One of the best parts of building a home from scratch is that you get to design the home in its entirety. You get to create the floorplans and determine the home's layout and what is in the home. When it comes to creating your custom home design, you should consider adding some popular home features.
Feature #1: Open Floor Plan
Open floor plans started to become really popular in the 1990s, and their popularity has not waned over the years. An open floor plan is about more than allowing the living and kitchen space to run into one another. It is about creating a feeling of space in your living area by utilizing high ceilings as well. High ceilings can make your living space feel even more luxurious while sticking to the square footage you want for the home.
Many people enjoy the openness of seeing from the living room to the kitchen or dining room without having walls in the way. This is also a popular feature in the resale market, so if you know you will want to sell your home someday, an open floorplan can help your home's value.
Feature #2: Two Car Garage With Storage
Gone are the days when a two-car garage is enough. You want to design a garage that allows you not just to park two cars in your garage but get in and out of them at the same time while taking groceries and items from both vehicles. In addition to having space for two vehicles at the same time, you are going to want to make sure you have storage space as well.
One of the most looked-for features in homes is storage, and not adding enough storage is often a big regret of people building their own homes. Make your home appealing and avoid regret by adding in lots of storage space within the garage, in addition to space for your vehicles and outdoor tools.
Feature #3: Walk-In Closets
When you are building your own home, you don't have to settle for small closets. Add a large walk-in closet that has custom-built storage to the primary bedroom in the house. If you want, you can add walk-in closets to all the rooms in the house. Once again, having more storage is usually a good thing and will bring value and function to your home.
Feature #4: Lots of Bathrooms
Fourth, you are going to want to add lots of bathrooms to your home. Make sure the primary bathroom has at least two vanities for both people to use. Add bathrooms attached to or near the other bedrooms. Make sure you have a bathroom or half-bathroom that is easily accessible for guests as well. Having lots of bathrooms is generally a good thing.
When designing your custom home plans, you will want to consider adding popular features to your design, such as an open floor plan, a large garage with storage, walk-in closets, and lots of bathrooms. These features are popular because they enhance one's living experience and they add value to your home, which is excellent when refinancing or selling your home.
Share9 March 2021
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