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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 8, 2019 18:21:28 GMT
No I haven’t seen that. What I notice here in the suburbs is the tend to now build medium to high end (priced like $1.3-1.8m)but more high density housing (condos and townhomes) near public transportation and services.
I love this trend. Seems to be moving away from big houses far out to more central housing near transportation.
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Post by peasapie on Oct 8, 2019 18:26:18 GMT
No I haven’t seen that. What I notice here in the suburbs is the tend to now build medium to high end (priced like $1.3-1.8m)but more high density housing (condos and townhomes) near public transportation and services. I love this trend. Seems to be moving away from big houses far out to more central housing near transportation. Do you mean the condos/townhouses cost $1.3-$1.8 million? That seems like a lot.
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Post by peasapie on Oct 8, 2019 18:35:04 GMT
I've noticed BIG kitchens as the center of the house, and a continuing focus on open plan houses that are flexible - you can open a table from the dining area into the family area when needed, for example, and it all flows with the kitchen. It's great for parties.
I'm also hearing realtors talk about healthy environments - no particleboard, asbestos, special water filter systems...
And spas spas spas. I think they have taken the place of the media rooms as the novelty room in new homes.
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Post by katlady on Oct 8, 2019 18:41:33 GMT
I've noticed BIG kitchens as the center of the house, and a continuing focus on open plan houses that are flexible - you can open a table from the dining area into the family area when needed, for example, and it all flows with the kitchen. It's great for parties. I'm also hearing realtors talk about healthy environments - no particleboard, asbestos, special water filter systems... And spas spas spas. I think they have taken the place of the media rooms as the novelty room in new homes. Homes in my community were built with huge bathtub/spas in the master bedroom. When someone remodels their bathroom, they take it out and put in a regular tub. We’ve never used ours. It takes too much water to fill. We want to replace it with a regular tub.
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Post by kernriver on Oct 8, 2019 18:42:11 GMT
Why don’t they put the laundry room by the bedrooms, WHERE THE CLOTHES ARE!
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Post by breetheflea on Oct 8, 2019 18:49:41 GMT
My house (circa 1978) you walk in the front door. To the right, stairs, forwards under the stairs (on the way to the kitchen) is the laundry closet and the water heater. There used to be a sliding door in the hallway, so I guess you could hide the hamper from anyone knocking on the front door? But we took it off as soon as we we moved in (little kids, pinched fingers...).
I'd almost rather have that space be a pantry (we don't have one), or just about any other location in the house! Not getting an actual laundry ROOM was the one thing on my want list I didn't get.
ETA: all the bedrooms are upstairs, there is no reason, except space, for the laundry to be downstairs...
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Post by cannes on Oct 8, 2019 18:50:47 GMT
I went through a series of model homes a couple of months ago and they had little windows (approx 12” tall and about 2” long) throughout the house at baseboard level. They had plenty of large windows through the house. For the life of me, I still can’t n figure out why you’d want windows at the floor. They’d be a nightmare to keep clean (rain splatters on the outside; dog and toddler prints on the inside), plus, it’s got to be difficult to place furniture (not to mention fading it).
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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 8, 2019 19:05:55 GMT
No I haven’t seen that. What I notice here in the suburbs is the tend to now build medium to high end (priced like $1.3-1.8m)but more high density housing (condos and townhomes) near public transportation and services. I love this trend. Seems to be moving away from big houses far out to more central housing near transportation. Do you mean the condos/townhouses cost $1.3-$1.8 million? That seems like a lot. yes but it’s a 20 minute train ride into SF where they would cost 2-3 times that.
