Should we reconfigure our new house to make a great room?

May I Wish: Should we reconfigure our new house to make a great room?
We just bought a house and its pretty old.. currently you walk through a small hallway into a living room.. to the right is a master bedroom, and the left side is divided into a kitchen and bathroom on left side and 2 smaller bedrooms (one after another) on the right side. (so, the kitchen has a door opening to one bedroom). We are thinking about taking down the wall to connect the bedroom to the kitchen as well as take a portion of the preceding bedroom also to make a “great” room. But if this is done, the new bedrooms will be at the front of house, and person entering will have to walk down a hallway to get to the back of the house to a living area. Is this a good idea? or should we keep it the way it is?? oh, we are also planning on adding french doors to the back of the house (at the back of the new “great” room) which will open to a new deck and the big backyard. will it make property difficult to sell if entry is to a long hallway?
i forgot to add that our driveway runs the length of the house. We would probably park our car at the end of the driveway and use the rear deck to “great” room entrance 99% of the time

Answers and Views:

Answer by paddyodog
It all depends on how you want to live. Walking down a long hallway shouldn’t make a difference in the value as long as the destination is spectacular. Is there a way to have a window placed at the end of the long hallway in the new room? If so, it should look out onto really pretty landscaping.

Answer by mavery311
This is kind of hard to answer without seeing the home itself. However, I believe you should go through with the construction of the great room if you have the resources. I doubt it would damage the value of the home as long as you kept the same number of bedrooms. It might actually increase in value with the remodel since it will be updated as long as you can get a good deal on the project itself. Also, if you are doing this type of remodeling it sounds like you are going to stay in the house awhile, so you might as well make it the way you want it. As far as the hallway at the entrance, it might seem a bit strange but it would fit in on an older house fine compared to changing up a newer build with same floor plans throughout a neighborhood. Good Luck!