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In reply to the discussion: Anyone on DU live in a 'tiny house' . . . [View all]Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)The idea that everyone needs a small mansion with an open concept floor plan, 2-3 car garages, walk-in closets, 1:1 bathroom ratio, with a bonus room and a man cave just sort of encourages excessive waste (filling up a house with things you don't ever use and heating/cooling more space than you ever need). I mean, who needs a 100" television if you are sitting 3 feet away from it?
I don't know if tiny homes are the best answer, but they are certainly a better concept than overly large homes. I have in-laws that bought a big house and while they love the house in the abstract, as they enter their later years in life, they find that a second floor master suite with no bedrooms on the first floor isn't exactly working out so well one of them just recently had a stroke and now has problems navigating a flight of stairs.