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Post by mustlovecats on Oct 8, 2019 19:07:02 GMT
No I haven’t seen that. What I notice here in the suburbs is the tend to now build medium to high end (priced like $1.3-1.8m)but more high density housing (condos and townhomes) near public transportation and services. I love this trend. Seems to be moving away from big houses far out to more central housing near transportation. Do you mean the condos/townhouses cost $1.3-$1.8 million? That seems like a lot. 1m+ townhouses aren’t uncommon in the closer in suburbs here (outside DC). I was just out in a further out suburb where there are some million dollar condos too. Not even walking distance to the Metro and still a million bucks... I’m in between close in and further out and there are THs right here in my area selling in the 750s. They’re 3500+ sf and have elevators. I’m not even going to subtle brag, I do not and could not own one of these! LOL
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Post by katlady on Oct 8, 2019 19:10:27 GMT
I went through a series of model homes a couple of months ago and they had little windows (approx 12” tall and about 2” long) throughout the house at baseboard level. They had plenty of large windows through the house. For the life of me, I still can’t n figure out why you’d want windows at the floor. They’d be a nightmare to keep clean (rain splatters on the outside; dog and toddler prints on the inside), plus, it’s got to be difficult to place furniture (not to mention fading it). Our first house had little windows above the bigger windows throughout the entire family room/kitchen and living room. Trying to cover all those little windows were a pain! We had neighbors on both side, and they were all two story homes, so the neighbors could see in when they went upstairs.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Oct 8, 2019 19:33:41 GMT
No I haven’t seen that. What I notice here in the suburbs is the tend to now build medium to high end (priced like $1.3-1.8m)but more high density housing (condos and townhomes) near public transportation and services. I love this trend. Seems to be moving away from big houses far out to more central housing near transportation. We have the same trend going on here in close-in Houston. The only exception is that most of it isn't convenient to public transportation....because we really don't have decent public transportation. One of my long time beefs with the powers that be in Houston. Older neighborhoods that were once filled with little 2 bedroom bungalows of less than 1,000 sq ft are now full of townhomes and mid-rise apartment/condo buildings. Very common to see a lot that once held a single bungalow to have 4-6 townhomes that are anywhere from 2-4 stories high. Prices of $1m and up are more common than not.
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Post by busy on Oct 8, 2019 19:41:43 GMT
I've not seen that and I agree that it is weird! The only trend I've noticed is eliminating the living room and in many cases the dining room. I've also seen a lot of multi use rooms upstairs. I wouldn't want to climb stairs to go to a bonus room all the time, but I'm old, what do I know‽ Oh, see, that's one of our #1 requirements. A place the kid and his friends can go and hang out away from us, and make noise behind closed doors lol
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Post by busy on Oct 8, 2019 19:45:20 GMT
No I haven’t seen that. What I notice here in the suburbs is the tend to now build medium to high end (priced like $1.3-1.8m)but more high density housing (condos and townhomes) near public transportation and services. I love this trend. Seems to be moving away from big houses far out to more central housing near transportation. We have the same trend going on here in close-in Houston. The only exception is that most of it isn't convenient to public transportation....because we really don't have decent public transportation. One of my long time beefs with the powers that be in Houston. Older neighborhoods that were once filled with little 2 bedroom bungalows of less than 1,000 sq ft are now full of townhomes and mid-rise apartment/condo buildings. Very common to see a lot that once held a single bungalow to have 4-6 townhomes that are anywhere from 2-4 stories high. Prices of $1m and up are more common than not. I noticed a lot of new townhomes like this close-in to downtown when I was browsing Houston real estate lately. There was a lot to like about them, honestly.
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Post by dizzycheermom on Oct 8, 2019 19:54:27 GMT
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Post by katiescarlett on Oct 8, 2019 20:03:01 GMT
Our house was built in 1996 and the laundry room is located just off the entrance to the house. When you enter the house through the front door you are in a large entry way. To the right is a door that leads to the laundry room and then into the garage. To your left is the dining room. It never occurred to me that it was in an odd location lol. It doesn't bother me in the least.
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Post by busy on Oct 8, 2019 20:04:16 GMT
Our house was built in 1996 and the laundry room is located just off the entrance to the house. When you enter the house through the front door you are in a large entry way. To the right is a door that leads to the laundry room and then into the garage. To your left is the dining room. It never occurred to me that it was in an odd location lol. It doesn't bother me in the least. Yours connects to the garage, though. These don't. They don't connect to anything.
