It is a personal issue and everyone has to think about whats important to them and how they will use a home and its spaces. Paula, There are many areas that I would personally look at changing. The plan could be easily stretched and modified to address these issues and any other you might have based on personal needs /taste. The house works and is well designed as a small home but be sure to be practical as well and also consider if resale is ever going to be an option.

There is no guest closet but if it had a basement you could convert part of the utility closet to bath and closet. There are not alot of storage /linen space but again some dont need it all. I wouldnt do a house in most parts of country without a basement.Stair widths are narrow on one leg up it seems.getting beds and so on up might be tough. Closets are ok but equal size for the guest vs master ? Bathrooms are minimal but showers are small and depending on where you build not sure if a basement/ stair is shown but could be reworked to have that. Master bedroom is ok but would be better if it was 14' not 12 feet.likewise for the porch depth although 12 is ok there. Garage is pretty small for having any extra space or storage. Laundry is non existent again up to you to decide. The Kitchen is pretty small.( not knowing your family or lifestyle). The House has many nice features and I know its trying to keep it's square footage down but I would seriously look at the plan if you are serious about it. You still get good appreciation from a standard sized house.in this case a 3 bed, 3.5 bath setup. When you become empty nesters, you shut down the up and enjoy the savings.

Wouldn't you like an attic that never gets super hot? Bottom line, highest electric bill has been $120.įor those people who have youngsters it's just a two story house. Here in S Texas when temps get to upper 90s regularly, with abundant insulation over the second floor, upstairs has never seen over upper 80s, and that is the attic to my first floor. The HVAC are two separate units with a door at the top of the stairs. My wife and I live down and the up is only used with company. I designed my house to have flexible use and energy efficient. I'm not familiar with the book but the house I had built has porches, upstairs breezeway, last century design, modest sizing, and Junes's electric bill was only $125.

Creating the not so big house