Scott Adams has some ideas for house design. One caught my eye:
TOY JAIL: This is a closet on the first floor, near the stairway to the second floor, used for jailing any toys that the kids neglected to pick up and bring back to their rooms. The closet isn't locked. It's just a way for the adults to tuck the debris out of the way when they want things tidy in a hurry.If it were me I would make it a locked actual jail for toys confiscated as punishments. This will be particularly salient for stuffed toy animals.
