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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have 2 teens and about 2300 sq. feet, and it is plenty of room.  Our kids spend a lot of time in their rooms.  We do have a room in the basement where the kids and their friends watch tv and play video games.  As long as older kids have their own 'hangout' space, you'll be fine.   [/quote]

I completely agree with this.  My sister's home was the 'hang out home'...mainly because she had 3 boys close in age so all of the boys hung out there through HS.  She has a HUGE house way out 66--but so did all of the neighbors.  They stayed primarily in the basement...where there was air hockey table, ping pong, fussball table, etc.  Her oldest just graduated HS and the kids' party was at her house where she kept close watch with youngest child as the spy.

I live close-in in about 2500 sq feet with two boys and I think we will be totally fine.  We have a finished attic and a finished basement/rec room.  I have found we USE A LOT LESS SPACE then when my kids were tiny.  Their baby and toddler stuff was so large and their toys took up so much space.  Also- my house was the 'playdate house'.  I WAH and did have a nanny when kids were young so all the neighborhood kids hung out here.

My boys are now 7 and 4.5 and we use so much less space.  Their toys are small--primarily legos.  They like to keep them on shelves in their rooms.  They are in the backyard a lot or at the neighborhood park in all weather.  I feel like once we purged all of the baby and toddler gear we have acquired an infinite amount of space.  DH and I have always lived in smaller homes in central locations for a walkable lifestyle and you really accumulate a lot less junk and purge more frequently.  This is the perfect size house also when kids leave and the finished basement with full bath and bedroom is perfect for visits when my kids come with spouses later in life:).

We also are a block from restaurants, bars, etc (so that will be my concern when they get much older).  Seems our neighbors kids don't want to move away from the action and all came home after college because they can't afford apts walkable to the local watering holes/metro.

I really think the more space you have the more junk and clutter you acquire.[/quote]

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