This is the fun part for me and how to really make the home custom to you. There is another thread floating on this board that had many very thoughtful and insightful responses. You may want to search for it.
Here's some of the things we are including:
-Double Island in kitchen. I love having the first island for my work zone and the second island for seating/serving. I put an electrical outlet in one of the top drawers of the second island for a charging station so we don't have electronics always on the counter. The island also has a designated cabinet for each child's homework/art/supplies.
-Lots of drawers in the kitchen. They are so versatile. Some specialty drawers my cabinet maker made were: cutlery drawer, spice drawer, dish drawers, oils and cooking utensil pullout, cutting board pullout, knife drawer, trash/recycling pullout with a blum servo drive, 2 places of vertical storage for baking items, etc, an appliance area that can be closed off when not in use but doors recess within themselves when in use. Double dishwashers.
-Pantry with light that turns on by motion when you enter.
-The vanity pullout for curling irons, straightener with electrical you mentioned, but also one in the top of each of our vanities to charge the electrical toothbrushes.
-Heated floors in master bath.
-Outlets in the eaves for Christmas lights.
-Laundry chute. Hanging rod in laundry. Pullout for drying. Shelving to store 6 laundry baskets (each person comes and gets their basket of folded clothes and replaces with the basket from their room).
-A pullout shelf in the home office for the printer with electrical so printer doesn't have to sit on counter. Locking filing drawers in the office.
-Bunk built into the attic space next to one of the kids bedrooms...makes a great bed and leaves space in the room.
-Stair lights.
-Wired the home for security, electronics/music/cable and internet. Even wired for projection tv and direct tv so we have the option.
-Reinforced the ceiling of the front porch where we are putting a porch swing.
-We put in a huge walk in closet right off the family entrance/mudroom. Shelving for shoes, hanging for coats/jackets/sweatshirts, sports equipment, Costco overflow, some drawers for batteries, tools, first aid, etc. Then, lockers in the mudroom themselves for backpacks, jackets and a pair or two of shoes. We also included a bunch with drawers for socks.
-Built in heaters in the ceiling of the outdoor living area. Wired for phantom screens and ceiling fan in case we want in the future.
-Gas start for both wood burning fireplaces.
-When having landscaping irrigation ran, think about garden area if you plan on having one down the road.
-We put in a boot washing station with hot/cold right outside the garage. The hot is nice for washing cars as well.
-Hide a hose central vac.
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