The One Feature I Want in My New Home - Beazer Homes and ActiveRain Challenge

The Beazer Homes and ActiveRain Challenge stated that we should write about ONE feature that we feel all homes should come with and explain why!  Well, I have the one feature and that is that my next home will have a walk-through closet in the master bedroom, and this is something that I have asked builders for for years.

I want the bedroom to have the walk-through closet separating the master bath from the master bedroom. 

This makes so much sense to me.  The greatest asset is that if the owners have different schedules, one can run the bath or shower, blow dry hair and do whatever else is necessary without waking the partner.

Plus, the added benefit is, if you have, as I do, a stand-alone valet, you can place that in the bath after having chosen your wardrobe and accessories for the day on your way into the bath.  Or, if you are really organized, you can do it in the period before retiring, knowing that everything you need will be ready to don when you are ready to put it on.

So, the comfort of having your clothes ready to select plus accessibility from the bathroom makes perfect sense to me. (I also would like a window with natural light or a skylight in the closet so that colors will show as their real colors! The new lighting doesn't make selection of varying hues all that easy!)

If you become ill and soil your bedclothes, you can change into clean clothes without disturbing anyone in the master bedroom as well!

I really believe in this concept, and I was able to convince one builder to try it out for me.  When we put the home on the market, it sold in FIVE DAYS! 

And, when asked about why the buyers wanted the home, they stated that any home could have stainless steel appliances (or they could buy them), any home could have a center island or granite countertops.

But, the planning of a master bath ensuite with a walk through closet was something that they rarely saw in moderately priced homes.  If they saw them at all, they were in very upper end homes.

And, that sealed the deal for the builder and vindicated my position! 

Please just give it some thought.  There will be so many people who will thank you for this one structural change that makes great sense!