Floor Plan Features fora Family With Young Kids

Your family demographics should determine your next apartment's floor plan. For example, a family with young children and another one with adults only require different floor plans. An appropriate floor plan will determine your family's safety and ability to socialize. Below are some features to consider when choosing the best floor plan for your young family.

Open Kitchen
An open floor plan combines two or more rooms by removing the dividing wall between them. Consider a floor plan that combines the kitchen and the living room if you have a young family. With such a floor plan, you can:

• Work in the kitchen while keeping an eye on your kids
• Multitask between kitchen work and helping the kids with homework
• Enjoy family time even when someone is busy in the kitchen
• Enjoy natural light even while spending time with the kids indoors

An open floor plan with unobstructed views of the balcony or backyard is even better. That way, you can keep an eye on the kids even while they are outside the house.

Bedrooms' Locations and Number
Most parents of young kids want easy accessibility to their children. Look for an apartment where the master bedroom sits close to the children's bedrooms if you want the same thing. That way, you do not have endless hallways or stairs separating you and your kids.
You do not have to match the number of bedrooms to the number of kids, as they can often share. If possible, get an apartment with an extra bedroom for guests, such as when aunts and uncles come to visit the kids. Ideally, each bedroom should have a connected bathroom for each bedroom. That way, you will not have to wait in line to use the bathrooms in the morning.

Spaciousness
Families with kids are better off with spacious apartments. The spaciousness is particularly important for units on upper floors or those without adequate outdoor space. That way, your kids will get enough space to run around and play. In the case of an upper-floor apartment with a balcony, ensure the balcony is child-friendly to avoid the risk of accidental falls.

Storage Spaces
Your family needs adequate storage places. Adequate storage is especially necessary for the children's toys and gear, such as skateboard and bikes. Storage spaces come in various forms, such as:

• Mudrooms where you can leave muddy or dusty items, such as muddy shoes
• Playrooms where the children can both play and store their toys
• Garages where the whole family can store things, such as bikes

You might not even need dedicated storage spaces if the apartment is spacious enough. In such a case, you can just set aside or modify some space as your storage place.

Quiet Work Areas
You should also consider an apartment with a quiet area or room, depending on your work and lifestyle. For example, working from home has become more common. You need a quiet place if you work from or plan to do so soon. You will not easily be able to work from the living room, kitchen, or bedroom.

For example, some apartments have non-specific rooms that people use as playrooms or storage areas; you can use yours as a home office. Such an arrangement is especially useful if the extra area is relatively removed from the house's common rooms.

Hopefully, the above tips will help you get a good apartment to raise your young family. Montgomery Realtors has been active in the real estate industry for decades. We provide affordable and high-quality properties for different demographics. Contact us with your list of must-haves to help you get the best apartment for your family. We look forward to helping you with your apartment hunting.