Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Design tips for small square footage (Was: Re: How big is too big (for a house))

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

>
> Snip (But there must be something that the wider world thinks is bad with
> small bedrooms, because as square footage increases in standard house
> plans, it's the size rather than the number of bedrooms that typically
> increases.) William C. Wood
>

I used to sell real estate advertising and I remember working with a new
home builder that just couldn't get traction for their very nice homes.

In the end they revamped them so the 4BR was a 3BR and the 3BR was a 2BR.
Same basic house plan, with the two smallest bedrooms combined to make one
BR. Same price. Same location. Same lot size. Same look.

And then they sold like hotcakes.

-- 
-Liz
(The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
www.ecclesiaministriesmission.org
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