House features

Staying in other houses is really the best way - maybe the only way - to notice what you like and don't like in your surroundings.  Here's some things we hope for in our next place:

• Solidity.  The Glenway house has that flimsy thing going on - wiggly fixtures, feather-light doors.  The Clayborn house felt like it would last you a while.
• Ceiling fans.  You very rarely wish for AC in Seattle, but fans can be nice in both winter and summer.  The Clayborn house had them in just about every room.
• A great kitchen sink.  Talk about things you touch every day.  The Clayborn house had a deep double porcelain sink with one of those high-arched faucets.  
• This is sort of random but the Clayborn house had one of the best bathroom sink cabinets I've ever seen.  It was solid dark wood, with drawers, almost like a desk.  We both loved it.
  

I admit that the pantry with the double swing-out shelves, sort of like this one, filled me with emotion.  But it's more than I need.