What if you bought a home because you fell in love with it? And what if, the day after you moved in, you noticed that the nearest grocery store was twelve miles away, the nearest school was halfway up a mountain, and that 325 small children tramped through your yard each day on the way up the mountain to school? Would it occur to you that you should have taken time to notice the traffic patterns around the outside of the home before buying it? Would it surprise you to know there are also traffic patterns inside your home?
Of course there are. Take your present home, for example. Imagine that each member of your family has bright yellow wet paint on the bottom of their shoes for twenty-four hours. Imagine the trail they would leave on your floors as they pursued their regular activities for just one day. That trail would be your "family traffic pattern." And, it would be a good indication of the room arrangement a new home should have to best suit your family's needs.
When you start looking for a new home, think about that family traffic pattern. Determine the most suitable door, hallway, and bedroom locations in order to provide an easy flow of traffic through your home. If you like to entertain, check out the potential traffic from kitchen and dining to living, family and recreation rooms. Thinking ahead like this can be the key to easy living.
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Regards,
Jay Burnham, VP
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
North Shore, Massachusetts
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