![]() ![]() Plus, an open floor plan encourages togetherness among family members. With an open kitchen/dining/living area, even a small home plan can feel expansive. Open layout.Doorways and walls take up space, while an open floor plan reclaims it for you. Whichever style of vaulted ceiling you choose, you’ll find the resulting space to be airy and spacious. Or, for a truly magnificent effect, opt for a dome-vaulted ceiling. For a little extra flair, consider a barrel-vaulted ceiling, with a radius angle connecting the two roof planes. Vaulted ceilings make any room feel significantly larger. Here are some of the design choices that will make any home live large: If you’re planning to design a smaller home, you should recognize that less square footage doesn’t have to feel smaller. The National Association of Home Builders’ annual “What Home Buyers Really Want” study has revealed that buyers under 35 years of age want an average of 2,494 square feet, while those “better than” 65 seek just 2,065 square feet in their small house plans. (This is one reason average home size actually decreased during the height of the recession from 2008 to 2010.)įinally, lifestyle changes have shifted Americans’ square footage desires. A larger home typically requires a larger credit line. A larger home of more than 3,000 square feet in size is much more expensive to heat than a compact cottage.Īt the same time, many Americans are so saddled with debt that they’re loath to take out more credit than is necessary. Some homebuyers are looking at the eco-friendliness side of this equation others simply want to save money on heating and cooling. Still, heating costs, environmental concern, limited access to credit and shifting lifestyles are pushing many buyers to seek smaller home plans.Ī smaller home has a smaller carbon footprint and therefore requires fewer natural resources for heating, cooling and other daily living requirements. Indeed, in 2010 the average new home was 44 percent larger than the average home in 1973. For context, let’s remember that today’s average home is still much larger than the typical American home in the 1970s. Several factors contribute to the popularity of small house plans in the U.S.
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