My home isn't teeny, tiny. It isn't a McMansion either. We live in about 1500 sq ft plus unfinished basement. We live in a 100 yr old house. It oozes charm and lacks many conveniences. We don't have a bathroom upstairs at all. We have a nice bathroom on the main level, but only one. Then we have a 1/2 bath in our bedroom. Our laundry is in our basement. We don't have an attached garage. However, we DO have a huge front porch with swing, gorgeous trim and doors, huge windows, hardwood floors, history and its built to last. We are a family of five. Four of the five are active men/boys. Do we need 1500 sq ft? In my opinion NO. I would be more than happy in about 900 sq ft. Why would anyone want less space you might ask? STUFF. As you know stuff is my arch nemesis. The more space you have the more stuff you can accumulate. Also I think a smaller home is just cozier. Easier to clean. Less overall maintainence. Easier to cool/heat. While we aren't moving anywhere, anytime soon I love to look at small spaces. Someday one of our sons will probably want to buy this house from us. When they do we are going LITTLE. When we are older I do not want to be to vested in a house. If we want to take a month long roadtrip, I want to throw some clothes in a bag, the dog in the car and go. I do not want our children to be burdened with our STUFF. Both my inlaws and my parents have an enourmous amount of stuff. Not just any old drop it off at Goodwill stuff. Antiques, pricey furniture, big screen TV's, weekend homes, timeshares, you name it they have it. It is over whelming to think about what the future will hold when we have to deal with all of it. Remind me to schedule their checkups!!
Here is my idea of a neat house. www.tumbleweedhouses.com Not the 100 sq fters. I want to stay married ha ha. More like the 600 sq fter. Check out this site. Also you might check out www.apartmenttherapy.com it is also awesome for small space pics. Small isn't for everyone. You might also like these pics www.flickr.com/photos/happyjanssens/sets/72157594309114341/ they are of the cutest little apartment. The folks who own it have since moved to an even smaller house. They are putting up pics later this month after renovations.
Even if a small home isn't for you its something to consider.
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Well, I'm living your dream. :)
I DO love my house- I would like better storage and one more bedroom- our kids room is tiny and has no closet. We also have no bathtub, coat closet, linen closet, etc.
But- we still need to purge...ALOT! I cannot believe how much we still have after we've downsized so much.
I LOVE purging. I am currently mentoring my best friend. She is getting the fever. Today we took 3 garbage bags and one huge box of clothes to Goodwill of hers. She said as we drove off "that was so freeing". Don't we know it??? BTW I love your blog too.
Oooh, I really like the 600sf one - after looking at the others, it actually looks huge!
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