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I have a very large home (3,200 sq ft) but with 3 adults, 3 kids we start to fill it up.* I wanted to be able to have guests without having a dedicated guest ro

I have a very large home (3,200 sq ft) but with 3 adults, 3 kids we start to fill it up.* I wanted to be able to have guests without having a dedicated guest room. The Murphy bed was a perfect solution. Got a local furniture maker to make it out of hardwood for about $2,700. Pricey but was wrapped in with a renovation loan so made it doable. The room is now the guest/meeting/sewing/fitness room. And is easy to toggle between the different uses. I really like it. *that said, it’s still very spacious feeling

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
I have a 1930 bungalow that originally had five bedrooms and a sleeping porch in 1200 sq ft. That would have supported 6+ people easily. More for anyone willing to sleep in the basement. Americans could stand an adjustment of how much space they need.
- brailsafe 7y ago
  Agreed. I'm currently sharing a studio basement in Vancouver with my gf, but if either of us was single it would be more suitable to just have a bedroom in a shared space. Living like students in terms of space shouldn't be looked at as temporary until you can afford a huge place with lots of stuff. One of my friends has a 3 bdr condo which she shares with 2 independent roommates and often her partner. Further to this, I'm often questioning my relationship to the dream of owning a place at all, as it often doesn't resonate with me.
irrational 7y ago
We have 2 adults and 7 kids in a 1900 sq ft home. 3200 sq feet would be like living in a palace.
- rubidium 7y ago
  You’re awesome. I’m the oldest of 7 who grew up in a house that size. Way to go on the big fam! There’s a two bedroom house on my block that’s sub-1600 sq ft that 9 kids were raised in, so there’s always bigger and always smaller :) Totally agree with your assessment, btw. It is palatial at times. But we host a lot of people and have big gatherings regularly so still does fill up. It was a fixer upper purchased for $65k so hard to beat.

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago

I have a 1930 bungalow that originally had five bedrooms and a sleeping porch in 1200 sq ft. That would have supported 6+ people easily. More for anyone willing to sleep in the basement. Americans could stand an adjustment of how much space they need.

brailsafe 7y ago
Agreed. I'm currently sharing a studio basement in Vancouver with my gf, but if either of us was single it would be more suitable to just have a bedroom in a shared space. Living like students in terms of space shouldn't be looked at as temporary until you can afford a huge place with lots of stuff. One of my friends has a 3 bdr condo which she shares with 2 independent roommates and often her partner. Further to this, I'm often questioning my relationship to the dream of owning a place at all, as it often doesn't resonate with me.

irrational 7y ago

We have 2 adults and 7 kids in a 1900 sq ft home. 3200 sq feet would be like living in a palace.

rubidium 7y ago
You’re awesome. I’m the oldest of 7 who grew up in a house that size. Way to go on the big fam! There’s a two bedroom house on my block that’s sub-1600 sq ft that 9 kids were raised in, so there’s always bigger and always smaller :) Totally agree with your assessment, btw. It is palatial at times. But we host a lot of people and have big gatherings regularly so still does fill up. It was a fixer upper purchased for $65k so hard to beat.