The layout of a house can make or break its suitability as a family home. An ideal home is not only practical, it becomes an extension to the family’s lifestyle. One of the most important factors of this is that it will allow the family to be together by providing communal spaces instead of a formal dining room and closed off sitting rooms.
With this in mind, creating a great space for your family begins with the house’s layout. Of course, this can be difficult to adapt when you are buying a built house; it is a lot easier to create the ultimate layout with custom-made homes. If you do not have the skills to do this, you can work with a company like Van Manna Custom Homes to achieve your dreams. Custom home builders take their clients’ ideas and make them realities.
So, if you want your perfect family home and have decided to go down the custom route, this article has three of the main aspects you should consider to ensure the house suits your family’s needs.
Create an Open-Plan Kitchen and Diner
Having an open-plan kitchen and diner provides the perfect communal area for a family. Individual kitchens and dining rooms had their place for previous generations, but their time has come to an end, it seems. As one expert in this article says, “Millennials and Gen X don’t want to be “told” what to do with each room in the house,” and this is one reason why formal dining rooms are disappearing.
An open-plan kitchen and diner is a good place for kids to complete homework while the parents cook; it can even be used as a work-from-home space. The flexibility of this space can meet many of the family demands you could encounter as well as some of the entertaining ones. Open-plan kitchens make cooking and interacting with guests so much easier, preventing the chef of the household from being cut off from conversation.
Not only that, but an open-plan kitchen and diner will create a lighter space in the house. It will appear bigger with more natural light flooding in.
Combine the Utility with Shoe Storage
Families usually have an endless supply of clothes that need to be washed, dried, and ironed. This can be a lot to have lying around the house, so having one room dedicated to this can prevent any piles of clothes showing up around your home. That’s also useful to preserve the aesthetic of your home, too.
This room can be earmarked for household organization. It can store cleaning supplies, ironing boards, and other items. By moving these items into the utility, it frees up storage, such as cupboards and attic space, that can be used in other ways.
The utility can also be combined with storage for bags, coats, and shoes, which often clutter the hallway entrance. This will help family members avoid tripping over shoe laces and bag straps. Some might call this a “bootility” or similar. This room can have a lot of purpose in the family home, with storage solutions to organize an assortment of shoes, school bags, umbrellas, and wellington boots.
Maximize Space with Folding Doors
The last aspect in this article to consider is including folding glass doors. By replacing the exterior back wall or regular patio doors with folding glass doors, there will be much more fresh air and light in the house. Some have even said these doors are more energy-efficient as a wall of light is allowed indoors, brightening the home and warming areas in the sunlight.
There are customizable options that allow homeowners to choose the colors, materials, and panel arrangements of their folding glass doors. They can be slid fully to one side with tracks set into the floor, which minimizes people tripping over a raised door sill.
As the doors can be opened fully, enabling an open concept living environment, there is an increased connection between the indoors and outdoors. Families with young children can supervise playtime and host larger gatherings, which is great if entertaining is one of your enjoyments.
With the three aspects of home layout mentioned in this post, families can make informed decisions when customizing their dream houses.
Photo by Mark McCammon: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-wooden-cupboards-2724749/
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