> For a personal example, my wife complains that an 1800 sqft house is too small.
A modern blueprint 1800sqft house, yeah, for sure.
But somehow a 1960s split level at 1800sqft is spacious.
We are throwing square footage away on multiple large bathrooms, 2 living rooms, 2 dining rooms, and then wonder why the rooms we actually occupy are so small.
The recent trend towards 4 story narrow houses doesn't help. A literal 1/3rd of the house is taken up by stairs!
I'm in a 2300sqft house that has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and an office. There is still a bit of wasted space, but not much!
Meanwhile, I've seen new houses, 3000sqft, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1.5 million.
"Oh you want 4 bedrooms? Those start at 1.7 million" <-- Said by an actual house developer
A modern blueprint 1800sqft house, yeah, for sure.
But somehow a 1960s split level at 1800sqft is spacious.
We are throwing square footage away on multiple large bathrooms, 2 living rooms, 2 dining rooms, and then wonder why the rooms we actually occupy are so small.
The recent trend towards 4 story narrow houses doesn't help. A literal 1/3rd of the house is taken up by stairs!
I'm in a 2300sqft house that has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and an office. There is still a bit of wasted space, but not much!
Meanwhile, I've seen new houses, 3000sqft, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1.5 million.
"Oh you want 4 bedrooms? Those start at 1.7 million" <-- Said by an actual house developer