17 hours ago, Maggie Mae said:
I hate open concept houses almost as much as I hate Abbie's cluttery "style." I hate that open concept became a trend and I feel like I've been screaming at clouds since like 2008 when it first started being "the trendy way." It seemed like at the time everyone wanted it so that they could see the TV from everywhere. But it's so impractical. Noise just bounces around. Ever go to a party at a house with just the big cavern with a kitchen in the corner? It get so noisy that people are shouting at each other. Vs a normal house, where people can go into other spaces to socialize in smaller groups - you can have some people in the kitchen, some in the living room, some in the family room. And it's just so frustrating when you need to find a way to close the kitchen to keep dogs and kids out.
I also think braggie's fridge is dumb. It comes with a pitcher for water. Great. I can buy a $35 pitcher with a filter and fill it in the sink and get the same result.
I live in a neighborhood of Cape Cod houses, raised ranch houses, and a few Raeside Dame houses. It's about 50 years old with lots of trees and vegetation, yards for kids to run around in lots between each house, and walking trails behind every home. It's a fun place for kids to safely explore the outdoors.
Across town there are a few of the open concept type homes that I always associate with the South. Very large, all the rooms open to one another and the two story foyer must be a nightmare to heat in a cold climate like ours. That type of house isn't very typical where I live. I imagine they are quite loud. I just need more of a division between public and private spaces in a home.
I also prefer the intimacy of a more traditional home and I also don't want to spend a fortune heating or cooling the house. If I'm not using a space I don't want to heat it. I am a fan of more than one bathroom though. When we renovated our house when we moved in 20 plus years ago I insisted we add another bathroom. One bathroom is never enough unless you live alone. What if someone's sick? What if a toilet backs up? I need more than one for sure, and I don't mind cleaning in general, so that's not a problem.
My other must-have for a house was a two car garage. We use the garage for its intended purpose and are lucky enough to have attic storage above it. I don't get people in our neighborhood who have a garage and don't use it, especially in winter.
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