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We closed on our lantana in August 2012. There are different options available already! TV changes their option list all the time, so the suggestions coming to you from TOTV may not be current-but always food for thought.

I chose to have the "wall" in the kitchen, simply for storage space. I love having that extra wall cabinet-and floor space on the dining room side for a sideboard. I also chose to have the washer and dryer walk-by so that the bulk of the laundry room was open for storage. Ikea had some cabinets that fit in there perfectly. I consider that my "basement". The kitchen is too small to store some of those things you just have to bring. We stretched back 2 feet (that was the only interior stretch allowed then). The extra space is really nice all through the nook, living room and the master bedroom. The lanai is also as large as allowed. But the biggie was to have the stacking sliding glass doors installed in the living room and the nook areas. When someone comes in through the front door they are blown away by the "forever" view looking all the way through with no doors to block the view.

Those were my "wants". The real reason we finally built was that 3 car garages became an option! That did the trick for my husband. And of course we stretched the garage 2 feet also. Because the fronts of all the homes are lined up as you see them, the bonus of all the stretches is that the back of your home might be offset compared to any side neighbors you might have. One more way of buying your privacy.

If any of these ideas work for you, the first thing to do is find a lot that will accomodate them. That's the hard part. After that, let the fun begin! And it is fun...