Mother-in-law Suites, VA, MD, DC

The extended family is coming home again and can enhance everyday living for the entire family! Grandma and grandpa can watch the little ones for working parents and middle-aged “kids” can care for their parents from the comfort and security of their own home. Let us help you design this kind of home addition!

More and more, aging parents look to sell their existing home and build an in-law suite attached to their children’s residences.  “The mother-in-law suite is all about making someone comfortable and giving them privacy, but enabling them to have access to the rest of the home and the family,” says Stephen Melman, the Washington, D.C.-based director of economic services for the Home Builders group.

These private suite additions can also house live-in nannies, college-age children returning home during the holidays, home offices, caregivers for someone who’s ill or disabled or serve as a well appointed guest retreat. Spaces can be made more comfortable with the addition of a mini-fridge and a coffee bar area.

We can help you add accessibility features too! A suite on the second floor could include an elevator to make the area especially accessible if needed for someone who uses a wheelchair or a walker. Adding wider doors between the bedroom and the bath and include bathroom grab bars for ease of access and use in mother-in-law suites. But beauty need not be sacrificed to achieve functionality. Your mother-in-law suite doesn’t need to look like a nursing home

You may even consider other suite options. Include a home office designed in such a way the conversion to a mother-in-law suite when the time comes is a snap. The mother-in-law suite is a perfect example of the benefits of thinking about the future when you’re buying or building a new home.