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Outbuilding Options: Buyers Will Appreciate These Added Spaces
If you're in the market for a new home in the Twin Cities, Counselor Realty has a variety of beautiful traditional and contemporary homes in your price range. You'll find many Coon Rapids homes for sale and Rochester homes for sale with unique exterior features, enticing interior spaces, special amenities, and breathtaking views.
When you're looking for a new home, you hope to find the perfect place that will accommodate all of your family's lifestyle needs. That may include a space for a home office, music studio, art studio, a children's playroom, a guest room for visitors, or a quiet room for relaxation. If you find a home you love, but it falls a little short on space, adding an outbuilding to the backyard may be the perfect solution.
- Garden Sheds
An outdoor shed doesn't have to be a tiny space to store gardening equipment and extra paint. Although that is one use, an outdoor shed can serve a lot of other purposes. By adding a few windows for natural light, shelving for storage, a ceiling fan for a cool breeze, and a couple of cozy chairs, a shed can become a great place to have your morning coffee or curl up with your favorite book. If you work out or do yoga, a backyard shed will create a quiet environment where you can focus on your daily health routine. - Backyard Cottages
A backyard cottage provides a great place for a home office, a music studio, an art studio, or a playroom. Whether you build it from the ground up or from a pre-made kit, you can make it fit your personal needs.-
Home Office – You'll need space for a desk and chair, one or two filing cabinets, storage, and adequate electrical and phone outlets for computer equipment.
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Music Studio – Whether you're a professional musician or just love playing your guitar, grounded electrical outlets and proper acoustics are a must to avoid annoyed neighbors.
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Art Studio – Create a wonderful art studio with great natural light and shelving for canvases, brushes and art supplies, and drop cloths.
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Playroom – If you have kids, a backyard cottage will make a great playroom. For added security and supervision, install a camera and an intercom system.
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Guest Studios
Having a private space for visiting friends and relatives is an asset for any homeowner. Whether grandma visits a few times a year, or friends and relatives like to pop it frequently, building a backyard guest studio will provide privacy for your family and your guests. Whether your home has a rambling back yard or a manicured patch of grass, your guest studio will require space for sleeping quarters, a small kitchen, and a bathroom. If you're not handy, it's best to consult a general contractor who can accommodate electrical and plumbing requirements. -
Pool Houses
If you buy a home with a swimming pool, consider building a pool house that can serve multiple purposes. Of course, a pool house has changing rooms and areas to dry off after a swim, but it can also function as an outdoor dining area or a place for entertaining. All you need is a roof, concrete or stone floor, and comfortable seating. For more privacy and atmosphere, you can install outdoor draperies that open and close, an outdoor kitchen or grill, an outdoor fireplace, a large-screen TV, and a music system.
Adding an outbuilding to your property can provide extra space and increase property value. For more home ideas, call today to see properties that offer wonderful opportunities.
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