"Garage Apartment Continued..."

I had fiddled with the upper cabinets in the kitchen, and had to shrink my bathroom a bit to accommodate the extra 7 inches I needed to steal. This meant I had to adjust the layout a bit too, which meant shrinking the bedroom a bit as well to allow decent traffic flow.

So, I took to the Ikea Kitchen Planner once more, so I'd have a better idea overall with the inclusion of some actual walls and scale beyond my own sketches.

This is where it ended up...

Next step is to go to Home Depot to have my plans made into real plans. Then apply for permits. Then hopefully construction will begin in the spring. 

I still need to make sure that a 20' x 24' internal living space measurement is okay in regards to the regulations for the total size of my accessory building being max 12% of my lot size and meet the side setback regulations. My contractor has been extremely busy, though I must say it is frustrating asking the same question multiple times, not getting an answer because every foot counts in a less than 500 sq ft space.

On the bright side, I already have a new low flush toilet, sink, bathroom cabinets for my bathroom, and green glass mosaic accent tile in my garage, as they were originally intended for my basement bathroom reno that went astray with the entire basement being basically ripped out, the secondary tile I had wanted for my bathroom not coming in and may not come in. 

So, yay to money already spent, meaning yay to less money being spent now.

And with kitchens and bathrooms being the most expensive, half down ain't bad. 

Also, I can fit a 39" x 33" shower that's compact, but none of that neo-angle junk in there, with lots of storage, thanks to Ikea's 15" depth Lillangen cabinets.

The adventure continues...