Home builders and designers are seeing increasing demand for multipurpose rooms in their homes.
According to Realtor.com, 13 out of the 20 top-selling floor plans on houseplans.com include multipurpose or flex rooms, though only 14 percent of the site’s total floor plans include one. Leaving a label like “dining room” or “home office” off of the space helps in resale, allowing buyers to assign their own use.
A multipurpose room gives homeowners options; it can be a home office, a game room for young kids, or a bedroom for a live-in health aide when owners choose to age in place. Or it could be all those things in succession, transitioning as a family’s needs change.
