Thoughts on this floor plan for home spa/pool/gym/sports court
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Comments (21)miriam, the main thing to consider is whether there be any secondary living space in the plan, so that there is more than just the small, very open living room. Decide whether or not you're going to have a guest room, or whether you can have rooms with more than one use. And also consider what sort of furnishings the kids will have in their room -- twin or full-size bed? Depending on the age of your kids, what about sleepovers, where would a friend sleep (if a trundle bed, allow floor space). Will there be a desk for homework/computer? A bookcase or other storage unit? A chair for a friend? Edited to add: I just looked at the plan again and while I can just make out the words/labels, the numbers for the feet are too small for my tired old eyes. Apologies. Out of curiosity, what is the size of the gym?...See MoreJust did a Parade of Homes tour...my thoughts on current trends
Comments (56)Those are all beautiful rooms, Holly. I think part of the problem with both beige and gray as trendy colors is how they are used. When you see a gray room without any contrast, color or texture, it's too much. The same goes for relentlessly beige and tan rooms I have seen, filled with brown leather sofas and not an once of color to relive the tedium. People who are not as attuned to interiors as say designers or decorating amateurs see a Joanna Gains gray interior, but they miss all the other parts that make the room work. The color is easy to pick out for everyone, the details, which make the design work blend into the background for those who dod not look at interiors a lot, or critically....See MoreIndoor basketball court and garage cost estimate
Comments (52)I agree with Jani on this one. "In my experience - this kind of dual purpose won't work. [...] I just worry that reality will create a bunch of unanticipated complications." Most of the time spaces intended for dual use become dedicated to a single use and less efficiently than they would have been were they just constructed for that single use. My "dual use" wood shop and auto shop has high ceilings because I wanted to make sure I could get a vehicle lift in and still have plenty of room. In reality, I have a wood shop that is cold in the winter because my heat is hanging around in the great open expanse above my head that I have never used. It amazes me people can continue to take a very simple issue and turn it into an absurdly over-complicated problem. The OP want to hang a basketball hoop or two in a garage with high ceilings... This assumes that high ceilings are not themselves a complication. Sure, if you are building a garage for an R.V. or an auto lift then the marginal cost for adding basketball goals is small. However, if you are building a 10' tall standard garage and suddenly want to extend it to 20' tall, that is a complication, and that complication may represent significant additional costs....See MoreWhat do you think of these floor plans?
Comments (81)I looked at houses under construction yesterday. I am so depressed. I simply do not like the neighborhood. I drug Sister with me yesterday. She often has a more critical eye than I and can pinpoint what is bothering me. One thing she noticed was the houses are all farmhouse-y looking, a fad whose time has passed. I could, of course, make adjustments to the materials to make it less farmhouse-y, but then my house would stick out like a sore thumb. I’m also not happy about the price. In what Mtn characterized as a “frothy market” in another thread, these houses are frothing over. In the last 6 months the price per square foot has increased 25%. In other home-building/decorating groups, I’m reading that people are having to “settle” for appliances, countertops, etc, because what they want is simply not available. @Peppapoodle you are dealing with appliances, countertops, and acquiring building materials. What is your experience? DD bought last year in the most expensive zip code in the state. Even adjusting for the money they have put into their house, the houses I’m looking at are 60%/square foot higher. I’m looking at mass-produced houses and she bought a custom-built. It isn’t that we can’t afford it. It is that I hate to overpay for what I’m getting. I do not believe the market can sustain the prices. I’ve never taken a loss on a house. I don’t want to start now. Am I looking at this wrong? Maybe we ought to rent a pied a terre near DD and divide our time between our house and there. Is there a hand-wringing emoji?...See Morebpath
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