Home design for homeschooling families has always been important. You believe in the freedom to live life in your terms, and you want to educate your children academically and prepare them for the real world. Recently, the global pandemic especially highlighted the true importance of the right floor plan and living space for homeschooling families, as well as those families who are just now embracing homeschooling and virtual schooling.
If you're looking to build a better living space to embrace your dreams of homeschooling and truly live your best life, then it's time to start thinking about these 3 tips for home design for homeschooling families.
Let's start with the most important matter: your homeschooling space and long-term needs for it. This starts with three basic questions.
If you want to educate your children in one room, one larger space may be perfect for you. If your children are significantly different in age or if you want to separate them into different groups for educational groups (or if you participate in a co-op), more than one homeschooling space may be better. The spaces may not need to be as big, but they need to be functional. Additionally, creating a homeschooling space as part of your floor plan can help you reduce stress and make the homeschooling or virtual schooling experience a better one.
This may seem like a silly question because you plan to use it for education. The fact is that you may want built-in bookshelves for a library feel. Maybe you have a budding musician or an artist. Perhaps you have a child with a love for STEM and want to add a built-in desk. Do you have a fashion designer in the house? Maybe natural lighting is a must.
Of course, we're discussing home design for homeschooling families. Yet, homeschooling, like childhood, does not last forever. It is also important to consider other ways that you can use the space, especially if you are farther into your homeschooling journey while designing your new living space.
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. And if 2020 and the pandemic taught us all anything, it's definitely that. Yet, the ability to homeschool isn't just about the invention (although, it is definitely about supporting innovative practices and independence!). It is about doing what is best for your family. It's about freedom of choice. It's about living a life by design. Home design for your homeschooling family means hand-picking a floor plan that works perfectly for your needs and not being pushed into what doesn't. It's about not worrying if that Zoom cat filter will impact your next meeting. Your workspace or your spouse's workspace doesn't have to double as the dining room, the living room, or the classroom.
And if you want a floor plan that has a homeschool space that connects to a porch or opens up to the yard because you want your children to be able to go right outside? No problem! That's the beauty of designing your own space: independence in choice while also adding features (such as doors and windows) that work for you or that just beautify the space.
Think about what would make the most sense for your home design for your homeschooling family both aesthetically and from a functional standpoint. What about the budget? Don't worry, we'll get to that point as well. While no one can plan for a pandemic (as we all learned), it is important to remember to think about more than just right now or next year. Think about the future of what your homeschooling journey may look like. We know that you can't always predict it, but it is something to think about when it comes to the flexibility of how you may want to use the homeschooling space or at least in how you design the floor plan.
Dreaming and drawing out a home design for your homeschooling family is a lot of fun. There are Pinterest boards, Facebook groups related to homeschooling and design, and all kinds of other great things that can send your imagination soaring. You probably have friends who inspire you, too! The question is, once you have your home design and you're ready to get started, how do you choose the right builder? You have a budget and you certainly don't want to waste time or money. So, what do you do?
Do your research and look for a fixed-cost builder. A fixed-cost builder is a builder that includes the cost of the materials, the labor, and indirect costs in the total of building your home design. It is important to point out that there are times when even a fixed-cost builder may still go over the budget by 20% due to the increase in supplies. However, while we are not a fixed-cost builder, Turner & Sons will honor your budget and stay within it while building your dream home.
Homeschooling is about freedom and independence. Shouldn't your home design reflect that? Turner & Sons is here to help. As a fixed-cost builder, we are proud to help homeschooling families bring their home design and floor plan into reality while respecting their budgets. To learn how we can help you design and build your perfect homeschool haven, contact us now!