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Post by AmandaA on Oct 8, 2019 20:05:31 GMT
Not a weird trend, but a new one I have seen, and love, is the laundry room right off the master closet. It couldn't be in a more perfect place. Not a weird trend, but a new one I have seen, and love, is the laundry room right off the master closet. It couldn't be in a more perfect place. I actually have this and to be honest, I don't love it like I thought I would. When both boys were home, I felt like someone was always in my closet and it didn't feel like a private space. Now that they are moved off, it's better. But I still dont feel like I can leave everything out like I could if no one was coming through it to get to the washing machine. I actually have this and to be honest, I don't love it like I thought I would. When both boys were home, I felt like someone was always in my closet and it didn't feel like a private space. Now that they are moved off, it's better. But I still dont feel like I can leave everything out like I could if no one was coming through it to get to the washing machine. I understand that. We don't have kids, so it would be so convenient for us, I'd think. We designed our current home this way and love it... even with kids. I guess the difference is that ours still has a door to the hallway like a “regular” laundry room and a pocket door connects it to the master closet. We actually did it this way so DH can come straight in from the back entry and leave his dirty work clothes there and head straight to the shower if needed. I would definitely do it again if we had a first floor master. eta- wth... how did I get all of those posts quoted up there. Sorry guys! Not what I meant to do when I was trying to respond.
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Post by AmandaA on Oct 8, 2019 20:08:42 GMT
I can see some reasons why the laundry would be put there. We have a split ranch and two of our kids bedrooms are just off of the foyer. I cannot tell you how many times we had a child woken up by someone at the front door or in the foyer. It is a noisier place than I ever realized pre-kids. And depending on where you live and what kind of set up you have, you may want to save better views (aka not the street in front of you) for other rooms where the view matters. It seems like a pretty common gripe people have on all of those house hunting shows when a bedroom window faces a main road or street.
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Post by kelly8875 on Oct 8, 2019 20:09:09 GMT
Not a weird trend, but a new one I have seen, and love, is the laundry room right off the master closet. It couldn't be in a more perfect place. This is where mine is, and it’s the best thing ever!!! The way our rooms are configured, the laundry is also then behind the kitchen, next to the back door/mud room area. I love it there because it’s so easy to fold and put my clothes away all in one motion. One side of the laundry room is a pocket door to my closet, the other side is a pocket door to the hallway. So no one else has to go through my closet just for laundry (my kids)
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Oct 8, 2019 20:14:06 GMT
The weird trend around here is not to put a door on the master bath. Our house was built in 1998 and is like this. In Master bedroom and 2 other bedrooms there isn't a door between bedroom and bathroom. The toilet is in a little 'potty room' but not the counter and sinks. I think it's weird. Luckily when DH gets up it doesn't bother me. He's very quiet and doesn't turn on bright lights.
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Post by melanieg on Oct 8, 2019 20:35:53 GMT
My parents is right off their main door entry.
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Post by myboysnme on Oct 8, 2019 21:49:20 GMT
I do not want to drag my laundry down to other living spaces. I especially hate it in basements or garages where most have been forever. Mine is currently at the base of the stairs where you come in from the garage.
I want laundry closest to where dirty laundry is and where clean laundry goes.
That said, my son is looking at apartments, and one of them has a full size washer and dryer on the reverse side of the breakfast bar, so basically smack in the middle of the kitchen floor. Another has a stackable one next to the fridge. This makes no sense to me.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Oct 8, 2019 22:19:10 GMT
20 years ago we saw a laundry closet in the living room which was an open concept so near the front door.
Our home has just a closet off the garage and I regret living with that. Lol. My mom’s new house was a few years newer than ours and has a “closet” off the kitchen in the way to the garage door.
Saves some square footage I guess.
