If you have a big family, or if you’re planning on starting one, completing child- and family-friendly renovations helps maximize your investment and allows your home to grow alongside you.
There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to creating a safe and functional family space, so allow our team to break it down for you. In this blog, we look at everything from supervision to safety to privacy and entertainment to help you design spaces that suit your unique family.
Making Space for Family Fun
One of the best aspects of renovating is imagining how you’ll use every space in your home. We always invite our clients to dream of future family fun and let these visions guide their remodeling projects.
Whether you’re thinking of family movie nights or large family dinners, creating space for memory-making is an essential piece of family-friendly renovating.
Creating Open-Concept Living Spaces
On a more functional note, working to create open-concept living spaces allows your rooms to be multi-faceted. If you’re cooking dinner in the kitchen, being able to supervise your children while they play in the living room is ideal. With an open-concept space, you can get your chores done and enjoy a bit of time to yourself while the kids are in sight.
Open-concept spaces also make your home look bigger and create a sense of airiness that will be enjoyable for the whole family.
Location, Separation, and Privacy
As important as it is to keep an eye on your children, enjoying a bit of space and privacy away from them is essential, especially as they get older and need less supervision. Our team loves the idea of creating a kid’s wing of the house, equipped with a playroom or a recreation room and a kids-only bathroom.
That way, the adults of the house can create their own space, too. A consideration is that nurseries for newborns can be located nearer your bedroom, so those late-night feedings are less of a hassle.
Thinking about these details now will allow you to enjoy and appreciate your personal space as the years go by.
Maximizing Storage
Anyone who has kids will tell you just how many things their family accumulates, and the more stuff you have, the more storage you need. We always recommend that our clients create more storage solutions than they think they need—we promise you’ll thank us in a few years.
A few innovative storage solutions include:
- Bench seats with built-in storage
- Pull-out cabinets
- Wall-mounted shelves
- Built-in wardrobes
- Utilizing attic and basement spaces
Our team has spent years creating great storage solutions for families like yours, so please let us know if you need more ideas!
Power Points
Adding plugs to your space may seem like a no-brainer, but these functions are easy to overlook. As technology becomes more advanced and more involved in our day-to-day lives, you and your family members will need as many power points as possible. Be sure to include them in your renovation plans!
Safety Features
When you think of family-friendly renovations, you likely think of safety, and our team has some great safety pointers for your next home renovation.
Putting covers on power points is important for the safety of your little ones. Hanging your TV on the wall instead of placing it on a table or cabinet can prevent various accidents. If your home has a pool, ensuring the pool has a fence around it is also a good idea.
Lastly, investing in soft flooring that won’t cause slivers or bruises could be a good choice for a growing family.
Functional Laundry Areas
The larger your family, the more laundry you’ll have to do. Even if you don’t have the budget to significantly extend your laundry space, creating more storage and counter space to work in the laundry room could go a long way.
The laundry room is another one of those spaces that’s easy to pass by, but you’ll be pleased you thought of it during your home renovation once you have a week’s worth of dirty clothes piled up on the counter.
Durable Finishes
We all know that having kids makes our homes more prone to accidents, and that’s something to consider when it comes to your next renovation.
Choosing countertops and flooring that are durable and resistant to scratches is essential to helping your space look and function well in the long run. Having finishes that are easy to clean is also important.
Some of the finishes we recommend include:
- Hardwood floors
- Tile floors
- Natural stone countertops
- Laminate countertops
- Recessed lighting
- Fingerprint-resistant appliances
- Cordless blinds
Creating spaces that suit kids will work a lot better for your family than running the risk of major damage to expensive finishes. Let our team know if you have a product you’re hoping to install but are unsure about durability.
Let the Kids Have Their Say
While you’re the one paying for the renovations, your kids are going to be spending most of their time in the house with you. It’s always worth talking to your kids and asking them what kind of features they would like to see in their spaces. Whether it’s aesthetic choices, like what color to paint their bedroom, or a nifty idea for the bathroom or kitchen, you may be surprised by what your kids come up with and just how intuitive they can be.
Options that prioritize your children’s needs might include indoor play areas or areas where they embark on arts and crafts journeys without ruining the furniture.
Get Started on Building Your Family’s New Home Today
Creating a beautiful family home isn’t always easy, but it’s well worth the time and thought you put into it. Every family is unique, and our team has helped many create a house that perfectly suits their growing numbers.
Whether you’re planning a complete house overhaul or want to invest in a few simple, inexpensive upgrades, our experts would be thrilled to help you get started. Please give Triforce Construction a call today!