It seems like most new homebuyers are more interested in buying a newly built home. If not newly built, potential homebuyers seem to want homes built after the year 2000. While newer homes may come with less structural problems, Reynard Lowell, an interior decorator, argues that they lack essential features that are commonplace in older homes.

While older homes may have an undeniable charm, they can leave a lot to be desired style-wise. They’re often well-built, but they’re dated, and most people don’t have the budget to overhaul them. New homes go up quickly, but they tend to be larger and more visually pleasing to modern homebuyers. The downside of newer homes is that they’ve lost key features that many homeowners would likely appreciate.

According to Lowell, the loss of these old-school features has created a need for decorative clutter. What have new homes lost that came standard in most older homes?

An actual place to store your broom, mop, vacuum, and other floor cleaning supplies. Most newer houses ditched the broom closet for more square footage, leaving people to lean these items against a wall.

Lowell says “cleaning tools had a home” in the ’50s. “They........

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