We've started window shopping online and most of what we have seen are stock standard layouts but there have been a few that are sort of appealing. I haven't seen anything yet that really grabs me. I don't want open plan though in 34 foot I'm not expecting master cabins.
If anyone knows of good websites then I would be interested in knowing about them.

If you choose a steel boat you'll spend a lot of time chasing rust!  One of my crazier friends has pulled the interior right out of his steel schooner.  Lives in hammocks and stores gear in plastic drums.  That way he can get at the interior - which is where the problems occur, rust outside is easy to address.  I have places inside my boat that I cannot get to.  And recently I found some serious rust in one of my bilges that may require replating next time I am on the slips. I suspect that maintenance will defeat me in the end.  I chose steel because I am a coward and wanted superior strength, but I am now of the opinion that the Ming Ming approach would suit me better and if I do change boats in a few years time that is the route I am going to take.  I'd prefer ply epoxy but would settle for glass, but whatever it is it will have positive buoyancy.  Fire and supertankers are still a menace but you have reduced the odds to such an extent that it will be safer to stay at sea than risking a run ashore!  I admire the more adventurous sailors but have learned who I am and what I need.  I yam what I yam, said Popeye the sailorman!

34ft, the Badger and Tystie kind of size, is a good choice for a couple. Small enough to be handled by one, when the other is off watch, incapacitated or absent; but big enough to have enough volume and weight carrying capacity for two, big enough to have a good double/twin sleeping berth, completely separate from the daytime living area, and big enough to have a comfortable, un-cramped heads and galley. The proportioning of the use of the internal space needs to be different when you are aboard for long periods from when you are aboard for a week or two. That's why it's hard to buy a production boat that's suitable for living aboard. Different market.

Kerry and I are exploring the option of getting a bigger yacht, say 34 ft and living aboard. We need to get out and do a good bit of sailing in Redwing first...just to make sure it's what we want to do. The idea though would be to find a suitable yacht, convert to a schooner junk rig. The money we would have left over would be invested and we'd use the interest to supplement income. This option gives us a cruising home and a good size chunk of cash in the bank, where as selling and buying another house just gives us extra expenses.
I don't want to build another yacht, been there and done that. As 2nd hand Badgers are a bit on the rare side I'll need to look at other possibilities. Such as buying a suitable yacht as I've mentioned above or look for an unfinished project that just requires rigging.
I would be interested in hearing what other would consider to be the required specs for a good live aboard for two but allowing for a visitor or two?
I know the Hans Christen 32 has a very good below deck layout but it requires a good puff of wind to get it moving.