some very rough ideas for you

Rumpus to become Bed 3 so bedrooms all on that side.

Depends on where rumpus will now go would depend what rumpus is used for.

If its like a media room give it a spot where it is away from alfresco veranda area for example.

The rumpus room could still easily be a bedroom with two doorways and the 3rd bedroom does make for a great play room so that you can watch the little ones, if you used solid cavity slider coming together, it can become another bedroom/guestroom /whatever when needed cheers

That sounds like a good plan, My rough idea is that you can go right and left from the mudroom. The opening from the kitchen to the passage was to give easier access to bathroom WC and laundry, all openings can have sliders or doors. oklouise will most likely work out another floor plan for you as well cheers

when the window glass reaches the floor it's very difficult to exclude hot summer sun and i've found that having the bottom of the window at coffee table height keeps out most of the hot summer sun but allows the low winter sunshine deep into the room and the low wide storage is excellent for bookshelves with drawers or a shelf for a cup of tea or plant or as a bench seat beside the fireplace

btw every window should be considered from inside the house eg in the ensuite there's room above the vanity mirror for a wide short window tucked up as high as possible under the eaves, there'll be light and cross ventilation but the glass won't be exposed to so much afternoon sun

the idea about the "angled" garden will become clear if you make a scale cut out of the house plan and sit it on the same scale site plan and rotate the house plan until it is lined up with the compass points...the block is angled slightly and you want the "spine" of the house to be lined up east to west...my antique CAD program won't let me make a precise picture but it might look something like this exaggerated approximation

your planner will be able to do this easily but it's worth understanding how it works so that you don't have any surprises when it's too late to move the house to allow for a driveway into the back yard and you have such a good sized block of land it's important to get the best use out of every spare corner

Great drawing but I wonder about the distance from mum & dad's bedroom to 3 yr olds bedroom, for me I would feel a lot happier being closer and what happens when another child arrives. I think having Master bedrooms separated from the others is great for families with older children, Something to consider for those just starting their families

good idea, the small study next to the master bedroom would make an excellent baby's room with a connecting door and there's capacity to rearrange the wiw's a little to make the study/nursery more generous if needed

That would help but I still think access via the mud room to give closer access from the master bedroom to the other bedrooms would be best. we need to take care of the other little person/persons as well

happy to draw up any ideas that can be fitted within the available space..post a sketch of what you mean

oklouise my rough as usual drawing above, wider eaves would help with bedroom heat, also both openings off that passage way either end of kitchen and mudroom. The alfresco area shows large opening, the dining was next to this and could/would have large opening from both these spaces to encourage any breezes

Siriusky's plan with the entry through the mudroom to rumpus

shading from eaves is determined by depth of eaves, angle from north, width of the window, height of the bottom of window above the ground and time of year and each window should be considered individually on site to allow for local views and prevailing breezes

another version for Hubby

thanks for the drawing oklouise, A room is a room by any other name, I do like the dining table next to the alfresco it really opens up that end of the house, with sliding doors it would become even more open and give access to the outdoor kitchen BBQ for hubby.

If hubby wants to keep the Rumpus where it was then go for it but if he is thinking of it as a media room it would be better moved. Bedrooms can always be used as and named as other uses. Keep in mind that with minimal openings into the passage it could become quite dark, might need highlight windows above kitchen cupboards. I would also consider opening the laundry directly into the passage way.more light and less doorways to contend with. I also agree with everything you said about eaves/sun etc, and think that there's always positive solution to over come things

i'm not sure i understand how the plan should be rearranged please use the preferred plan and draw in the new names of the rooms that you and your husband would like to consider, adding any new doors or other features you like and i'll draw it up for you to see what it looks like and please check out Illume Solar Skylights if you only want extra daylight in some areas

Amie and girl guides, is this what you mean???

What about the following, love the idea of glass doors to the rumpus but if you intend using this space as a media room the glass doors wouldn't normally contain the sound. You might also consider windows above the kitchen to allow light and "Air" into the passage

better.. but i would still prefer the rumpus on the sunny side of the house and able to be opened and closed off for supervision and flexibility...solid core cavity sliders will help with noise and would prefer to include the old extra wiw in the lounge for better use of the space and easier furniture arrangement in the master and width of the entry could be reduced with storage

like that , but what has happened, both plans show a long way between Master the the little ones bedrooms, personally I would still like to see an opening from the "mudroom into Bedroom 2, and would like to know what the rumpus rooms main purpose will be.

doorways had been ommited so you could think about where you would want to place your furniture as doors could be sited accordingly..here's my suggestion for the master bed with doors for HIS and HER wiws and 60cm deep storage along the entry hall instead of a walk in linen and option for the extra wiw or nursery or etc.

Amie, have you considered using the lounge room as the kids bedroom for the next few years, you do have a separate rumpus room planned. A lounge room will be a great parents treat for when the kids are older. Like the idea of the linen cupboards back in the entrance way, you can never have enough storage. cheers

yay!! the extra nook space would be far better added to the lounge and the lounge could have a northern window and be a much nicer room to be in during the day .the original lounge was too small for most mid sized lounge furniture and would also make an excellent bedroom while children are small and great parents' retreat later

re posting from last Sunday, showing the mudroom and an opening into the Rumpus/bedroom, and two other openings from the kitchen Family area. This was to offer better access and provide ventilation into the bedrooms., I would swap the laundry to the bathroom space so as to give access from the kitchen, always good to have a laundry close to the kitchen. Doorways can always be closed or built out if and when family needs change. Square set full height sliding pocket doors are wonderful for opening and closing off spaces, I have good ideas just can't draw them for you to get what I'am trying to show you. cheers