https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:12:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1490334 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:52:18 +0000 Kemma 1490334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Lots of natural light, new carpet and wallpaper, nice neighbours, good storage space, large bedrooms, big yard, large separate laundry</p> <p>Worst: Original 1950's kitchen (good condition but it's not big enough for all our kitchen stuff!), tiny bathroom, small living spaces, no open plan anything.</p> <p>We're currently living in military rental accommodation so it's been a case of living in the house we were allocated and although it's overall a nice enough house it's 80 square metres smaller than the house we moved from! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1490315 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:43:41 +0000 doodlepoodle 1490315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: we do have real hardwood but it isn't great quality, they chip and scratch easily. I like the textured look of yours!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1489929 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:13:23 +0000 HLK208 1489929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: really?! I love YOUR floors. Don't you have real hardwood? For some reason, all new construction homes around my area only have engineered hardwood - including my house! I love the real stuff :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1489901 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:55:40 +0000 doodlepoodle 1489901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: can you add your amazing floors to the 'best' list? I often tell DH we need 'Hlk's floors' he literally knows what I mean at this point! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1489760 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:01:47 +0000 HLK208 1489760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: layout is fantastic for our family, 4 good sized bedrooms, plenty of storage. The master bedroom is really large, there are two big walk-in closets and the master bath is a good size.</p> <p>Worst: new construction so there isn't a ton of charm. Also, still noticing some nail pops a year after into owning it. Our living area doesn't get a ton of natural light but I think we'll install 2 extra windows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1489135 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:58:09 +0000 fussygal 1489135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a rental and I'd say:</p> <p>Best: huge backyard</p> <p>Worst: Super tiny kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1489120 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:50:21 +0000 doodlepoodle 1489120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: upstairs laundry! It's on the 2nd floor next to the bedrooms, yay! Open concept main floor. 2 full size walk-in closets in the master bedroom.<br /> Worst: small 3rd bedroom, I'd have made the 2nd floor layout different (too bad the builder didn't consult me! :silly: ) also, the yard is kinda small :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1489103 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:45:07 +0000 bookwormmama 1489103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rent a 2 bedroom apartment so there are several negatives related to space, but I do like the floor plan a lot. The living room and kitchen are a big rectangle and the bedrooms are behind the main living area.</p> <p>I don't love our kitchen, but I think the worst space is our bathroom. It is cramped and the layout is bad. There is no storage and no room to add storage (like standing cabinets). Plus the shower has doors and they drive me crazy. I think it feels more cramped because we have to keep our cat's litter box in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1488695 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:33:40 +0000 wonderstruck 1488695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Modern, fairly new, and I just really like the look of it - we didn't have to change anything when we moved in because I already loved all the paint, fixtures, wood finishes, etc.</p> <p>Worst: Not a lot of storage space. No basement and the attic needs to have boards laid down, there's not much of a floor at the moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home/page/2#post-1488658 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:23:39 +0000 Sammyfab 1488658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Location. We live in a great, family-friendly neighbourhood; on a small, quiet cul-de-sac, and behind the 5th best school in the city (and it's not even a private or charter school!). We also live 2 blocks from the ridge of a provincial park so we have access to hundreds of kilometres of trails and green space.</p> <p>Worst: Our house has absolutely no curb appeal. It is U.G.L.Y. on the outside! We moved from across the country and I forgot what it looked like and I remember when we pulled up, I was like, "THIS is our house?!?! Ew!!!" Thank goodness the interior is a different story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488637 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:20:17 +0000 Chillybear 1488637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: We put a lot of work into making the house our own - Added livingspace, 1/2 bath, eating area, finished basement, and it works really well for our family of 3. Fenced in yard. great town with great schools and near my hubs family. </p> <p>Worst: busy street, shared driveway, no garage. If we want to have a 2nd kid we'll have to look at either expanding the house again or moving. Bedroom not big enough to fit a king size bed and creaky older floors (while they look great, at night we're always careful where we step not to wake the baby) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488599 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:07:17 +0000 honeybear 1488599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: We live in paradise! (Well, as close to it as I think you can get in this life. ;) ) Also, the rent is reasonable and our neighbors are generally very agreeable and considerate people. </p> <p>Worst: Beige everything. It's a rental, and technically we could paint the walls. However, we'd have to paint it back to beige before we leave and I can't be bothered. Nothing I can do about the pine-and-beige kitchen and it's fluorescent overhead lamp. I would also love to have a garage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488591 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:03:48 +0000 rachiecakes 1488591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>best: location! I'd stay forever if we could, I love love love it here. The only thing that separates where my house is from the city is the Charles River. 4.6 miles from Fenway Park. Two malls, lots of restaurants, the T!, summer evening walks to Harvard Sq., bike trail directly behind house, park across the street &amp; it's pretty cheap!