built and was very small, so we've added on over the past 20 years, made things how we wanted them the best we could given our budget.
There was no back deck, so we put one on, then in 2005 we used it as the base for a glass-enclosed three season room with propane gas Rinnai heater. It's my favorite room in the house because my very own microsuede sofa is out there and I often take naps and listen to the birds and the waterfall splashing into the small backyard pond.
One thing I would highly recommend is this...
If you have any intention, or even an inkling, that you may stay in your home into your retirement years, do give serious thought to making it as "senior friendly" as possible. First floor bathroom(s) with plenty of room for walker or wheelchair, toilet bars, that sort of thing. Look around and assess whether improvements along those lines can be made sometime in the future, if need be.
Good luck and have fun 
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