Flat Island!!!!!!!
I love our Flat Island. It cost us about $500 bucks total, but we extended the Island and flatened the Raised Eating bar. Provides so much more room to work and more flow from the Kitchen to the Family room and Nook.
9' Ceilings and the other structural things people have mentioned are very important.
I love the spot lights on the exterior of the house instead of the traditional lighting as well.
More lights, over the Island and anywhere. Worst case scenario you turn them off.
Go Big on the bathroom and Kitchen or go home disappointed everyday.
There is alot of Yard work that needs to be done. Simply put.
Make sure your Basement Rough in makes sense ! I could not tell you how many plans are just horrible with their Rough in.
Railings are great and much better than Stub Wall.
Cabinets to the Ceiling is a nice feature to have with 8' with 9' it just extends but does not go to the ceiling(note you may need a step stool).
Garage and anything else structural like more light switches, more cable/telephone lines are all advised and get lots of them. Personally i like Wireless, but have my gaming machine plugged right into my router in the cpu room.
Gas BBQ line if needed.
Additional Hose Bibs if wanted.
Additional Exterior plugs if wanted(Christmas light plug).
Look at different options for your driveway as well if you don't like the standard one.
Must haves are structural and should be done at this level. Gas Fireplace is nice to have and the wife loves it. I don't really care for it myself, but it is nice.
And most important plan every room to make sure you have proper placement and proper requirements of all cable/telephone/plugs and furniture. Nothing worse than going into that bedroom to find out your dresser doesn't fit on that wall and you have to change the whole room including your TV that pulls it away from the perfectly placed cable outlet.
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