</p> <p>worst: it's teeny tiny, no storage, it's pretty dark, the kitchen has new appliances but is the smallest ever and cabinets are awful, ugly rugs. </p> <p>it's great for right now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488575 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:58:17 +0000 AmandaB8 1488575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Great area, huge house, tons of built ins, finished basement, hardwoods, siding, and new first floor windows</p> <p>Worst: one of our showers leaks (like RAINS), needs new upstairs windows, poorly laid out kitchen, bedrooms are awkwardly sized, horrible blue tile in our half bath </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488566 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:56:56 +0000 Synchronicity 1488566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: Yikes, you may actually have them worse than us! I'm such a freak about any sort of animal though and I have to try to save them all. It drives SO batty, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488556 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:54:17 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1488556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PermaStudent: Right? Last year, during a rainstorm, our entire driveway was covered in these baby frogs fleeing from our backyard. It was a plague of Biblical proportions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488548 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:52:10 +0000 Synchronicity 1488548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: we have toads everywhereee in the summer!! Ahhh I'm glad it's not just us. Must be our whole neighborhood! My dog goes full on toad-hunter and I am constantly running out with her to save the toads from being eaten. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488536 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:49:05 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1488536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: location, open-ness of main floor, lots of natural light<br /> Worst: every single window needs to be replaced, noise REALLY carries, the backyard is FULL of frogs in the spring (like...thousands). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488529 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:48:05 +0000 LuLu Mom 1488529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: the layout, even though it's a split level we have a lot of spcae and storage and a ton of counter space in kitchen. </p> <p>Worst: carpet/flooring and trim color. It's all basic builder code, we want to start doing upgrades to make it a little more special. We just are not DIYers so we haven't yet ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488488 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:37:47 +0000 Rubies 1488488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Main floor laundry room, large and open family room, on a quiet cul-de-sac</p> <p>Worst: Carpet has stains in it throughout the house, small and oddly-shaped backyard </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488420 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:14:45 +0000 BSB 1488420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just moved into a house from a small apt, so I'm loving all the space and freedom.</p> <p>Best- kitchen, layout, space, yard<br /> Worst- closet space, master bathroom is small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488417 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:13:56 +0000 Mae 1488417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: It's a beautiful open layout with lots of natural light and it's all brand new so it's pretty up to date on current trends. </p> <p>Worst: We bought it as a spec house, so we didn't get to pick any of the finishings and there are some custom finishes we wish we had. Also our yard is the size of a postage stamp and we can't afford to fence it because our HOA requires a ridiculously expensive type of fence. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488414 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:10:52 +0000 Alivoo01 1488414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Tall fence (10ft) with a nice pool and spa (nice bc we redid everything to it. Re-coped, re-tiled, and re-plastered).</p> <p>Worst: Super limited in storage space and poor insulation. It gets crazy cold and crazy hot depending on the weather which causes our furnace to run extra hard to keep up. Which results in high electricty bills. No bueno!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488378 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:49:07 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1488378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: Location. Private backyard (although it's changed a little since a neighbor took down 2 mature trees bordering our yard). Exposed beams in the top floor and an en suite, which is rare around these parts.</p> <p>Worst: It's drafty during winter. 70's elements I want to update and a small slither of a kitchen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488307 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:58:38 +0000 bushelandapeck 1488307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: huge fenced in yard, new decks, great neighbors/schools, lots of charming details, updated kitchen/bathrooms</p> <p>Worst: all of the bedrooms except the master are walk-throughs because the house was built in 1770. Literally, you have to walk through one bedroom to get to the next (4 rooms total). It literally keeps me up at night sometimes because I hate it so much! lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488296 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:50:40 +0000 looch 1488296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: proximity to the elementary school, low traffic, owner occupied houses </p> <p>Worst: the trees (lots of issues with falling branches), the narrow driveway, poor structural configuration of the front stoop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488215 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:36:25 +0000 lamariniere 1488215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: location, high ceilings throughout, beautiful hardwood floors, big open spaces. </p> <p>Worst: not a ton of natural light and the stinky bar downstairs. We are moving though because of those two factors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1488094 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:17:41 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1488094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: downstairs kitchen and living room area because it's open concept! the previous owners upgraded the kitchen so we have brand new appliances, a huge island, and plenty of cabinets.</p> <p>Worst: very small backyard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1487998 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:25:42 +0000 Synchronicity 1487998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best: our basement. One entire wall is a feature with real stone and a fireplace, and it is comfortable and dark and cozy down there, with a full bathroom. The basement sold us on the house.</p> <p>Worst: the kitchen. The flooring is terrible (it is old and cheap and never looks clean, even after hand-scrubbing), the cupboards are dingy and there aren't enough of them, and the pantry is wide open to the room. I cannot wait to reno the kitchen, but $$$$!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-the-best-and-worst-features-of-your-home#post-1487990 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:22:32 +0000 808love 1487990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best-natural light from huge landscape windows showcasing a gorgeous view<br /> Worst- exterior needs to be painted </p>