Once you assess how you use your home now and what you want in a new home, you may realize that square footage—and money—you would have spent on a formal living room might be better spent on an office or a morning room. Put aside your notions of what rooms you think your home is supposed to have. Instead, focus on how you would like to live now and think ahead to how life may change in the next few years.

Download this Home Planning Worksheet to help you examine how you relax, entertain, work and play—and what spaces you really need to look for in a new home. Print this worksheet—and other resources provided on StyleCraftQuality.com—to create your own idea book where you can collect inspiration and research.