Some really good advice in this thread, here's the things that we're glad we did:
9 foot ceilings
expanded garage to 22x24 and added a window and a man-door
2 fireplaces - we use them all the time. Make sure they are pre-wired for the fan.
maple capping/ metal railing
upgraded cabinets, pots& pans drawers
flat island...we find the extra space to be very handy. Make sure you get a plug on the island, and check the plug locations in general, you may need to add (we did)
extra phone/cable jacks and speaker wires run
water line to fridge
garberator
kick sweeps for the central vac
upgraded tile & carpet
upgraded baseboards and moldings - made a huge difference
pot lights
oversized walk in closet - we didn't do a jetted tub this time, the last one we had we used only a handful of times
central air
walk-through pantry
Things we didn't do but should have:
hot water on demand
if you have a satellite, see if they'll build a mount on your side wall and have them run all the cable lines
dual sinks in the master bathroom
finish the basement...although the builder straight up refused at the time unless we paid a premium (built during the boom)
rough in basement in-floor heating
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