mountainsoft
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There have been a couple of threads lately about home building, and one of the things that surprises me is the size of most homes. I'm only counting living space, not garages, workshops, storage sheds, porches, or patios. It seems around 2500 sq/ft is considered "average" now, with some builders wanting 5000 sq/ft or more. Considering the average home size was around 1100 sq/ft in the 50's, or even 1500 sq/ft in the 70's, I'm curious what people DO with bigger houses?
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/04/05/the-size-of-a-home-the-year-you-were-born-5/7/
Our home is 1456 sq/ft and is the largest home we've ever owned. It's twice the size of our previous two homes, and at over 700 sq/ft per person, I don't know what we would do with more space. We have three bedrooms, two full baths, a nice living room, dining room, kitchen, and laundry room. Adding more space would just add more clutter and areas to clean.
We used to tour larger homes in our area and was surprised to see much of the space was wasted with hallways, stairs, or little nooks that didn't really serve any function. Or rooms were extra large with furniture placed around the perimeter and a big unused empty space in the middle of the room.
Obviously, if you have a family with five kids, or live-in parent/nanny/housekeeper the extra space might make sense. However, considering most in this forum are retired or getting ready to retire, I'm guessing most are just couples in big houses.
Honest question, if you have a larger home, what do you DO with that extra space? Do you have extra rooms for specific purposes, larger rooms that increase the square footage, lots of storage space, etc.?
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/04/05/the-size-of-a-home-the-year-you-were-born-5/7/
Our home is 1456 sq/ft and is the largest home we've ever owned. It's twice the size of our previous two homes, and at over 700 sq/ft per person, I don't know what we would do with more space. We have three bedrooms, two full baths, a nice living room, dining room, kitchen, and laundry room. Adding more space would just add more clutter and areas to clean.
We used to tour larger homes in our area and was surprised to see much of the space was wasted with hallways, stairs, or little nooks that didn't really serve any function. Or rooms were extra large with furniture placed around the perimeter and a big unused empty space in the middle of the room.
Obviously, if you have a family with five kids, or live-in parent/nanny/housekeeper the extra space might make sense. However, considering most in this forum are retired or getting ready to retire, I'm guessing most are just couples in big houses.
Honest question, if you have a larger home, what do you DO with that extra space? Do you have extra rooms for specific purposes, larger rooms that increase the square footage, lots of storage space, etc.?