A reader/family member suggested changing the north side less (from the original house design) and to do that have the mudroom entrance on the east side instead of the north side. Good idea.
So now the only difference from the original house on the north side are the bathroom windows.
On the east side (back of the house) I changed two of the little high windows in my design to one conventional window. I didn’t like the little windows all in a row there aesthetically, though they would have allowed more wall space. I kept the one above the kitchen sink as it was in the original design.
This is what suggestions by readers can help with, thank you!