ᐅ What features did you include in your house, and what did you decide to leave out?
Created on: 30 Jan 2015 14:18
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willWohnen
Hello,
When planning and building a house, you focus on the essentials and the budget. Some wishes get dropped along the way. But certain small luxuries or nice features are important to you, even if they are not strictly necessary, and you end up including them anyway.
For us, a heated conservatory was an unattainable dream. However, we treated ourselves to tiled, walk-in showers, even though they take up more space.
I would love to hear what you have given up and what you managed to include.
Best regards
When planning and building a house, you focus on the essentials and the budget. Some wishes get dropped along the way. But certain small luxuries or nice features are important to you, even if they are not strictly necessary, and you end up including them anyway.
For us, a heated conservatory was an unattainable dream. However, we treated ourselves to tiled, walk-in showers, even though they take up more space.
I would love to hear what you have given up and what you managed to include.
Best regards
To bring this topic back up...
Did you manage to include both your master bathroom and an additional bathroom for the children?
Did you realize your rooftop terrace? Do you use your reading nook on the gallery level?
What about the planned garden: have you already built your wall or even an outdoor kitchen?
Is your double carport already constructed?
Do you use your pantry, and is the fireplace getting fired up regularly?
Do you use the extra shower in the guest bathroom?
Your photovoltaic system: is it delivering what you expected?
Your rain shower: is it really as great as you hoped?
And so on... please share your experiences [emoji2]
Personally, I am still thrilled every day about our cloakroom, which is tucked away under the stairs.
My beloved kitchen island – positioned diagonally against the perfectly straight and minimalist kitchen design... I enjoy this centerpiece of the room.
Windows, windows, windows... we can step outside into the garden from every side.
This year, the greenhouse project was completed [emoji7]
And my kitchen unit in the utility room impresses me multiple times a day as well [emoji4]
Best regards, Yvonne
Did you manage to include both your master bathroom and an additional bathroom for the children?
Did you realize your rooftop terrace? Do you use your reading nook on the gallery level?
What about the planned garden: have you already built your wall or even an outdoor kitchen?
Is your double carport already constructed?
Do you use your pantry, and is the fireplace getting fired up regularly?
Do you use the extra shower in the guest bathroom?
Your photovoltaic system: is it delivering what you expected?
Your rain shower: is it really as great as you hoped?
And so on... please share your experiences [emoji2]
Personally, I am still thrilled every day about our cloakroom, which is tucked away under the stairs.
My beloved kitchen island – positioned diagonally against the perfectly straight and minimalist kitchen design... I enjoy this centerpiece of the room.
Windows, windows, windows... we can step outside into the garden from every side.
This year, the greenhouse project was completed [emoji7]
And my kitchen unit in the utility room impresses me multiple times a day as well [emoji4]
Best regards, Yvonne
What we enjoy most every day is our open kitchen with the huge island, the rooftop terrace in the evening sun, and our large rain shower with built-in fixtures and a nano-coated frameless glass enclosure.
Next, we plan to work on the masonry raised bed around the terrace, the masonry outdoor kitchen, and a bike garage for our fleet. What I’m most excited about is doing all of this ourselves, especially since we didn’t do any DIY work during the house construction.
Next, we plan to work on the masonry raised bed around the terrace, the masonry outdoor kitchen, and a bike garage for our fleet. What I’m most excited about is doing all of this ourselves, especially since we didn’t do any DIY work during the house construction.
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Peanuts7429 Jun 2017 07:25The rain shower is still great, even with 18 liters per minute (4.75 gallons per minute) flowing through.
We will probably enjoy the kids’ bathroom (with Steuler Louis & Ella) more ourselves than our children ever will.
We also appreciate the many windows and the bright atmosphere they create, even on gloomy days, as well as the not exactly cheap wood-look tiles.
Outside, progress is slow but steady; the most complex natural stone wall is finished, and soon a hedge will be planted.
So… things are moving along.
We will probably enjoy the kids’ bathroom (with Steuler Louis & Ella) more ourselves than our children ever will.
We also appreciate the many windows and the bright atmosphere they create, even on gloomy days, as well as the not exactly cheap wood-look tiles.
Outside, progress is slow but steady; the most complex natural stone wall is finished, and soon a hedge will be planted.
So… things are moving along.
As you know, due to our financial constraints and the short time until retirement—when the loan must be fully paid off—we planned very economically: a bungalow, all-in, with land for 275,000 euros. By tapping into my Riester pension plan, we now have an extra 17,000 euros available, allowing us to include a few nice extras.
In the bathroom, we added a washbasin with a cabinet and mirror. There are many spotlights as ceiling lights, including outside under the roof eaves. In the IKEA kitchen, we chose a carbon black sink instead of stainless steel. The total cost is now 4,950 euros installed instead of 4,800 euros. In the utility room, there is a service sink.
In the garden, there’s a terrace made of shell limestone slabs, which looks quite attractive and beach-like, complemented by anthracite-colored paving for the paths and edging—concrete, rectangular, chamfered. We also installed a flagpole in the garden, painted white, flying the Schleswig-Holstein flag. Fiber optic cables are installed on the walls in the kitchen and bathrooms where there are no tiles.
Everything else remains standard.
So far, the standard work has been carried out well, precisely, and on schedule. The builder plans to hand over the house by the end of July, which should be achievable.
Karsten
In the bathroom, we added a washbasin with a cabinet and mirror. There are many spotlights as ceiling lights, including outside under the roof eaves. In the IKEA kitchen, we chose a carbon black sink instead of stainless steel. The total cost is now 4,950 euros installed instead of 4,800 euros. In the utility room, there is a service sink.
In the garden, there’s a terrace made of shell limestone slabs, which looks quite attractive and beach-like, complemented by anthracite-colored paving for the paths and edging—concrete, rectangular, chamfered. We also installed a flagpole in the garden, painted white, flying the Schleswig-Holstein flag. Fiber optic cables are installed on the walls in the kitchen and bathrooms where there are no tiles.
Everything else remains standard.
So far, the standard work has been carried out well, precisely, and on schedule. The builder plans to hand over the house by the end of July, which should be achievable.
Karsten
nelly190 schrieb:
In the bathroom, I treated myself to a nice rain shower, and I love it. Every time I shower, I’m glad I chose it.I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this in this thread before, but it’s strange: Last year and this year on vacation, I stood under one of those rain showers—and I really didn’t like it. As a woman, I want to shower, but I don’t necessarily want to wash my long hair every time. So I ended up contorting myself and getting really frustrated with this invention. It also reminds me of the showers at work, where the fixed overhead shower head barely does what it’s supposed to.
You can’t really rinse in conditioner properly with it either.
Is this a typical men’s thing, or am I the only one who doesn’t get along with this setup?
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