My House….(s)

10.28.2007 | 8:36 am | House Plan Reviews

Hey fans - sorry this one is late - school likes to keep people incredibly busy

Since about 98 I’ve lived in many houses, 7 to be exact. I lived in the first one for about 5 years. Since 02 I have moved which has supplied lots of packing experience and the awesome chance to live in 7 different floorplans and some very unique designs, some favorable and some that I could have done without.

My favorite feature of all the houses I have lived in would be the family room in house number 4. We have a similar room in the house we’re in now, but it is just a large basement room that has a huge screen, kitchen, exersise room and a pool table - although you won’t find me complaining about it. The family room in house number 4 was right off the kitchen overlooking the golf course, the patio and pool. It was even spacious enough so that my family’s overstuffed large furniture would look reasonable in it. It wasn’t in blinding sun but stayed reasonably light. It was nice for parties, we had the Superbowl party there when the Panthers were in it; the room was just so open.

House #4
House #4

Another favorite feature were the nice sized bedrooms I had as a general feature throughout the homes. Some were too big, such as the one in house number 3 where my bedroom was the whole converted attic - but only one window, so it was rather dark. In house number 5 I had this huge bedroom overlooking the lake with a huge bathroom to go along with it. I still have a good size once again looking at the lake. But with every room there are flaws, despite lighting and size. In the 5th house my bedroom walls were covered with carpet - it kept it quiet so I could play my trumpet without disturbing anyone else and put push pins on the wall - but it was weird because it looked very grey compared to the lovely blue carpet I had in the room.

House #5
House #5

A flaw I have in my room now is that my windows have screens on them - which causes the excellent view of the lake to be messed up. It may sound silly but it just not the same.Some features that I could care less for in the homes I have lived in - very dark open basements, carpet in the master bedrooms, supposed bedrooms that don’t have closets or windows, and the worst thing out of all things - master bedrooms on the third floor.

So I have said all that to basically state that there are bound to be unique architectural features in your own home - even if you have a neighborhood that every single home is the exact same thing. Just take a look around for it all.