Why Homebuyers Prefer a Bonus Room

The “enticingly titled bonus room”

Once offered as a creative solution to all the noise and activities in an open floor plan, including the blaring music of teenagers – has evolved into one of the hot trends in architectural design. Usually a large room in a house, the bonus room can serve as a family room, a den, home office, play/recreation area, a hobby room, or whatever the homeowner can imagine.

In most of our EASYLIVING™ plans the bonus room is offered upstairs for extra living space. The rooms size and design usually determine what it is best suited for in the overall look of the home. Although, with our wet bar option, most use the Bonus as an entertaining area for adults, teens, or the kids.

How can you use the extra space?

As lifestyles change, so does a family’s needs and “wish list.” And, the open plan with its “unobstructed, flowing space” continues to be attractive to home buyers even after two decades since it initially arrived on the scene (source: Architecture View: A House is a Home, New York Times, 1991).

A newly-married couple may designate open areas for a hobby room, home office, or a den. For growing families, these flexible spaces can be adjusted to accommodate additional bedrooms, a guest room nursery, or play areas.

Even “empty egg-nesters” find uses for bedrooms once occupied by their children. These old rooms may be remodeled/updated as guest or in-law suites; or redecorated as an arts and crafts/sewing/hobby room, a library, or media room. In the event young adults return to the family home, these rooms can be reshuffled for their use.

Advantages of Bonus Rooms

In today’s environment, it is a smart decision to look for a house plan that includes flex space in the blueprints. Legacy Homes offers a Flex Room in all of our plans, because every buyer is different. Whether you’re eyeing a two-story five bedroom home or a simple three-bedroom ranch, it’s important to consider designs of flex space and if you’re in need of more space or have plans to grow your family, the Bonus Room is just for you!

1. Flexibility to update your original idea for the bonus room

2. Ability to change and renovate according to family’s needs/desires

3. Room for expansion

4. Opportunity to stay in your current home for as long as you want

So, whenever you’re ready for that house, think of all the possibilities… let your creativity and imagination run wild!

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