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| The Not So Big House |
| A list of salient principles outlined in the book written by Sarah Susanka. |
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| Make Space That Is Used Every Day. The case is made that formal living and dining rooms are relics from days past when formal entertaining
was more a part of daily life. As an alternative Susanka suggests making dining areas that can function in both formal and informal ways and combining
the usually separate living and dining rooms into one fluid space. She also recommends eliminating unnecessary bathrooms.
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| Exchange Details For Square Footage. The author notes that details are what gives character to a home and provides the feeling that a house is one's
own. She makes the point that details while costly, can be a trade off for simply tacking on more square footage. She used the example of a couple who was upset
by their newly built stock home which was huge but lacked anything that was personal, meaningful or comfortable.
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| Allow For Variations. This suggestion takes on many meanings such as creating alcoves and window seats which provide smaller spaces
within the larger spaces in a room, or changing ceiling heights to create the varying senses of grandeur and comfort in the same room.
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| Make Smaller Places Look Bigger. Susanka provides several suggestions such as creating diagonal site lines, providing generous
circulation and accentuating daylight to make a smaller space feel bigger.
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