NEW HOME WISH LIST FOR SQUID AND SEYMOUR ROSENBERG (V. 2)

 

• High Priority
• Medium Priority
• Low Priority

 

 

Our Ideal House

�        Is no bigger than it needs to be yet feels spacious

�        Uses green/sustainable building techniques

�        Maximizes the good views and�for privacy & aesthetics�minimizes the others

�        Has a larger bedroom for our autistic son Leelo so his 20+ hour/week therapy sessions can take place there rather than in our living room

�        Contains social space for our many get-togethers�indoors and outdoors

 

o       Minimizes encroachment on useable flat yard space

o       Separates social and private space

o       Has built-in furniture

o       Uses open plans as much as possible to keep an eye on Leelo

o       Is designed to minimize risks from earthquake (galley/ship techniques to retain items on shelves, etc.)

o       Has bookshelves for our many books and window seats on which to read them

 

�        Has wall space for our paintings

�        Has a place to put the cats� litter boxes that does not compromise fire safety

�        Contains fully useable closets/cabinets that are no deeper than they are wide

�        Has no carpeting (area rugs only)

 

 

Main Features Wish List (further wish list details below)

 

• Master bedroom with bath
• Three children�s bedrooms with single shared bath
• Guest room/office with bath
• Kitchen
• Dining room
• Family/Living/Great room

 

• Common area between family�s bedrooms
• Social/play deck
• Laundry area/room
• Mud room/garage entryway
• Coat closet
• Linen closet
• Two-car garage with storage, and bike workshop area

 

• Separate art studio/office

 

Features Wish List

 

Master bedroom

�        Best view in the house

• Space for king-sized bed
• Private space/office area for Seymour
  
  
• Bookshelves
• Balcony for stargazing/lounging
• Walk-in closet
  
  
• Seating area (w/fire place?)

 

 

Master Bath

• Good bathtub for reading/soaking
• Towel/linen storage
  
  
• Shower that does not require considerable daily maintenance
• Large medicine cabinet
  
  
• Two sinks

 

Girls� bedrooms

• Window seats
  
  
• Bookshelves
• Space for desk/art areas
  
  
• Loft or screens between girls� bedrooms
• Apiary in wall

 

Leelo�s Bedroom

• Larger floor space for doing therapy activities
• Absolutely secure windows
• Closest to kids� bathroom
• Built-in shelves for storing out of reach items
  
  
• Rock wall

 

Kids� Bathroom

• Bath/shower combo
• Towel closet, or under-sink towel/linen storage
  
  
• Three drawers for toiletries (one per child)
• Soapdish integrated into shower wall, lower down

 

Common Area between family�s bedrooms

• TV watching and computer usage takes place here, not in their rooms
• Takes place of hallway between bedrooms
• Uses current media cabinet (TV/other consoles plus storage)
• Computer desk/terminal
  
  
• Laundry chute to laundry area
• Linen closet

 

Guest Room/Office

• Bookshelves
• File cabinet space
• Space for trash and paper recycling bins
• Project counters
• Desk
  
  
• Own entrance to guest bath
• Off social area, not private/family area
• Space for King Bed
• Dresser for guest clothing
  
  
• Hidden drawer for passports, etc.

 

Guest Room/Public Bath

• Cabinet space for towels (beach towels too) and guest room linens
  
  
• Door between sink area and bath/shower/toilet area
  
  
• Costanua-style (think zinc!)

 

Laundry Room

• Utility sink
• Locking upper cabinet for cleaning supplies
• Broom closet with room for vacuum storage
  
  
• Adjacent to downstairs family room (fold laundry while watching kids)
  
  
• Counter for folding
• Chute from family area if 2 story

 

Kitchen

• Island/Peninsula with bar/stools
• Six-burner cooktop so we don�t run out of burners
• Large single-basin sink
• Dishwasher

 

• Walk-in pantry with shallow shelves (anything behind first row of cans/boxes gets lost)
• Galley-style design for earthquake safety (keeping dishes, etc. safe during EQ)
• Opens to deck/looks out on play area
• Shares counter with/passes to dining room
• Adjacent to Living Room
• Garbage disposal
• Reverse osmosis water purifier at sink
• Under-sink space for compost bucket
  
  
• Two ovens
• Tipping drawer in front of sink for hiding sponges/brushes (wide)
• Lower cabinet shelves pull out drawer-style for access
• Hidden trash can
• Built-in cookbook shelves at end of peninsula/island
• Built in wine rack

 

Dining room

• Space for long picnic-style table to seat 12
  
  
• Floating walls divide from living room/kitchen�or are glassed-in cabinets for china/crystal
• Opens to deck w/French doors

 

Family/Living/Great room

• Couch seating for family of five+
• Coat closet with space for storage of umbrellas, mud boots, etc.
  
  
• Built-in bookshelves
• Opens to play deck/hot tub area
  
  
• Fireplace
• Fireplace-adjacent window seat/bench opens for firewood storage
• Under bookshelves: built in drawers for CD/DVD/Video/Games storage
• In center of bookshelves: built in media cabinet (closeable) for TV, etc.
• Space for piano

 

Social/play deck

• Dining area adjacent to interior dining area
• Outside kitchen area
• Tap for watering plants/filling hot tub
• Open area for play (15�x15�)

Deck, continued

• Rails for safety; open otherwise
• Partial shading/overhang in non-oaken areas
  
  
• Hot tub (wooden/sunken; locking)
• Hot tub-adjacent built-in benches open/lock for hot tub storage
• Built in planters (same material as deck if possible), in sunny areas

 

Mud room/garage entryway

• Opens to garage
• Bench (opens for storage) to sit down and put on shoes
• Counter to put down groceries, items for next errand
  
  
• Hooks for keys
• Pegs for coats (lower, too, for kids)
• Put cat boxes here

 

Garage

• Two car parking
• Workspace at back for bikes and bike storage (we have six-plus)
• Shelves along side for storage
  
  
• Space next to door to house for trash cans and recycling bins (and space enough to get bins out even if both cars are in garage)
• Garden work area to replace shed
  
  
• Bin for rakes/shovels
• Potting counter w/drawers for spades, pruning knifes, seeds, etc.
• Shelves above counter for pots/small items
• Big shelves under counter for large bags of potting soil, bird seed, etc.

 

Separate art studio/office (for art projects, exercise, etc.)

• build later if need be
• Small loft bed
• Small bath

 

• Office area
• Rammed earth/straw bale/sod roofed even if nothing else is

 

Miscellaneous

• Structural repair of lower driveway before project begins
• Need gate in back fence to preserve same neighbors� right of way
• Replace dangerous antiquated concrete steps to upper street
  
  
• If two story house, stairs should have landing with window mid-way up
• Barrier to bar drainage from herbicide-loving upslope neighbors
• Repair/replace/redesign concrete driveway/parking area