September 15, 2008

Granite Countertops Passe – Readers Choose the New Sexy Amenity

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Yes indeed, we have a winner! In fact, several! Last week we ran a contest to see who could guess what the new sexy amenity is, replacing the now-ubiquitous if-not-tired granite countertop. After a number of excellent guesses (more on that latuh), Jackie nailed it, guessing that the answer is C*L*O*S*E*T*S.

“Giant closets have become the new granite countertop,” Carol Lloyd proclaimed in an SF Chronicle article last week, citing and once again proving that size does matter. Because these are not, as they say, your  mother’s closets. Oh no.

Readers of Apartment Therapy, the real estate blog with the juciest photos (at least in my eyes), surveyed its readers, who agreed that a larger closet is “very very sexy.” We’re talking six-foot closets, designer closets, his-and-her room-sized closets.

Meanwhile, reader Debbie suggested that the new sexy amenity is custom concrete countertops, and after checking these out, I can see why she (and Sweet Digs Fearless Leader Susan Brady) like ‘em. Alexandra V. voted for quartz countertops, which she saw on David Bromstad’s show. (Big thanks to Los Angeles Apartment Therapy blog for the juicy photos of celebrity closets.)


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  • That is a good point, Rebecca RL, and despite the excellent straight line about sleeping with your clothes, that's all I'm going to say.

  • Rebecca RL

    There's another good reason to turn a room into a closet in SF: Victorians tend to have precious little closet space! Add to that, the bedrooms are quite small. With very little effort, you could end up sleeping with your clothes.

  • Hahahahaha good comment, mrbogue! In fact, don't you think they should put hotties in houses to stage them, too? Or maybe standing outside, even bettah!

    Good God, that's shocking, David. Fewer school-age children percentagewise than any other U.S. citizen. I guess it's the insanely high house prices. As one of my Redfin blogger colleagues said, that bubble's made of steel.

  • David

    There are significantly more dogs than children in SF. It has the smallest percentage of school-age children as part of the overall population of any US city.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article...

  • mrbogue

    After seeing your photos Janis, I realized that it might be a good idea for real estaters to put sexy women in the home preview photos. I for one would take a second look regardless of price per square foot!

  • Hahahaha, MDAccount, I have to tell you, in terms of practicality I'm on your side. I enjoyed the snazzy photos of stars' closets but agree with you on the "more money than brains" aspect of spending huge amounts of money on a closet!

    David, as always, that's a very practical analysis. Yes, kid-friendly places - I'm thinking Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito and lotsa the 'burbs like Walnut Creek, Danville, Orinda - would not be optimal for closets.

    But in SF, as you say, there hardly are any children, right? Could one of our SF mavens weigh in on this - I'm thinking maybe it's a bit more neighborhood-specific?

  • David

    what matters is the market you're selling (re-selling) to. If you're in SF, where there are no children, taking a small kid's BR and turning it into a master closet is probably smart. If you're in a more family friendly spot (Alameda or wherever), keep the bedrooms.

    I added a second closet to our master and took some space from another BR, but the BR was smallish anyway, and clearly never going to be more than a kid's bedroom or upstairs office or guest room, so I think it'll help the value.

  • MDAccount

    OK --

    The two areas where you can waste space expensively would be the closet and the bathroom. Both should provided the space you need, but not much more. Do you entertain in your closet? Throw parties in your bathroom?

    Nobody likes a cramped closet, but it's people with more money than sense who are going to ensure their clothes have a room as big as their child's. (Think I'm kidding? I saw one house where an entire bedroom -- a big one -- had been turned into a professionally designed closet.)

    Me? I'd much rather have the square footage added to the kitchen or living room, where I actually spend most if my time. And those quartz and concrete countertops look mighty nice....

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