I realize it has been a while since I last captured my thoughts about floorplans. A while back I got the idea that in stead of fighting the annoying 45 degree angle at the garage/entry way, perhaps I should in stead try to embrace it. That led to a series of drawings of which this one seems the most promising. Basically I am adding 214 sf to the 1680 I already have, and I can preserve a lot of the existing (messy) structure until I get into the mood ....
The "final" plan looks like this: