Are you happy with the size of your dwelling?

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Glinda

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I own a little house that is 1,000 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. My brother lives here with me. It's perfect for 1 or 2 people. How about you? Would you like a bigger house? Smaller? Do you plan to downsize someday?
 

Our house is small, 816 sq. ft., but we do have a finished basement downstairs where my laundry room is. The main floor has two bedrooms, one we made into a den/computer room. We have no kids, just two furkids, so this size home is perfect for us, very happy here. Our back yard is big, with an open field behind us, so all that makes up for the smaller house. We also have an attached 2 car garage, so that adds to the space. Since the rooms are small, arrangement of the furniture is limited. We have a king sized bed, so there's only walk around room, but we're fine with it. Don't plan to downsize at all..and wouldn't care for a bigger house either.
 

I'm looking at going from quite big to quite small. We bought the large house that I now live in alone because we had to house an inventory of 15,000 books, plus have an office and a book restoration workshop. I'm looking to move into a small two bedroom apartment. Out of the 2nd bedroom I'll conduct my new business selling collectible ephemera on Ebay. The one thing I'm going to really miss is connected garage.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
I'm not gonna downsize. Nope. Not gonna do it. I'm happy with my bedroom, sitting room, closet, bath, kitchen...all 290+sf:)
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Wow, that's pretty small, Georgia. You must have to use your space very wisely. On the other hand, you probably don't collect a lot of unnecessary stuff. I'm fascinated by the "tiny house" movement. Not sure that I could do it, though.
 
My old house has plenty of square footage, but the rooms are arranged strangely, the closets are small, a dining room that is useless, and 3 fireplaces, 2 of which are set at a diagonal and just take up wall space. It is a furniture placement nightmare.

It is 2 story with a basement. I am partial to two-story houses. My grandmother kept up a large 2 story house with a basement *and* finished attic into her 90's and I think climbing stairs kept her in shape. If I make it to 90 we'll see if that theory was correct.

It may sound like I don't like the house, but I do. It just needs rearranged or remodeled a little. Don't plan to move anytime soon.
 
Georgia, do you have a Tiny house? I so would love to have something so small. Sounds wonderful. I have 1,200 sq ft. Plus a two car garage, that became my studio. AND two acres...that needs to be mowed. Too much house. But, where would I go....
 
1100 sq. ft, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. Big enough for the two of us, but it's a little strangely configured so there's wasted space in the living room. There's a big fireplace that we use maybe once a year. It's a single dwelling, but is considered a condo, so outside care is provided, which is good while we're away. One-car garage, one-car carport. Community pool and recreation.

I wouldn't mind a slightly larger house with three bedrooms so that my office isn't also the guest room. Other than that, I'm satisfied.
 
I don't know the square ft. of my house but it is a small ranch built in 1958. My late wife and I raised two boys here; it was crowded but we managed. When she got sick with multiple myeloma I knew she wouldn't be able to get to our bathroom upon release from the hospital because of our narrow hallway (not wheelchair or walker friendly). I had a spare bedroom converted into a bathroom ($12k). She used it about 5 times, went back to the hospital and never returned.

Now the smoke has cleared...I'm living alone with two bathrooms.

So yes, I'm happy with the size of my dwelling. Now.
 
We had a house once that was 3600 square feet and I really didn't like it that much. Too big, although with all that space it didn't seem to look as messy when the kids toys got left out, but we had rooms that we didn't use. Now our house is 1600 square feet and find it quite perfect but our next place will be a condo around 1000+ square feet. Lots of downsizing to do because I also have a garage and a barn full of useless (to me) stuff to get rid of. Hate garage sales!
 
Louis said:
I don't know the square ft. of my house but it is a small ranch built in 1958. My late wife and I raised two boys here; it was crowded but we managed. When she got sick with multiple myeloma I knew she wouldn't be able to get to our bathroom upon release from the hospital because of our narrow hallway (not wheelchair or walker friendly). I had a spare bedroom converted into a bathroom ($12k). She used it about 5 times, went back to the hospital and never returned.

Now the smoke has cleared...I'm living alone with two bathrooms.

So yes, I'm happy with the size of my dwelling. Now.
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Wow, that didn't work out very well at all for you from all kinds of perspectives Louis. Sorry about your wife. Was that very long ago that she passed away?
 
My place isn't a tiny house...it's a tiny granny flat attached to my daughter/son-in-law's house. And yes, the space was configured so that it would feel roomy without being roomy.
 
Debby said:
Wow, that didn't work out very well at all for you from all kinds of perspectives Louis. Sorry about your wife. Was that very long ago that she passed away?
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Just over a year ago, Debby.

The doctors had her in remission and the prognosis was good when I gave the contractor the go ahead. Shortly after the work was completed, her meds quit working and the cancer was unstoppable.
 
I grew up in a garage apartment type house and it was probably just 700 sq ft or so. Four of us lived there. Didn't seem that small at the time. I lived there until the age of 13. Today my primary house is 1200 sq feet with 3 bedrooms/1 bath. Also have a 2nd residence(condo) on the gulf coast and it is 875 sq ft 2/2. I could easily live there full time and may do it one day.
 
Louis said:
Just over a year ago, Debby.

The doctors had her in remission and the prognosis was good when I gave the contractor the go ahead. Shortly after the work was completed, her meds quit working and the cancer was unstoppable.
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I'm so sorry, Louis. I'm sure this past year or so has been very difficult for you.
 
ndynt said:
Where I live you are not allowed to, even if it is rural...unless you are growing hay.
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I assumed that would be the case,ndynt-at least that`s how it is here. If your weeds/grass/whatever aren`t mowed by July 1st, you get fined by the county. Too big a fire hazard.

We have 3 bedroom,2 bath 1700 sq. ft. house. With having 3 teenage foster girls now,it`s a little tight. Mostly what I miss is storage though. Our last house had an oversized two car garage,a pool house with an attached travel trailer and a 900 sq. ft. metal storage building. We got rid of a lot of stuff but we still don`t have enough room. Just have to make do though-I am not moving again.
 
We've got about 2500 sq. ft., with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms over a full basement, and a 1200 sq. ft. workshop off to the side of the house. It's way too big for us, but it sure comes in handy when a bunch of the kids and grandkids come down for a weekend....we can sleep 8 adults, and with some air mattresses, etc., all 6 of the great grandkids. However, when the time comes...and it surely will...that we can no longer take care of this place and the huge yard, etc., we have looked at a nice 2 bedroom house of about 1200 sq. ft, in a John Knox Senior village in a Kansas City suburb. I sure dread the day, however...we would have to hold one heckuva estate sale/auction to get rid of all the extras we have acquired over the years.
 

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