Anonymous wrote:Stovetops in the kitchen island. They don’t seem practical at all.

I think it depends on layout? Ours is a pivot to the sink, so it feels practical from a cooking perspective.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like an entryway. I don’t like when you open the front door and you are in the living room or any other room.

Agreed.

I hate bathtubs on the first floor.

What bothers you about this? Seems like a big plus to me, don't have to haul the kids upstairs to take a bath, and supports aging-in-place someday...

No overhead lighting in upstairs rooms/bedrooms. Everytime I read that decorators think bedrooms shouldn't have overhead lights because they need softer light from stand-alone lamps I get mad.

One of the reasons I bought a new build house is so I could get all the lighting exactly right. I looked at about 40 existing houses before giving up (real estate price peak and modest budget in mainly older neighborhoods outside DMV).

Existing homes that have been updated to the point of being overdone. A house feels more like a home to me if there is a sense of time and place, and development/change over time - rather than 2024 HGTV throughout.

I also don't really get the point of excessively large bathrooms....

Nothing irrational bothers me about a house, only rational things.

View of the neighbors dilapedated house. Want to see lush trees and greenery.

Same for me.
-No entryway.
-Massive main bedroom.
-Stovetop on island.
-Open kitchens without a separate dining room. When I have people over for dinner I don't want to see all the mess in the kitchen.

I hate massive master suites. It doesn't need to be 2/3 of the bedroom space. It just needs to hold my bed and a couple of dressers. A nice closet and reasonable bathroom are good. It doesn't need to be 3000 sq ft. So wasteful.

I like the main floor to be at the same level as the backyard, not up on a deck.

Anonymous wrote:I like an entryway. I don’t like when you open the front door and you are in the living room or any other room.

Agreed.

I hate bathtubs on the first floor.

I like an entryway. I don’t like when you open the front door and you are in the living room or any other room.

Stovetops in the kitchen island. They don’t seem practical at all.

Anonymous wrote:For me, it’s a kitchen sink that doesn’t face a window. If I’m going to be spending time doing a chore I dislike, at least let me look at a tree. It’s an admittedly small thing that is a dealbreaker for me.

Very irrational:
1. Use the dishwasher.
2. If you really need to hand wash something, you're looking down, not out the window at the trees.

For me, it’s a kitchen sink that doesn’t face a window. If I’m going to be spending time doing a chore I dislike, at least let me look at a tree. It’s an admittedly small thing that is a dealbreaker for me.