I hate main bedrooms...

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Anonymous wrote:I wish our house had a true foyer. It is the one thing we just can’t change at all.

Ubiquitous in the DMV. No transition space from the outside.

Why?!

to save space?

A foyer doesn't take much space.

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Anonymous wrote:Laundry on the first floor. It should either be in the basement or on the same floor as the bedrooms.

Huh? Who wants to make multiple trips to the basement with armloads of laundry? And what's wrong with laundry on the first floor, where you're generally around during the day.

I have a job, I'm not generally hanging out on the first floor during the day. Who are you people?

Weekends?

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Anonymous wrote:Luxury vinyl tile anywhere other than the basement

Bingo.

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Bowl sinks.
Grey floors, grey walls.
Houses lacking in natural light.
Wood paneling.
Visually loud backsplashes...maybe busy is a better word. Ditto busy granite.
Islands in the middle of kitchens.
Mismatched flooring, esp. on the first floor.
Tiny rooms.
Open concept anything.
Houses with a living room and a great room and a family room. Really?

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I really dislike:

- the great rooms where it is two stories and people upstairs see down into the room. It’s insanely expensive to repaint, hard to heat or cool, and a waste of space you could have upstairs.

- ranges in islands. Someone is going to get burned. Especially a little kid sitting at that island.

- master bathrooms without tubs. Taking a bath is so relaxing.

- double/split sinks in kitchens.

- kitchens without double ovens.

- kitchens without a pantry.

- laundry on bedroom level. I’m a light sleeper and really don’t want to hear it while trying to fall asleep.

- laundry in basement. Too far away.

- master bathrooms without a separate toilet room.

- bathrooms into living areas. They need to be in a hall or tucked away.

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Anonymous wrote:I really dislike:

- the great rooms where it is two stories and people upstairs see down into the room. It’s insanely expensive to repaint, hard to heat or cool, and a waste of space you could have upstairs.

- ranges in islands. Someone is going to get burned. Especially a little kid sitting at that island.

- master bathrooms without tubs. Taking a bath is so relaxing.

- double/split sinks in kitchens.

- kitchens without double ovens.

- kitchens without a pantry.

- laundry on bedroom level. I’m a light sleeper and really don’t want to hear it while trying to fall asleep.

- laundry in basement. Too far away.

- master bathrooms without a separate toilet room.

- bathrooms into living areas. They need to be in a hall or tucked away.

I'm with you on all of this except I don't care about having the separate toilet room.

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Anonymous wrote:Luxury vinyl tile anywhere other than the basement

Bingo.

I can't wait until this trend goes away.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Agreed! Also those big showers just feel like the YMCA to me.

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open floor plans all one room for the living space is a total nightmare.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Agreed! Also those big showers just feel like the YMCA to me.

+1 Same!

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Anonymous wrote:Laundry on the first floor. It should either be in the basement or on the same floor as the bedrooms.

So funny, I just posted the opposite. I love my main level laundry room!

It must be large. Ours is in the garage mudroom along with a coat closet. It's tiny. There's nowhere to fold or hang things. I despise it.

Ours isn’t super large, but I just bring the baskets out to the family room and fold in the evening while watching a show. I don’t think I’d ever just sit in a mud room to fold even if it was huge.

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Anonymous wrote:Laundry on the first floor. It should either be in the basement or on the same floor as the bedrooms.

Huh? Who wants to make multiple trips to the basement with armloads of laundry? And what's wrong with laundry on the first floor, where you're generally around during the day.

I have a job, I'm not generally hanging out on the first floor during the day. Who are you people?

DP. I have a full time job but work from home off the main level office so main level laundry is great. I can pop away for a minute or two to move stuff over.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

+1. I'm the "one of life's pleasures" pp, and I have lots of friends, read lots of books, and have too many hobbies frankly. A soak in a bath is 20-30 minutes, not a whole lot longer than your 10 minute shower (and probably more energy efficient even including topping up the hot water). I have a clawfoot tub and one of those racks where you can put a candle/wine glass/book. See, I can read even in the tub with my Jo Malone and/or Floris bath oils!

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Anonymous wrote:Laundry on the first floor. It should either be in the basement or on the same floor as the bedrooms.

Huh? Who wants to make multiple trips to the basement with armloads of laundry? And what's wrong with laundry on the first floor, where you're generally around during the day.

I have a job, I'm not generally hanging out on the first floor during the day. Who are you people?

Lots of us work from home most days post-COVID. Who are you?