We have our house on the market (again) and this time we’re REALLY motivated to sell. As we were getting ready for the showing we had today, I started thinking about what I liked and disliked about my house, which we custom built. I should have no excuses for likes and dislikes but what I wanted when we built it, was based on a whole different lifestyle – one with lots of disposable income and no kids!
One of my favorite things about the house (besides the paint colors upstairs), is the double-sided super deep, premium gauge stainless steel kitchen sink I made the builder put in. It cost a ton of money but it’s 12 inches deep and is big enough to clean even my large dishes easily. If I ever build another house, I will definitely put in another one!
I also really like:
- My large (non-whirlpool) soaking tub (which is big enough to give birth in, thankyouverymuch!)
- The paint colors upstairs (teal green, royal purple & navy blue – but don’t ever paint navy blue. Trust me on this one.)
- My freezer-on-the-bottom fridge.
- Having a master bedroom suite big enough to fit a king bed, a twin bed & a bassinett.
- Having audio wired through the whole house, and
- Having twice as many electrical outlets as normal.
There are a few things I wish I had though. I would love to have some adirondack chairs. They are soooo comfortable to sit in. There is a furniture company that mocks me all summer by having them sitting outside in every color imaginable.
I would love to have an Adirondack chair in almost every color imaginable, especially bright colors like the pic on the left. I can see hubby’s point about not having them though. We barely have any grass or yard to speak of and our plan has been to eventually move to an apartment anyway. Having half a dozen of these doesn’t make sense long-term. Sigh.
The other thing I wish our house layout allowed for was a more open kitchen. I have a lot of friends with an open kitchen who have butcher block countertops and islands. I would LOVE that–especially for baking with Lil’ Bit. It would be nice to have a more intuitive design that lets more people in the kitchen, without tripping all over each other. I like this butcher block countertop in particular:
Doesn’t that look wonderfully useful? Can you say extra storage? Swoon! Like I need more stuff or space to put it. This place is already filled to the gills. I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like to move to an apartment ½ the size of my house. Anyway, what about you?
What do you love or want in your house (or apartment)? Leave a comment below! I’d love to get an idea of what you find useful in your domicile ;).
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