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Post by peasapie on Oct 8, 2019 22:23:30 GMT
I've noticed BIG kitchens as the center of the house, and a continuing focus on open plan houses that are flexible - you can open a table from the dining area into the family area when needed, for example, and it all flows with the kitchen. It's great for parties. I'm also hearing realtors talk about healthy environments - no particleboard, asbestos, special water filter systems... And spas spas spas. I think they have taken the place of the media rooms as the novelty room in new homes. Homes in my community were built with huge bathtub/spas in the master bedroom. When someone remodels their bathroom, they take it out and put in a regular tub. We’ve never used ours. It takes too much water to fill. We want to replace it with a regular tub. I agree - we did exactly that with the large tub in our master bath.
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Post by MaryPea on Oct 8, 2019 23:31:34 GMT
I actually have this and to be honest, I don't love it like I thought I would. When both boys were home, I felt like someone was always in my closet and it didn't feel like a private space. Now that they are moved off, it's better. But I still dont feel like I can leave everything out like I could if no one was coming through it to get to the washing machine. I understand that. We don't have kids, so it would be so convenient for us, I'd think. KikiPea - do you remember my friend Pam? She has this - laundry room connected to her master closet (downstairs, with a door) and loves it. They are empty-nesters now, so like you - no kids or others to worry about. They actually picked their house because of this layout. Our master is upstairs and i love having the laundry up there too. I do make it a point to not do laundry much when i'm not home so if anything were to go nuts and leak I would hopefully catch it. And our water heater is in the garage. The one trend I can't get my tiny little head around is having 2 different cabinet finishes in your kitchen. Dark cabinets on the island, light cabinets on the wall. Not sure that i could get used to that, but I appear to be in the minority.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Oct 9, 2019 0:12:35 GMT
I can't understand why anyone wants to do laundry in a closet. You need room to sort, fold, iron, etc. I would take room from places like a bedroom, where all I need room for is a bed and bedside tables and maybe a TV. Huge honking laundry room with cabinets for storing all the crap that doesn't go in the closet or pantry. Flat counter space to fold. Rods to hang clothes straight out of the dryer. Places to put your sorted dirty laundry other than the floor.
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Post by hennybutton on Oct 9, 2019 0:19:41 GMT
Theory:
People don't use their formal living/dining rooms anymore. They like their living areas in the back with easy access to the backyard. By positioning the laundry where it is on that floorplan, they maximize the amount of space in the main living area.
I actually like that floorplan. You really can't tell the laundry room is there unless you open the door on your way to the powder room.
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Post by katlady on Oct 9, 2019 0:24:14 GMT
I can't understand why anyone wants to do laundry in a closet. You need room to sort, fold, iron, etc. I would take room from places like a bedroom, where all I need room for is a bed and bedside tables and maybe a TV. Huge honking laundry room with cabinets for storing all the crap that doesn't go in the closet or pantry. Flat counter space to fold. Rods to hang clothes straight out of the dryer. Places to put your sorted dirty laundry other than the floor. I am the opposite. I’d rather sacrifice space in the laundry room to have other bigger rooms. I guess it is because I’ve never had a laundry room like you described. I’ve always carried my clean laundry into the family room and watched tv while folding and sorting. The two laundry rooms I’ve had were big enough for a sink, the washer and dryer, some cabinets above them, and then a back wall where we now have shelving for miscellaneous items.
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Post by katlady on Oct 9, 2019 0:28:05 GMT
Looking at the floor plan, I also don’t care for the master suite being in the front of the house. Usually the master suite is on the back, where it is quieter and away from the street noise.
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Post by busy on Oct 9, 2019 0:33:15 GMT
Looking at the floor plan, I also don’t care for the master suite being in the front of the house. Usually the master suite is on the back, where it is quieter and away from the street noise. In this neighborhood, a lot of homes have the master bedrooms at the front. Garages are all in the back, and the streets are small - the only streets that are remotely busy don’t have homes on them.
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