Are you known for your Great Gatsby style parties or do you prefer a quiet life of solitude? Do you spend hours and hours lounging outside or are you more of an indoor cat? These are the types of questions you should be considering when embarking on building a new construction home in Los Angeles. Figuring out how your needs and how you want your home to work for you is the first step to design a place that’s truly yours. Here are some things to consider when choosing your floor plan.

Do You Have Enough Room(s)? 

Whether you’re looking to plant roots here in LA and start a family or you simply want to have enough space to accommodate the occasional overnight guests, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms to include in your home is a critical thing to consider.

You’ll also want to take into account the sizes and layouts of each room type. For example, can certain residents share a bedroom or will everyone need their own? Should you tack on a half-bath to your mudroom for extra convenience? Remember, a general rule is to have at least two bathrooms for every three bedrooms in the house. 

Remember The World Outside Your Door

No matter how beautiful the interior of your home is, few things compare to the great outdoors of Southern California. You should think about how you like to spend your time outside when you’re planning the layout of your new home. A cozy outdoor patio space might work just fine for you. Or, you might want something more elaborate like a fully decked out entertainment hub, which will be much easier to build into the initial construction of the home as compared to after the project has been completed. 

Consider Your Style

Of course, the decor is what really pulls your home’s look together, but don’t forget about the blueprint. Modern homes tend to have features like high ceilings and sleek, clean lines as opposed to curvatures. Spanish colonials, another Los Angeles architectural staple, tend to possess things like arched doorways and outdoor courtyards. Determining your preferred architectural style upfront makes it much easier to fill in the rest of your home when it’s time to decorate and adorn.  

Build It New, Make It You

One of the best things about a new construction home is the ability to truly customize it to your needs, both current and future ones. At Creative Innovation Developers, we love working with clients to build them a new construction home that’s perfectly suited to them from the ground up.