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Kitchen
Maybe a built in counter table? a plan for how to have guests to dinner ? kitchen fan on timer
Mud Room
front mud room is mud/laundry room with laundry table or shelf or bench -A ability to temporarily store luggage, holiday decor, party supplies in mud room -A plan to store hats, boots, shoes, coats, gloves, etc. (shoes cannot be all together in a bag)
Other
large storage closets, lots of storage throughout house built for climate change - fire resistant, lots of insulation. built ins Aline has ability to do office/doula work in dining or living room ADA accessible / universal design / aging in place - Wide stairs, accessible bathrooms. get rid of basement stairs and put in new stairs to basement very thick walls interesting lines and shapes (not just squares, rectangles, boxes) excellent soundproofing no basement front door does not lead into living space/hang out space (front door could lead to mud room, foyer, entry way, stairs, bathroom door) all windows on street side are higher up to provide more privacy (windows facing community could be lower) almost a duplex, but doesn't look like duplex to city inspectors
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms 3 closets -T doesn't want a closet bedrooms are upstairs
Outside
covered front porch covered back patio (hire someone to make a nice stone patio) back mud room (The porch IS the mud room!) solar panels wood siding of some kind (wood colored) + redo siding on original structure so they match make old house and new house have same siding (dark green or brown, hopefully looks like wood) interesting windows (not all squares and rectangles, maybe a circle? or other shapes?) -A
Living Room
sliding glass doors or large door(s) that can open toward back yard treat 2 living rooms as 1 room (same paint color, etc.) ? alcove bench bay window area secret rotating bookcase door between 2 sides -T front door does not lead directly into living/hang out space (front door could lead into mud room, foyer, entry way, staircase, or bathroom door)
Bathrooms
beautiful upstairs bathrooms (1 w large deep tub) bathroom doors not by kitchen each unit has 1 down 1/2 bath and 1 full up bath every fan has timer
Old House
fix all mold issues temporarily turn into storage shed, very basic insulation and drywall, plywood floor, climate controlled, no bathroom waterproof basement: dry well or french drain, fix and re-paint basement walls ? how do we remove mold from attic, how to not grow mold there again.
