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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]. Then we bought an older home and realized the many downsides (l[b]ow ceilings[/b], windows that won't open easily, lack of closets and storage generally, closed-off tiny kitchens, above-ground power lines). [/quote] I'm always surprised when posters say old houses have low ceilings and new houses have high ones. How old are you talking? Postwar ramblers tend to have 8' ceilings, but I don't think people who say they like the character of older houses are talking about that sort of house. The older houses I like have high ceilings (not lawyer-foyerish, but 9' or 10,' which was standard in the days before air conditioning, because you needed the circulation. I admit I do like to be able to close off the kitchen because I love to cook, and I used to need to keep my little ones out from under foot. Now I like to be able to whirr and chop without bothering people elsewhere on the floor.[/quote]
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