Four Design Mistakes To Avoid If You're Building A New Home
by Luke Fields
Building your own home gives you a great opportunity to own a property that's custom designed to meet your needs.
However, there are unfortunately a few standard design mistakes that homeowners sometimes make when building their own home from scratch for the first time. These mistakes can detract from the everyday convenience of living in your new home, so it's important to avoid them.
The following are four of the most common design mistakes to avoid to maximize your satisfaction with your new home:
Putting your laundry equipment far from your bedrooms
It's a common practice for many home designers to keep laundry equipment far away from bedrooms because it tends to be noisy and distracting. However, this might not be a good idea because dirty and washed laundry need to go back and forth between your laundry and bedrooms often.
These days, laundry equipment is designed to run more quietly than ever before. Also, homes can be designed with sound insulation features that keep bedrooms quiet even if laundry equipment is operating nearby.
Creating interiors with poor exposure to natural lighting
A home that doesn't get enough natural light can feel dreary and detract from the mood of residents. Discuss lighting issues with your architect or designer.
Don't underestimate the importance of the detail of natural lighting because inadequate natural lighting can only be corrected by intrusive and costly remodeling after a home is already built.
Not properly planning for growth in the future
You're probably going to want a home that you've custom designed to serve as your residence well into the future. It's therefore important to design your home with potential changes in your family that may come about in the future in mind.
If you might be having children, marrying, or inviting a relative to live with you in the future, make sure you plan to have enough room to accommodate the newcomers. Also, if your children will be moving away, you should put thought into planning a home that won't feel empty once it's an empty nest.
Designing so that the kitchen is a considerable distance from any doorway outside
People need to move groceries and other items back and forth between the kitchen and a vehicle outside on a daily basis.
It's therefore important to keep the kitchen convenient to an entrance to the outside. Ideally, this entrance should lead out to the garage or driveway area. For more information, talk to a professional like Valor Communities.
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