Help finding alternatives
So my wife and I are having a hard time finding plans that we both like. The one that we did like is WAY too big. (Plan # 1070-119 from houseplans.com) The one we did find ends up being over 5000sf after adding a basement (Similar to #1070-253). We want a walkout basement and we have 3 kids so we definitely need 4 bedrooms. We would really be happy with 3000-3500sf but can't find anything in that range that looks similar to this plan that we liked. Personally, my favorite part of the plan is the look of the front exterior with the gables and rooflines.
We want all the kids on one floor and then the master on the main floor with maybe a guestroom/"office" space for when someone is visiting. A decent size kitchen/ livingroom space for family gatherings is also kind of important but not 100% necessary. We liked the idea of having bedrooms on a second floor and then the basement be for a built in safe, large longterm food storage, media room, and a couple other things but I don't think that's a very efficient use of a full basement. If we have to put bedrooms in a basement and cut out the 2nd story then it is what it is.
Hopefully this kind of post isn't frowned upon in this sub.
I guess I'm just hoping someone has seen some alternative plans that I haven't come across yet. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.