| There are quite a few details involved in designing | | | | coats. |
| a new house and it is very easy to overlook | | | | - Linen closets are often overlooked also. This |
| certain aspects of what will make that house a | | | | space is for sheets, pillow cases, washcloths, and |
| home. I have been a home designer for almost | | | | towels. All too often, if a home does not have a |
| three decades now and have come up with a list | | | | linen closet, extra shelves have to be added to |
| of things that are often forgotten in the layout. | | | | handle these. |
| Maybe that list can be of some help to you. | | | | - Attic or basement storage that is easily |
| Number one on my list is storage space! Are you | | | | accessible to store Christmas lights and family |
| allowing for this? Chances are that if your home is | | | | keepsakes. When attic or basement storage is |
| cluttered now, you either have too much stuff | | | | unavailable the garage fills up with all this stuff. |
| accumulated or there is not enough storage space | | | | If the home is in an area that experiences more |
| to store this stuff. If you overlook this in the | | | | than usual rain or snow fall, is there a mud room |
| design of your new home, you may be | | | | for taking off those muddy boots so you do not |
| transferring one problem from your old dwelling to | | | | track up the house? I have seen mud rooms |
| the new one. | | | | equipped with a sink to wash up before coming |
| The common lack of storage in homes are: | | | | into the main house. This is also a good aspect of |
| - Pantries for extra food stuffs like canned goods | | | | a well designed home if someone in the house |
| that would be overflowing from the kitchen | | | | likes to do auto mechanics in the garage. They |
| cabinets. | | | | can wash the grease off before it gets to far |
| - Clothes closets that are too small to handle the | | | | into the home. |
| wardrobe of a family member for at least one | | | | One other thing to consider would be allowing |
| season. Make sure they are large enough. | | | | enough natural light into the home. Too often |
| - Coat closets in the entryway of the home. | | | | there are too few windows pointed in the right |
| When this omitted, the living room, kitchen or | | | | direction to capture natural light in the mornings |
| dining room starts becoming a catch all for winter | | | | and evenings. |