My house is too small and i hate it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What you need to do it tear down the old charm shack and rebuild a 4500 SQFT house on the same lot. You'll love the space.

'cause I'm sure this is a feasible solution for someone with a HHI of $100K.

OP said 150K. It's doable.

[Anonymous]

Live in wood moor. Not happening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What you need to do it tear down the old charm shack and rebuild a 4500 SQFT house on the same lot. You'll love the space.

'cause I'm sure this is a feasible solution for someone with a HHI of $100K.

OP said 150K. It's doable.

I don't think tearing down with that HHI is "doable".

[Anonymous]

I also vote for declutter, organize, reorganize.

Make a plan to make your space more functional, and then follow through. It feels so good to make progress on these types of things, even if it takes a few months because some of your projects are bigger.

I suggest you go to the IKEA store and walk around. Some of the showrooms have great ideas on how to decorate and organize small spaces.

[Anonymous]

I feel your pain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I had a small screened in porch, I'd do something like this:

http://www.houzz.com/photos/268389/Screen-Porch-2--porch-los-angeles

I like the painted floor and ceiling, and the simple color scheme.

NP: I love that! I long for a screened in porch. I love them so much. Definitely fix the screens, get some comfy furniture, and enjoy that space.

[Anonymous]

Replacing screens is fairly easy. We did it ourselves at our previous house.
If you have space, put in a shed to store stuff outside the house.

[Anonymous]

OP you need to read this book
A Squash and a Squeeze
https://www.amazon.com/Squash-Squeeze-Julia-Donaldson/dp/1509804781/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539363320&sr=8-1&keywords=a+squash+and+a+squeeze+by+julia+donaldson

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know I sound bratty already but my house is 1300 sq and i have no idea how to make it nicer. We have a screened in back porch (I dont even think you can call it that because the screens are falling to pieces). We have 4 small bedrooms and the dining room and living room are pretty much one room. There is a basement but it is small. One of the bedrooms is in the basement. I really would like to clean my back porch and put a hot tub, but that is nothing more than a hopeless dream. We have a HHI of 150K if that matters. I guess I am just getting burnt out from the size of this house and then I feel worse when I know that people live in one room homes with 4 kids in worse situations. Does anyone have any links to smaller homes that are decorated to look nice, or ways that they have made their smaller home pass for being bigger?

Why? It would just end up wasting space and eventually you would complain you don't have enough space.

Decide if you want the porch to be actual living space or storage space both of which you need. Then start making plans to get it into the shape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know I sound bratty already but my house is 1300 sq and i have no idea how to make it nicer. We have a screened in back porch (I dont even think you can call it that because the screens are falling to pieces). We have 4 small bedrooms and the dining room and living room are pretty much one room. There is a basement but it is small. One of the bedrooms is in the basement. I really would like to clean my back porch and put a hot tub, but that is nothing more than a hopeless dream. We have a HHI of 150K if that matters. I guess I am just getting burnt out from the size of this house and then I feel worse when I know that people live in one room homes with 4 kids in worse situations. Does anyone have any links to smaller homes that are decorated to look nice, or ways that they have made their smaller home pass for being bigger?

Does the 1300sqft include the basement?

Fix the screen in porch, investigate making a three season porch- that may add enough.

[Anonymous]

I know it sounds crazy, but you could consider hiring an interior designer. They’re not just for rich people! You can find them for a range of budgets. I’m not in DC so I can’t recommend, but we spent about $3k for one to design ~800 sq ft, and it was very worth it. An interior designer can help you with the flow of your house and help you maximize your decorating/furniture budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:before I was a DCUM addict, I actually pined for one of those "McMansions" until I found out that the general populace thinks they are tacky and [insert slew of other words like "tacky"]

The general populace can’t afford them.

[Anonymous]

Same type of square footage in my house, OP, and it's getting hard because my tween and teen have wildly different hours - and all the noise carries! Someone is continually being woken up!

Sigh.

[Anonymous]

It's six years later. Maybe OP moved by now.

[Anonymous]

My house is big and I hate it! Just kidding, it's awesome.