I recently posted about dream house details we’re willing to wait for. I thought it’d be fitting to also say what we’re wanting to prioritize at build time! I know I’ve posted a lot about our future home and what we want it to be, but things are constantly evolving in this dreaming/planning stage.
the kitchen
The kitchen is the one room where I want to have everything done at build time. It’s the room we’re most excited for since every night we’re cooking or doing dishes together. We dream about our dishwasher, remind ourselves to mind the marble, and look forward to the day where our fridge is not directly behind our oven. I’ve posted our dream kitchen design before, and we truly want to make it happen!
quality plumbing
We don’t have a dishwasher, so we obviously wash our dishes by hand. Every time our kitchen faucet turns on (which is a lot!) you have three options: let it make a loud whining sound while it attempts to stray from its steady stream setting, give in to letting it be the sprayer it wants to be even when it’s not convenient, or take a few extra seconds to apply a workaround that only lasts for a minute at most. If there is any review that a budget friendly faucet may follow down this path, I am choosing the pricier option! I can’t live like this!
the flooring
Flooring is so much work to replace! Plus if you’re using a cheaper material with hopes to match the main flooring down the road, you might run into an issue where the product is discontinued. I recently found the most dreamy tile at Floor and Decor! Unfortunately, it’s polished marble, which is a double yikes for flooring. However, this would be great for our laundry room! How many kids will willingly be going in there and potentially staining the floor? And with the slip hazard, I will personally take my chances!
the exterior
Our house isn’t on any common path, so we don’t have to worry too much about curb appeal. However, changing up the exterior is not something I want on my renovation list down the road. I’m very open to the inside evolving as we live, but for some reason, I want the exterior to remain the same for as long as possible. When I look at the Victorian houses in our town, I love how they probably changed very little since they were built. I like the idea of someone saying ‘it’s just how I remembered it!’ years down the road.
space planning
I want to make sure we have plenty of time to design the house to prevent cases of poor space planning! You shouldn’t enter the excitement of drywall stage to find that the dining area you built for your family of six only has room for four chairs. Likewise, you shouldn’t have to choose between centering your bed with the ceiling fan or the window with both options looking odd. Yes, I am speaking from experience! I want to mentally walk through those blue prints and make sure we’re not over looking anything!
the boring stuff
When I asked Brandon if there was anything I was missing, he of course brought up something very important, light switch placement. Our current hallway light switch is in a central location, literally in the center of the hallway! If you’re coming from either end of the house at night, you have to feel your way to the middle of the hallway to find the switch! I’ll also add that it’s of course important to make sure you take into account good insulation, nice carpet pads, window/sun placement, yada yada.
It’s crazy to think that in less than a year, we’re (fingers crossed!) starting our build! There is so much to do design wise, and I’m hoping we either start soon or the builder waits until after our wedding to reach out. It’s going to get busy in the next couple of months, and I am here for it!
Thanks for reading!
Davien
fluted wood & marble 
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