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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Much depends on the layout.  If that extra space is used for well-proportioned public rooms for entertaining and lots of storage space in or near the kitchen and bedrooms, then it works.  Otherwise, you end up with lots of bedrooms that aren't quite set up right for uses besides bedrooms and you are still lacking room where you need it.  The space should be used to provide a laundry room upstairs, lots of storage for blankets/pool towels/suitcases/craft supplies, and a mudroom.  A place in the basement for washing off muddy stuff and bathing dogs is also a practical use of space.  Most large houses in the DMV region have too many bedrooms and bathrooms and not enough of these other things.  Lots open up right into the living room, which guarantees you'll always have a mess in there.

I moved out of a larger house with about 500 more SF than my current house, but in my new house I have a place for everything and the rooms are the right size/layout for modern family usage.  We don't have separate family and living rooms.  Instead, we have stylish but durable furniture in the living room and that's where we hang out if we're not in the kitchen cooking/eating or in the office working or playing on the computer.  We have a separate entryway with loads of storage and a main-floor office next to the living room, which help us keep the living room space tidy and peaceful.  The master bedroom has a dressing room/closet that does wonders for keeping my bedroom clutter free.

At first I thought the kitchen was taking up too big of a share of the ground floor space.  But the reality is that when we have company, everyone wants to be in there.  We also eat most of our meals in the kitchen on the little counter height table.  The dining room is essentially a place with pretty furniture that hides/stores all the dining or entertaining things we don't use on a daily basis like the crock pot and big roasting pans.  [/quote]

This is very true. I have a traditional DC colonial and while I love it and there's plenty of space overall, there's not enough space where I need space. There is little storage. My dining room is too big, and I'm someone who hosts formal dinner parties. My living room is oriented around the fireplace, so it's hard to put a tv in there. Little things like that. The kitchen was made for help and is too small for anyone but me. The real problem is that the staircase is smack in the middle of the house versus being off to a side. That made sense in the days before central HVAC, but not anymore. [/quote]

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