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...
Are you ready for the next season?
They are real 'cotton wool' clouds - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the change of seasons. We are still coming out of winter with quite a few cold days recently. Really 'ready' for warm weather again now!
Those first few days of warm weather are delightful. I love it when I can go coat-free all day!
DeleteIn a lunch break for my Emergency Services training a park, I lay on the grass and looked at clouds, thinking 'when was the last time I did this'. It was lovely!
ReplyDeleteThose lovely days passed to today with dark and stormy clouds and rain on my walk home from the station. So erratic in this trans-seasonal times.
DeleteHere too! We've had temperatures all over the place and it's hurricane season, so a high chance for rainy and windy days as well.
We had a fantastic September with only one post-tropical storm. This time of year is the best!
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's been beautiful lately!
DeleteI used to love the change of seasons - now they seem to come too quickly and the years pass even more so.
ReplyDeleteWe're now in the in between seasons which I find so difficult to dress for. Cold in the morning, hot by afternoon, cool inside.
This summer went faster than any I can remember! Hard to dress here too. Being indoors has felt stuffy these past few weeks compared to the cool temperatures outside.
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