Despite the hours and hours of planning, there are a few unexpected details we stumbled upon while Building Spring Island. Most are fairly simple and might go unnoticed, but here are a couple worth mentioning.
First, SOUND ABSORBING FLOOR BOARD is a real thing! I belong to a family of stompers – they are not light-footed and in our other homes you can hear them coming at all hours of the day. What a great surprise that our builder always defaults to using this sub flooring. Life changing.
Second, every inch of space has potential use. We carved out this dog bed area under the stairs. Maisie loves it, and I love not tripping over her bed.
We also carved out stone niches in each shower to create built in ledges for shampoo bottles.
Third, CEILINGS should NOT BE IGNORED! Consider the entire space as you design. The added depth and drama will be noticed.
And, you have to BE SPECIFIC when placing light fixtures — “over the island” is not enough. “CENTERED over the island” is better; otherwise heads get knocked. This was our kitchen island before pendants were re-centered.
We’ve had plenty more un-planned surprises for sure. How about you? What’s the most unexpected thing you encountered while building? Let’s compare notes!
Building Spring Island 