Most family activities are ongoing and responsive to individual daily routines such as housekeeping, schoolwork, hobbies and other personal pursuits that reoccur on a regular schedule. Other activities occur occasionally such as

special functions and home entertaining. These elements of the family lifestyle impose another dimension on the layout of the home. To varying degrees, the observance of holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, New Year's Eve, the Fourth of July, Halloween and Labor Day or special events including family birthdays and anniversaries require provisions for entertaining at home. These important elements of your lifestyle will certainly influence the layout of your home.