People have asked me where I got my floorplan. I'm happy to be able to say that I made it myself! It's a result of hours of reading and searching through other floorplans available online and in print. My lot is narrow (50 ft by 150 ft). Since I want a driveway for rear yard access on one side, and the parish requires 5 ft of clearance on the other side, I'm left with a width of 35 ft for the house.
It almost feels like a shotgun house (which I don't like), and it took almost 20 full revisions to get it away from that feeling. I knew I wanted an attached garage and an office at the front of the house. I wanted either the kitchen or the family room (or both) with a view of the backyard. A kitchen with some kind of island was a must. I also needed a small room for keeping a server and all my A/V equipment out of the way. This media closet will also have panels for all the structured wiring (network/telephone/cable) in the house. All bedrooms, and even the office, will have walk-in closets. This means the office could also be used as a bedroom in the future.
Besides all the reading and looking at sample plans, I've found that I'm watching HGTV more than I ever thought possible. All of a sudden, I care about home renovations, designing a house to sell, and the things that people look for in a house. It's like a whole new world!
It almost feels like a shotgun house (which I don't like), and it took almost 20 full revisions to get it away from that feeling. I knew I wanted an attached garage and an office at the front of the house. I wanted either the kitchen or the family room (or both) with a view of the backyard. A kitchen with some kind of island was a must. I also needed a small room for keeping a server and all my A/V equipment out of the way. This media closet will also have panels for all the structured wiring (network/telephone/cable) in the house. All bedrooms, and even the office, will have walk-in closets. This means the office could also be used as a bedroom in the future.
Besides all the reading and looking at sample plans, I've found that I'm watching HGTV more than I ever thought possible. All of a sudden, I care about home renovations, designing a house to sell, and the things that people look for in a house. It's like a whole new world!
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You must verify the dimensions of your current Rav4 and your future Rav4 to make sure the new one fits!
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