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DESIGN a HOUSE THAT WORKS for You

A Practical Guide to Designing a Home Around the Way You Actually Live

By YNOT

Cover Table of Contents Introduction Title Page Dedication Foreword PrefaceChapter 1 — Start With the LandBefore You Design the House, Learn the Property House Placement: Stop Assuming the House Belongs in the Middle Foundation and Structure: The Part You Don't Want to Get Wrong Site Drainage, Elevation, and Water: Figure Out Where the Water Goes The Roof: Your House's Umbrella Landscaping Is ArchitectureChapter 2 — Design the ArrivalStart With the Garage The Driveway: Parking or Part of the Experience?Trash, Deliveries, and the Stuff Nobody Photographs The Mudroom and Drop Zone: Where Does All the Daily Junk Go?The Entrance: Where the House Has to Say Wow The Final Exterior Composition: Stand Across the Street AgainChapter 3 — Make the House Feel RightDoors and Circulation: How People Actually Move Ceiling Height: Sometimes Volume Matters More Than Square Footage Windows and Glass: Where Design Meets the Budget Lighting: Design the House Twice — Once for Day and Once for Night Sound and Acoustics: A Quiet House Feels Expensive Design the Furniture Before You Finish the ArchitectureChapter 4 — Build Around How You Actually LiveThe Kitchen: The Machine Inside the Machine The Living, Family, and Entertainment Area The Home Office and Flex Room Workshops, Hobbies, and Dirty Spaces Outdoor Living: Your House Doesn't End at the Glass Door The Pool: Don't Just Put a Blue Rectangle in the Backyard Designing for PetsChapter 5 — Bedrooms, Bathrooms, and Private LifeThe Primary Suite: Build a Retreat, Not a Hotel Lobby Bedrooms: How Many Do You Really Need?Bathrooms: Small Rooms, Big Consequences Security and Privacy: Decide What the World Can SeeChapter 6 — One Story, Two Stories, and the Shape of the HouseOne Story or Two? Decide How You Want to Live VerticallyChapter 7 — Who Are You Building It For?Why Are You Building This House?Insurance and Insurability: The Cost That Never Ends The Avatar: Who Is Going to Buy This House?Budget Allocation: Spend the Money Where It Changes Your LifeChapter 8 — The House Behind the WallsThe Mechanicals: Design the House You Have to Operate Electrical Outlets: Put Power Where Life Actually Happens Generator, Batteries, and Storm Resilience The Boring Spaces: Where a House Either Works or Annoys YouChapter 9 — Build It Once, Live With It for DecadesChange Orders: The Most Expensive Phrase Is 'While We're Here...'Aging in Place: Design for the Person You Will Become Maintenance: Design for the Day Something Breaks Future Remodeling and AdaptabilityConclusion — Walk Through the House Before You Build ItThe Last Step before you Build it- Walk it!

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