Building a home

[alum]

Laying ceramic tiles on the diagonal rather than parallel to the wall makes rooms look bigger. The larger the tile, the less grout there is that can get stained.

We have a laundry chute in our present house. I don't find it helpful at all.

[VAgirl18]

Bump out EVERYTHING you can..i.e.: larger garage, extended family room, sunroom, etc.

I know that everyone wants to have everything inside upgraded to the max, but in the end, its the square footage that is going to later sell your house. You can gradually upgrade things once you have the funds, but it costs a helluva lot more to try to add square footage on later.