EMERGENCY CA, ONLY BECAUSE ITHERS ASKED FOR IT, I DESIGNED THIS WITH YOU IN MIND, ITS NOT FOR ME! I DESIGNED THE ENTRY (AGAIN) SIMPLE, TRADITIONAL, FUNCTIONAL, BUILT-INS FOR STORAGE, ITS ELEGANT FLOORS AND CHANDELIERS, YET THE YELLOW IN THE RUG LETS YOU KNOW ITS OKAY TO RELAX A LITTLE, FRONT DOOR ENTRY, THIS IS MY ARCHITECT PHILOSOPHY, FRONT DOOR ENTRY IS AN IMPORTANT POINT, AS IMPORTANT AS A BEDROOM, BATH, KITCHEN, OR GARAGE, ALL VIEWS FROM THE FRONT DOOR ENTRY ARE BLOCKED, ALL ANYONE SEES FROM THE FRONT DOOR OPEN OR CLOSED, IS THE ENTRY! MY ARCHITECT PHILOSOPHY TELLS ME, THE MONEY AND PEOPLE INSIDE ARE SAFE AND PROTECTED! VIEWS TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE FROM A FRONT DOOR, HAVE MONEY PROBLEMS! AND THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH SPACE IN A HOME FOR ENTRY ORGANIZATION, SHOES, COATS, UMBRELLAS, KEYS, MAIL, THINGS TO TAKE WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE NEXT, ETC! I HAVE NEVER LIKED SHOES IN A HOUSE, ITS JUST GROSS! DOG POO ON A SHOE BROUGHT INTO A HOUSES FLOOR, FOR INSTANCE, YUCK! OT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE VISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE, STILL, YUCK! A QUICK CHAIR OR PLACE TO SITDOWN FOR SHOES IS A MUST, AND MUST HOMES ARE NOT DESIGNED – FOR LIVING! THEY ARE STILL DESIGNED AS SHELTER! GREAT, THERE’S A BEDROOM AND KITCHEN AND IT HAS GRANITE, BUT THERE’S NO ROOM DESIGNED FOR MY PET DISHES. OR A STORAGE CLOSET FOR MY BROOMS AND MOPS, AND I HAVE TO USE MY CLOTHES CLOSET FOR HOUSEHOLD STORAGE, IN YOUR OWN MIND, YOUR HOUSE JUST DEPRECIATED BECAUSE ITS NOT FULLY DESIGNED FOR LIVING, AND LIVING SPACES!, A QUICK CORNER TO A HALF BATH IN EVERY HOME, TO ME, IS JUST DECENT! IF YOU’VE EVER HAD TO GO THROUGH SOMEONE’S BEDROOM TO USE A TOILET, ITS JUST NOT, WELL, TO ME, CIVILIZED! WE ARE NOT YET REALLY LIVING IN A CIVILIZED SOCIETY, AND MANNERS, AND ITS USE, ARE ESSENTIAL TO A SOCIETY FUNCTIONING AS CIVILIZED! SO, THIS KNIGHTS RETIREMENT FAT GASSING TAKEOVER IS JUST BARBARIC! I WAS RAISED BY MY PARENTS AS, YES PLEASE, AND NO THANK YOU, AS MANNERS! WHERE IS SOCIETY WHEN IT NO LONGER HAS – MANNERS?! ITS JUST DECENT FOR EVERY HOUSING, INCLUDING BUSINESSES, TO HAVE A DECENT TOILET AND SINK TO WASH YOUR HANDS! ANOTHER CORNER, AND EITHER A STEP INTO THE OFFICE THAT IS COMPLETELY PRIVATE, YET I CHOSE SOME GLASS TO SEE THROUGH, SO NEITHER THE OFFICE NOR THE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE ARE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF! IF YOU’VE EVER HAD TO LIVE WITH PEOPLE WHO WRITE A LOT, LIKE A PHD STUDENT, MY BROTHER, YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF JUST CHECKING IN EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE! AND THE OFFICE IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE DOOR, PEOPLE