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Max Out Your New Construction Home Plan

 By Rick Merlini

Live Well Custom Homes

Birmingham, Michigan

Certified Professional Master Builder

2 Time ABC Extreme Makeover Home Edition Home Builder

            So, you’ve had dozen or so meetings with the builder and architect. You finally think your plan is done.  You think you have addressed every issue. You are ready to sign the contract and start building. Right?

            Wrong. This is the prefect time to step back and start looking at the small details that will make your new home special. Up to this point, you have been bombarded with a hundreds of decisions to make.  Most about the bigger points of the home such as the exterior style, the size of rooms and always trying to balance  your wants with your budget.

            Here are a few ideas to consider, once the plan is done but before you start construction.

1. Look at areas where you may increase volume space. Such things as
   1.  Tucking in an intimate reading nook.
   2. Putting a built in shelf / niche area at the end of a hall way
   3. Carving out a functional loft area  under the existing  roof area
   4. Are there any small roof spaces you can access with a door for storage.
2. Closets and laundry room are other places often over looked in the planning stage
   1. Got a 9’ or 10’ ceiling in your closet? Take advantage of the space by adding additional shelving above that for extra storage.
   2. How about adding a built in ironing board that folds up into the wall when not in use.?
   3. Got a floor drain in the second floor laundry room in case your washer blows up?
3. Look for spaces that may be missing a light or need more light. Such as:
   1. Showers without lights
   2. Storage areas with little to no light
   3. Long hallways with little natural lighting

In summary, this is the prefect time to take one more day to put those small details in place. Remember, greatness in is the details. It is those small details that will make the difference. Most  new homes in Birmingham Michigan will have those small details. So don’t forget them. Good luck with your search of that new home. I hope this article will help you.

If you like , send me your new home plan or a home that you are thinking about building and we can review it together and I will give you my thoughts for a Women Centric Designer point of view.