Reading, building, and reading some more! We have owned our lot to build on for 5 years so my excel spreadsheet has expanded since then. These are great ideas to add, thank you. We just broke ground this past May. I have read every comment and here are a few items I do not believe have been listed - definitely family friendly with 3 little ones and maybe more to come!
Exterior
-Full screen doors not sliders kids always get them off track
-Ask to keep any extra building supplies - you probably paid for them anyways - great for kid play areas or in case something gets broken...
-Built-in flower planter boxes on the front porch railing
-Handprints in the cement walkway
-Up, down and all around lighting in all areas - general, task, accent
Bedrooms
-Halogen reading lights over all beds for nighttime stories
-Built-in window seats or in those "unused space" areas that will be boxed in that open like cedar chests (can line with cedar too)
Bathrooms
-Behind door towel rack (hingeit)
-Consider separate small linen and toiletry closets - never enough room
-Timers and humidity detectors on kid's bathroom fans
-Recessed medicine cabinets in all rooms with either mirror or cabinet matching front - can be recessed between studs on side walls
Closets
-Valet pole in all closets to have the next day's clothes ready to go
Flooring
-Extra padding or high quality under carpets - kids sit on the floor a lot so you do too
Great Room
-Built-ins with lighting on any support poles/beams that need exposed if you are going for the open floor plan look so it looks like more of a piece of furniture than an obstructed view
Playroom
-Kid fun paint - chalkboard, magnetic, glow, dry-erase
-Playroom with toy closet that converts to a sunroom
Kitchen
-Drawer with built-in containers to house flour, sugar, etc
-Keep all countertop cut-outs for cutting boards, coasters, whatever
-Kid snack refrigerator drawer (Samsung - can be a beer drawer later on)
-Lid maid lid holders (spacesavers.com)
-Kitchen Nook with hinged seats for storage
-Free-floating shelves above nook (ikea)
-Routed drain channels in solid surface
-Shelf for cookbooks/wine rack - end of island
-Toe-kick drawers
-Plan for where trash cans in all rooms will be stored
Laundry
-Window!
-Ikea Octopus Laundry hanger
-Retractable Clotheslines inside and outside where any wet clothes may gather
-Polder Wall Mount Accordion Drying Rack
-Dog/cat area with built-in bowls under folding table
Mudroom
-Cork board for family calendar
-Wall hanging folders each kid
-Hook Nook
-Mail slots
-Full length mirror
-Shoe cleaning mat
-Stone tiles (quick dry)
-Umbrella stand
Attic
-Walkin above garage through external steel door
-Can finish later if needed space
Garage
-Parking guide
-Utilatub low to ground for washing pets
-Shop light
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kitchen pocket doors
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