follow!

I appreciate your practical approach to design, decision making and renovation. We are all limited by budget and interest rates. It’s refreshing to hear your practical thoughts and experience. Love your ideas for a main floor master suite and family room (to improve flow). Did you consider installing a lift (elevator) in your home to access upstairs rooms if mobility becomes a problem? Installing a lift has become very popular in Australia to future proof residential properties. Best wishes ❤

Amen! Since I was one of only a few who in the beginning expressed that you should keep what you have and invest in your now home and not build in the wilderness...I think I have already said months ago what I would still say today. Wise choice Becky. You have a clear view now but since the home is in a historic area, I have to wonder IF you can start removing and replacing things that will be different outside. I know you will check first. 😍

I love brainstorming with friends. Sometimes, they come up with ideas, but it usually helps me to think outside the box or have sudden epiphanies . When you know you know ... Love, love, love your plans!

Wow. I think you have made some really great decisions. I love your current home. It’s beautiful as is, but the smart choices you’re making are going to make it your “dream home”. I can’t wait to follow your journey with these huge improvements. How fun! And financially, a much better decision. Love your ideas!

You are absolutely right about trusting your gut and finding peace in a situation. My mom refused to downsize from her 3 level home, and it caused a lot of stress on my siblings and I in her later years. My husband and I bought a one level home so we wouldn't put that burden on our kids.

Hi Rebecca I loved this video and I can't wait to watch the process when you begin renovations. If I may put in my 2 cents. I feel the toilet is too far from the sinks and looks out of place off your closet. What if you turned the shower area into your toilet room and then encased the tub area with floor to ceiling glass like you wanted to with the initial shower design and did a gorgeous tile or stone on the walls and shower floor. This will also mimic the glass entry way into the closet from your master. Then had your stand alone tub inside your shower and definitely have it be a steam shower for those cold winter days. I know you mentioned large showers are cold and don't retain heat but radiant floor heating under the tile will make it feel nice. For the sake of symmetry a shower head on each of the exterior walls to the right and the left of the tub with built in stools. 2 shower heads will help for resale value in the future, but most importantly it will be symmetrical to have 2 showers on each side of the tub ( leaving the tub as you have it centered infront of that beautiful arched window) Also 2 skylights over each of the shower areas would be aesthicially gorgeous and the natural light would be amazing! Lastly I would put a stackable washer and dryer in the room you currently planned on putting the toilet in off the closet. How convenient in your older age to do your laundry right off your closet and be able to walk a few steps and put everything away directly in your closet, no lugging around a laundry basket. If I could leave a picture here or a sketch I would cause I know this comment is very wordy 🥵 I am so excited to see what you do!

I think I would get weirded out with a door that has direct sightlines into my shower but other than that it is so great! Taking your concept of using what you have to the next degree!

Love your ideas for the master bedroom and yes go for the Dinning room, it will all be fabulous!

Peace that surpasses all understanding, there's nothing like it! LOVE the new plan! Question, if someone were watching TV in the family room would it bother you if you were sleeping?

This is a fabulous plan! You were wise to listen to the still small voice telling you to reconsider the original plan. So much more sensible to stay in this gorgeous home and redesign it! I’m looking forward to you sharing the process with us all!😃

PS from the Right-Hand doorway in your original living room into your new study room, you now have line of sight directly into the new master bedroom. That's a lot of energy going into it and the view is not necessarily what you might want. Just wanted to point it out in case that might be something that could bother you or not

I know as a designer, sometimes you just want to build a “dream something” but it’s not always practical. I love the new entrance, the gorgeous windows, and all the fabulous additions to your current home. When you asked why do I need to move? It spoke to me too. Thank you. Can’t wait to see everything come together!

I bought a small ranch house thinking I was going to gut it and add on a large kitchen and living room. After a year living here I decided I just want to leave it as is and just update it I let it speak to me. Im going to spend my effort working on a garden and fixing up the barns, pasture and pond. I went from 4600 sq feet home to a 1300 sq feet and I love it! I do not miss my big house.

Love your ideas. A couple of things I would think about is setting it up so that if this your forever home and if you would need the ability for walkers or wheelchairs in the future…. I know, I know… we don’t like to think about those things. But a few of my parents friends had either homes built or remodeled their current homes in a way that they could easily convert walk ways and doors to make them handicap ready. Most of the time , as we get older, those changes happen suddenly and the changes to our home have to be done suddenly. Family will already be overwhelmed with handling the health aspect of it. Just a thought. Also, I know you won’t have guests all the time in family room but the TV shares the wall with your bedroom. Maybe soundproof it so that it doesn’t bother you. Otherwise…. Love love love. I am obsessed with your designs and learn so much.

Love this new plan Rebecca! We future proofed my mums house in a similar sense so when the time came she can live safely downstairs. Put Sheryl on the pay roll ! Can’t wait to see it fully finished ❤

BRILLIANT!!! We’re in the middle of a large build and I promise if we could’ve found what you’ve got and just renovated it up to our needs, we would’ve done that instead! Such a blessing!

Beautiful, Rebecca!!! We built on an apartment for aging in-laws 8 years ago. We followed universal design tenets so everything was accessible for them. The thoughtful design was gorgeous but remained functional for their age-in-place needs. They were healthy and mobile when they moved in, but both were using walkers and had mobility issues before they passed away. Because of the design, they were able to age in place and lived with us in their apartment until the end.

Hope to see construction soon and can’t wait to see the progress!!! TBH the toilet area seems far away from the main bath area. Just thinking about the use without a sink.