COULD COME AND GO, AND THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE WOULD NOT BE DISTURBED! I JUST HAPPENED UPON THE PATTERN IN THE FURNITURE, IN THE FAMILY ROOM, AND I THOUGHT IT COULD WORK, ITS JUST A BIT OF FUN! THE PATTERN FURNITURE IS NOT WHITE, ITS OFF-WHITE, YET A SORT OF PLAIN MODERN WHITE SOFA IN CONTRAST KIND OF WORKS INSTEAD OF EXACTLY MATCHING! AND THESE ORANGE CHAIRS WITH AN OTTOMAN, ARE A KIND OF CONVERSATION AREA, AND I CHOSE THE FLOATING STAIRS TO BE OPEN BELOW, AND THERE IS AN OPTION FOR MORE BUILTINS! I PUT THE LITTLE KIDS BOOKCASE ON THE LOWER LEVEL TO LOOK LIKE A BUILT IN, AND IT WORKS THERE TOO, YET THE SPACE UNDER THE STAIRS WITH THE CHAIRS HAS INTERESTING BUILTIN NICHES, TO ME! KIDS COULD BE ON THEIR PHONES IN THE CHAIRS WHILE GROWNUPS HAVE A SOFA CONVERSATION, GROWN UPS MIGHT WANNA HANG OUT THERE, AND I DO BELIEVE THE FAMILY ROOM IS CHANGING TO INCLUDE A CASUAL TABLE AND CHAIRS! I PUT BOOKSHELVES ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE TABLE AND CHAIRS FOR THINGS LIKE BOARD GAMES THAT, ALTHOUGH I’VE BEEN IN ISOLATION FOR A DECADE, ARE STILL A FUN ACTIVITY PEOPKE ENJOY! AND THE KITCHEN NEXT TO THE FAMILY ROOM, I DESIGNED, SO PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY ROOM DO NOT SEE INTO THE KITCHEN! SO, IF YOU HAVE COMPANY, EVEN PEOPLE YOU LIKE, THEY CAN’T SEE ANYTHING YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE DOING ON THE KITCHEN! THE KITCHEN IS A MESSY PLACE, EVEN SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE A COFFEE CAUSES CLUTTER, AND THE MOMENT CLUTTER APPEARS IN A HOME, THE BRAIN NOTICES IT, AND IT SENDS A SIGNAL, THAT MOST OF US IGNORE! ALSO, I USED LIGHTED UPPER CABINETS BECAUSE IT MAKES A COZY FEELING TO HAVE LIGHTED CABINETS INSTEAD OF OVERHEAD LIGHTS, TWO DISHWASHER BECAUSE ONE IS REALLY A MINIMUM! THIS LITTLE NICHE JUST SORT OF HAPPENED WHEN I WAS EDITING THE DEEIGN AND I JUST LEFT IT AND PUT SHELVES THERE, SOMETIMES ODD SPACES HAPPEN WHEN REFURBISHING AN OLD BUILDING, IT COULD HAVE A POCKET DOOR IN IT, I LEFT IT OPEN TO SHOW, SOMETIMES AN ODD PLACE HAPPENS WHEN REBUILDING AN EXISTING BUILDING! TWO EXTRA CHAIRS AGAINST THE WALL IN THE LITTLE BREAKFAST, DINING AREA BECAUSE – ITS JUST THE PROPER THING TO DO! THEY DON’T MATCH THE DINING SET OR KITCHEN ISLAND, YET THEY SERVE A PURPOSE, THEY COULD BE USED AS ADDITIONAL SEATING IN EITHER THE FAMILY ROOM OR AT THE DINING, OR IN THE SUN ROOM! THE SUN ROOM IS STILL MY FAVORITE! LOTS OF LIGHTS, BIG OPEN WINDOWS, AND BRINGING BIRDS AND WILDLIFE TO WINDOWS, FOR ME, IS A MUST! THE COVERED PATIO AREA REALLY IS AN UPSCALE OUTDOOR AREA, FIREPLACE, CHANDELIERS, CEILING FAN, I DON’T CARE IF OTHER DESIGNERS DON’T LIKE THE LOOK OF CEILING FANS – THESE PEOPLE MUST NEVER HAVE LIVED IN A HOT CLIMATE! PAE NM NA CAO! NOW GET THIS KATE CREW OUT OF HERE! .($!