I haven't lived anywhere yet that I didn't want something different, usually in the form of added storage, finished space, etc. This place is no different. The bedrooms are very small, the largest 11.5 x 11.5, and what closets there are, are puny. Despite a kitchen that looks larger, there isn't enough storage space and some cabinet doors are hinged on the wrong side.

All of this is minor stuff for a guy that can swing a hammer, so here's the plan - marked in red on the floorplans below:

• Connect bedroom 1 & bedroom 3 with pocket sliding doors making the two rooms into one that can still be called two rooms if I should one day decide to sell the place..
• Swap the positions of the refrigerator and oven. This will make access to the corner base cabinet easier and the narrower oven cabinet will allow a shallow (9") cabinet along side without reducing the walkway opening.
• Add an L shaped counter on the kitchen's East wall with base and wall cabinets to make a breakfast bar and more storage OR put in a pantry cabinet next to the fridges new position.
• Build a wardrobe into the wall over the basement stairs in bedroom 3.
• Build a linen closet through the bathroom wall into bedroom 2.
• Install a sink in the laundry room.