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Comments (10)I had a 20" gas range in an old 1950's townhouse we rented when we were first married. I loved it! It had a broiler in it too. I think it makes sense in downsized spaces. I had 4ft of countertop, total, in that kitchen! We'll be a family of 4 (plus greyhound) living in our 5th wheel for 5 months during this reno so I'll be quite intimate with mini-appliances by the end of it! I think smaller appliances are quite common in Europe too....See MoreAdding addition to smaller home in neighborhood of larger homes
Comments (31)I don't know if this helps BUT we bought a MCM-ish house on an acre 2.5 years ago. The house was designed and built by a non-renowned architect in the early 60s. It is 4600 square feet. Out of the 10 or so houses on our street, a couple are smaller, most are the same and a couple are more like 6000-7000. Most people thought of the house we bought as a tear--down. We are just finishing up a to-the-studs remodel. We haven't changed the exterior much at all. We love lower ceilings. I would never buy a house with high ceilings. I especially would dislike an addition with too-high ceilings. 9' is good. We have a butterfly roof so part of our ceiling is 11'6" and I was really stressed about it. I'm only okay with it because it's mostly in public/non-bedroom area and at least some of the ceiling in our house is low. We would have loved a house in the 3500sq ft range. I think it's very very desirable. Add-on if it would increase your happiness while you live there, though. I will say that if you are interested in resale, many purists would have a problem with the addition no matter what you choose unless you are super super consistent with the rest of the house and what the original architect would do. We met with four architects. I would encourage you to meet with more architects! You never know, the right idea could really clarify things for you!...See MoreIs the Smaller Homes section more budget conscious?
Comments (29)My house has topped out at a little over 2000sf, but I'm still a smaller homes kind of person (and a notorious cheapskate). I've saved every scrap of lumber and tile from every home improvement project, and reused as much as possible. I have more time than money to invest, though. My youngest is taking after me. ♥ She purchased a couple of acres with a shell of a building, and has been raiding my remaining stockpile (and tool room) for her very small, almost-off-the-grid, too-primitive-for-me, remodel. But our kitchens both have black marble tile!...See MoreHelping my dad share his stories...X-posted on Kitchens/Smaller homes
Comments (17)My mom wrote some memoirs, this reminds me of it. Such a wonderful thing for your family to have. I want to create some kind of book with mom's stuff. But who knows if I will ever find the time . . . thank goodness she found some time. I like to think that I encouraged her. I didn't nag her to do it but at least I told her it was great that she was doing it. She took a writing class which was why she was doing it. I am one of those people who thinks family stories, and story telling in general, is rather important. So did my librarian mom. Glad to hear others feel the same way!...See Morewordie89
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