Something Your Home Doesn't Have That You Wish It Did?

Remy

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The thread asking what you own that you wish you didn't, made me think of this.

For me, it's a small china cabinet for my knick knacks. Yes I have too many. I have some of my cat figures in boxes. With my real tabby, kitty of destruction, I have to watch what I leave out. She hasn't broken a lot but everything is at risk. My calico is better about jumping on everything.
 

Besides a bigger kitchen, I wish we had put in a fireplace.

In that imaginary bigger kitchen, I’d have a large free standing fridge/freezer combo. The all fridge/all freezer type. Also more cupboards and drawers for storage.
..and he's me wanting to get my fireplace blocked up...
 

A 3-car garage. I was excited about having a 2-car garage as we had only had a 1-er before, but now I'm jonesing for that extra bay.
My new house has a separate workshop in the back of the house behind the 2-car garage, so I almost have enough room. I'm turning the workshop into a woodshop. It's about the size of a garage bay. I have a feeling I'll still be using the garage for big projects.
 
Besides a bigger kitchen, I wish we had put in a fireplace.
We had a fireplace when we lived in the city. It was kind of nice to view, and put out some nice heat....close by....but it was a bit of a mess with having to keep some firewood handy and having to mess with the ashes. If I were to ever consider a fireplace again, I would install an "insert" that burned wood pellets.

When we moved to the country, with an endless supply of trees, for firewood, I had an outdoor wood furnace installed, and that is Great. I get the exercise of harvesting dead trees, all the mess stays outdoors, and it cuts our electric bill in half every Winter.
 
My new house has a separate workshop in the back of the house behind the 2-car garage, so I almost have enough room. I'm turning the workshop into a woodshop. It's about the size of a garage bay. I have a feeling I'll still be using the garage for big projects.
I'm jealous.

We plan on buying a house by the end of the year. I'm hoping it'll have some sort of outbuilding where I can be a tinkerer.
 
I'm jealous.

We plan on buying a house by the end of the year. I'm hoping it'll have some sort of outbuilding where I can be a tinkerer.
same here we ( I ) have a brick shed which has a chest freezer in it, and various other gardening tools... and a small Barn, which has tools for an engineer, electrician, plumber, carpenter and Car mechanic , as well as a wall to wall workbench... on one side...on the opposite wall I have a Tall larder freezer.. and some shelving for canned foods.....

It also holds the lawnmower, and larger gardening tools like the chainsaw etc... my point being that it's not only good for storage but plenty room as a work place as well . I'd be lost without the shed and barn tbh... so you should make it a priority to have enough space to build one if your new home doesn't already come with one.. (y)
 
I'm jealous.

We plan on buying a house by the end of the year. I'm hoping it'll have some sort of outbuilding where I can be a tinkerer.
For Sure! I have a nice 24'x36' garage/workshop off to the side of the driveway, I keep my tractor, mowers, and gobs of tools, etc. there. I have a 20' workbench along one of the walls with a vice, grinder, drill press, and band saw, spaced out on it. Plenty of storage, and all sorts of "guy" things to keep me busy.
Plus, if my wife gets upset with me, it makes for a real good hiding place to get away until she calms down.
 
We live in an apartment that has separate laundry facilities. It grosses me out doing our laundry in the same machines as everyone else here.
I wish we had a washer and dryer.

I also wish we all had our own fenced yards. Even a small one would be awesome.
Years ago I used the communal laundry facilities without a thought. I have a small stackable washer and dryer in my apartment and I'm glad. I feel like you do. I'd use hot water and the dryer. I think that would take care of germs.

I wish I had a small yard area. Nothing large. The house I had was much too much. I also wish I had more sun. I get the morning sun but not a south facing window. I am grateful I don't get the afternoon sun, especially in the summer.
 
As you can see pretty much everything 😁
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Just kidding
 
Years ago I used the communal laundry facilities without a thought. I have a small stackable washer and dryer in my apartment and I'm glad. I feel like you do. I'd use hot water and the dryer. I think that would take care of germs.

I wish I had a small yard area. Nothing large. The house I had was much too much. I also wish I had more sun. I get the morning sun but not a south facing window. I am grateful I don't get the afternoon sun, especially in the summer.
One of the thousands of rules here is No portable washers and dryers allowed. I do have a small camping washer, though. It does a really good job, but you can't wash blankets and other really bulky stuff in it. I haven't used it since me and Michelle got married. You'd think we'd have just twice the laundry, but it's more like quadrupled.
 
A double garage with one bay tall enough to fit my van ...with the roof AC it's just shy of ten ft tall.
 
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