If building again - what to do differently?

I see it the same way, completely subjective overall.

Most of the time my husband gets up earlier, that doesn't bother me at all.

Yes, that is very individual. Some people are light sleepers, some are deep sleepers, others go to bed at 2 a.m. after the late shift and the early shift worker has to get up again at 5 a.m.
Then you have grabbed only one sock, still need another one, or the weather shows rain and doesn’t match the outfit laid out. Also, from the late shift worker who also left their things “outside,” the blouse is wrinkled. And before the annoying thing doesn’t remain a neverending story throughout the long life, daily like Groundhog Day, you move the wardrobe from an intermediate storage to a separate room.

Dirty laundry goes straight to the wash. That’s what the utility room on the sleeping level is for.

Not everything that has been worn is dirty.

Yes, that's just how it is, I have implemented half of the things listed in the first post in the house because I consider them essential in a modern house. Just like Silas, sockets everywhere inside and outside. Naturally, electric blinds everywhere and temperature displays in every room. In my opinion, that is simple standard. LAN and SAT at least in the strategic rooms must be there.

But I would also wish for a larger storage room.

Hello everyone!

I've often heard the saying "the first house you build is for an enemy" - I wouldn't put it that drastically, but after a year in the new build I know what they meant. :D
Since we might move again, I'd like to collect a bit here and benefit from your experiences: What would you do DIFFERENTLY if you were to build again?

I've already noted for myself:

[*]electric shutters
[*]thermostats with display
[*]larger storage room
[*]less convoluted rooms
[*]dedicated wardrobe area
[*]wooden window sills (?)
[*]more sockets outdoors
[*]sockets in the window frames

And you?

We are currently building, but what I would add for you:

[*]electric shutters with a central switch, so you don't have to walk to each one individually.

This also does not at all present itself as a question or addition, for example. I consider such things as given; if there are roller shutters in the house, then they should of course be centrally controllable from several points. We are not living in the Middle Ages. The same naturally applies to lights and alarm systems, sockets, and other devices. Central and partial off is simply mandatory if they can be electrically controlled.

Wood stove, basement, closed kitchen / living room

Do you currently have the kitchen closed?
Open-plan kitchens are extremely fashionable right now. We have it like that now too, and after a good year I can’t say for sure how I would do it in the next house.
It’s nice when you have guests and someone is always working in the kitchen. You can see each other, everyone can chat.
But it’s annoying when you want to watch TV in the evening and someone has turned the dishwasher to "Eco" instead of silent mode.
Or when one person is cooking, the other can hardly watch TV well. On the other hand, we haven’t had that situation very often so far.
What really annoys me is the lack of a counter or something similar – I love the large island, but there’s always dishes lying around somewhere, especially when the dishwasher is running.

Different wake-up and sleep times don’t disturb the sleeping person. More storage space instead of a 3-meter closet. No chairs covered with worn clothes in the bedroom. And less dust in the bedroom. More space and order in the bedroom.

That all makes sense, true. The obligatory “chair” is found in many bedrooms. I’ll think about that, thanks.

Silas exactly like power sockets in every nook and cranny inside and outside. Of course, electric shutters everywhere and temperature displays in every room. That’s, in my opinion, simple standard.

Crazy how different the perceptions are. With our general contractor, none of that was standard. We built for the first time, and we only actually saw which thermostats we got when they were on the walls. It wasn’t concretely discussed during the sample selection and we weren’t aware of it until then.
All these things we would have had to consciously choose via “opt in,” and at the time we didn’t realize we would miss them.

Electric shutters with a central switch, so you don’t have to walk to each one individually.

I wouldn’t miss the electric shutters function-wise until today, we rarely use them. However, the straps simply bother me visually.