The point of choosing functional design options is to make things easier for you in your home. In many cases, functional design choices come down to storage, storage, storage. Let’s explore some creative and functional design choices for your home.
1. The right floorplan – Your floorplan should flow with you. You should be able to move from room to room with ease and comfort. Open spaces and open floor plans are especially good for creating great flow between spaces in the home.
2. Functional storage – Opt for custom built-in bookcases or shelving to help maximize storage. Built-in open shelving also lets you get creative with décor while reducing surface level clutter.
3. Utilize dead spaces – Dead spaces are those nooks or odd corners that just don’t seem to have a good purpose. Use those areas to create a reading nook, built-in bench seat with storage inside, a pocket library with built-in bookshelves or even a very small office or study space.
4. Bathroom slide out step – Opt to have the bottom of your bathroom vanity as a slide-out step for kids to wash hands and brush teeth. This gives kids the boost they need in a sturdier way than a step stool and without the clutter.
5. Recessed outlets – Have your outlets behind appliances and furniture installed as recessed outlets deep enough to allow you to push furniture against the wall. Those few inches of space really do make the room look larger and creates slightly more open space.
6. Dutch split doors – Keep an eye on kids or pets without clumsy baby gates. A Dutch split door allows you to close the bottom half securely while keeping the top half open so you can easily see into the room.
7. Built-in drawers – Have drawers built-in so that they are flush with the wall, especially in small spaces like the bathroom. This will provide extra storage while saving valuable open space.
8. Custom bunk beds with drawers – Go vertical with bunk beds for the kids with drawers built in to provide additional storage where you need it most. Who couldn’t use more storage in the kids’ bedroom?
These eight creative and functional design choices for your home will give you much needed extra storage and make living in your home more organized and easier. When you work with a custom builder, you can create the floorplan that works for your lifestyle and put in all the details that you need to give you an open and relaxing space that’s clutter-free and cozy.
