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I tried to take the "shoes off in the house" thing seriously for a while but I'm back to just letting the floor be dirty. You need a pair of shoes at every exi
by __MatrixMan__ 3y ago
I tried to take the "shoes off in the house" thing seriously for a while but I'm back to just letting the floor be dirty.
You need a pair of shoes at every exit and you need to enter the way you last exited and you need to set whatever you're carrying down to put your shoes on and take them off all the time. Plus your guests who don't have a shoe at every doorway end up cold inside or walking around in their socks outside, and it's not like I can get the dog to wash her feet at the door... It's just too much.
Down is where the dirt goes.
- deepspace 3y ago> You need a pair of shoes at every exit How many exits do you have? Most houses have only one front entrance. All other exits lead to the deck or garden, where people just go barefoot.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoAmerican houses often have a garage entrance in addition. Depending on the season you’ll want shoes in the back too
- youainti 3y agoI grew up in a house that had 3 back doors, a front and a garage door. Turns out that multiple remodels really messes with layouts. Where to put your shoes was a big issue
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoI think it's an artifact of this whole "your home is an investment" thing we do. It's like if you're not planning upgrades that make it look better on zillow (upgrades that potentially invalidate initial design considerations) then you're being financially irresponsible.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoFour: two to the front patio, one to the back, one to the garage. It's kind of a dumb layout. Maybe I'd feel differently if it were barefoot temp year-round, but that's pretty much just a summer thing here. Plus it's kind of irresponsible to heat you house to barefoot-friendly temps so now you've gotta have slippers for everyone...