Furniture Fashion introduces small space living section
Furniture Fashion would like to welcome Michael Bogdan as a writer. Michael has great experience on small space living and currently runs a blog on this topic. Michael provides an introduction into small space living in the below article. Please, help me welcome Michael to our team.
What's wrong with big? Well, like it or not, there are societal ramifications to huge homes. I often look at families of 2 or 3 living in massive homes as gluttonous children taking more than they could possibly eat, just because they can. How many of these homes have rooms that are never used? The McMansions consume resources -- the resources used to build them, the resources use to heat, cool and maintain them.
Luckily, in this world of super sizing there are alternatives. Smaller living arrangements have long been abundant in much of the world. Sophisticated city dwellers all over Europe live in apartments considered tiny by our standards. Now downsizing is coming to America in a big way. There is a visible and growing trend toward smaller space living.
A wide assortment of smaller and more eco-friendly homes are popping up all over America. There are several reasons for this popularity of smaller these homes.
Smaller homes cost less. Even homes constructed of often-expensive eco-friendly materials have much lower long-term upkeep and utility bills. There is also a more earth conscious attitude spreading in America. Giving birth to a new generation of homeowners willing to live in smaller spaces to fulfill their green ethos.
So what do we do in our new smaller homes? We live well. Everywhere you look there are new smaller sized products targeted at small space dwellers. Pint sized appliances and more diminutive furnishings are everywhere. Living in little digs can save you a bundle, letting you live large in other ways. And we'll be here to help you navigate through this new jungle of options. Living smaller can still be living well.
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