Tiny Houses
Ladies' Home Journal recently featured an article on Tiny Homes , about 3 different families living in small spaces. The average American home is 2,400 square feet (223 square meters) as of 2010 ( source ), while the homes featured in this article were 128 sq ft (12 sq m), 960 sq ft (89 sq m), and 336 sq ft (31 sq m). average size of an American home through the years The families ranged in size from a married couple to a married couple with 2 kids, and for the most part, they were happy with their decision to downsize and live in smaller digs. While I think the two super small homes are a little extreme, a family of four living in a 960 square foot home sounds doable. The most important thing is that the house be well designed for that scenario. Mr. G and I lived in a house that was just under 1100 square feet and had ample space. Every room had a good size closet, the kitchen cabinets went right up to the ceiling, and there was no wasted space in the floor plan . . b...
That's a lovely color combination of flowers in a pot! I do the same also with my plants, usually with 3 different colorful flowers in one place because it looks pleasing to the eye. Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hopefully I'll have some little white flowers blooming soon :)
DeleteI just planted a few flowers this weekend too! This will be the only attention that they get from me - stick in dirt and hope for the best. Pathetic but true.
ReplyDeleteYes, the yellow ones are marigolds and I haven't killed those yet (I plant them every year). They're low maintenance and they bloom through late September/October-ish, making them a good value in my book!
Deletewow! such a lovely flowers you've got there! a good combination of yellow and pink..;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Wordless Wednesday! My entry is here.
Thank you! I love yellow and pink - they're such happy colors :)
DeleteWe're on the same page. I have petals in need of umbrellas.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great time of year for flower photographs :)
DeleteI'm going out to plant a hanging planter later today, so happy to be back digging in the dirt!
ReplyDeleteMe too! I'm hoping the warm weather sticks around for good this time, hah!
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