Designing a Space That Grows With Your Family
When it comes to designing your dream home, there are many factors to take into consideration. Typically, quality of materials, overall style, and extra features like smart home systems are what people think about, but building a space that works for your future family isn’t always at the top of everyone’s mind. When creating a home that grows with your family, it is essential to think about the future. Your current space may work for now, but will it work for a family of three or four? Let’s take a look at designing a home with the future in mind.
How can Your Rooms Change?
You may not have children right now, but that may change in the future; and as your kids grow, your needs will change once again. For example, you will need a playroom for your children, but once they grow up, the use of that space will change. Perhaps it may be a home office. If so, you need to think about window placement for natural light or the room’s location in the house in general. You may want your office to be away from heavy foot traffic. You need to think about how a particular space works for your current needs and how it can work for your future needs when designing your home’s rooms.
Storage, Lots of it
You may think you have too many things in your home now, but once kids come along, your need for storage grows. Instead of scrambling after the fact and buying pieced together storage units, design your space with built-in storage. These storage solutions last much longer than store-bought furniture and can be used for multiple needs as your family grows. This article by Forbes goes into greater detail about the benefits that come with built-in storage units.
Open Up Your Space
Open-concept layouts are adaptable designs that can easily handle a growing family’s changing needs. Opening up main traffic areas like your living room or kitchen creates spaces that make it easy for the family to spend time together. Open concept spaces are extremely flexible and provide everyone with enough space to be together even if everyone is doing their own things. An open living area can quickly change from a playroom to an entertainment centre to a reading space as your family’s needs shift over time. Talk with your builder to see how an open floor plan can provide your family with the room they need at any of life’s milestones.
Using the Right Builder
Designing a space that grows with your family is a large commitment and one that requires the right team behind you. At Veracity Group, we have 20 years of experience designing and creating custom homes that work with your changing needs. If you would like to learn more about your design option and get a free no-obligation quote on your next project, feel free to contact us now.