https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:39:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517564 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:16:39 +0000 LuLu Mom 1517564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ideal would be around 2000 sq. ft ranch/open floor plan plus a full done basement, so I guess total would be close to 4000 with both floors. the basement I want to be the kid zone, second living room/play room/guest room and bath plus a wet bar with mini kitchen (fridge, microwave, stove top?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517459 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:49:28 +0000 MrsB2012 1517459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2500-3000? Our place right now is 2000, and it's fine for now but we will need more room with more kids. I just need 1 more bedroom and another area for kids to play. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517457 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:48:18 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1517457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally 2500-300. We had 900 right now and it works for our family of three. But I would like space to entertain, host family events and parties, have a playroom, separate TV room etc. Plus room to grow :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517443 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:44:03 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 1517443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 1550 now. I think another 1000 sf would be nice. So 2500 - 3000 would be ideal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517438 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:42:46 +0000 HLK208 1517438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My house is 2080 and I think the layout is awesome so I don't mind that it's not huge. Maybe an extra 1000 for when the kids get bigger and adding a pet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517423 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:34:51 +0000 threeplusme 1517423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a small home, just under 1000sqft and I wouldn't say no to more space but really I just need some storage space. I have no basement, no attic, no garage! I keep stuff stored in my sister in law's attic but I really need to learn to let go. Pretty sure we are done with kids (twin 3 year olds and a 17 month old) and I still have almost all their clothes stored. We did a purge of house stuff not long ago but need to keep minimizing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517388 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:24:59 +0000 bushelandapeck 1517388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2700+ now and it's probably just the right amount. I'd love if the basement were finished so we could move the exercise equipment down there, but otherwise I'm happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517381 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:23:17 +0000 NovBaby1112 1517381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now we have about 1,300. I think 2,000 sounds perfect- not too much to clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517356 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:15:18 +0000 fussygal 1517356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We currently live in 1000 (and no garage!) and it's too small. I think 2500 would be ideal. While I totally appreciate and drool over homes that are 5000 sq ft I like the coziness of homes that aren't too huge.</p> <p>@Danizaur: exactly! More room = more cleaning that I'm not willing to do! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517340 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:11:54 +0000 Beebug 1517340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 1654sq ft over one floor/bungalow right now.</p> <p>After the basement is finished (3200 sq ft or so) I seriously could not imagine what we'd do with more space than that. We have more than enough right now, and won't finish the basement for years.</p> <p>I'd say 2800 sq ft finished would be ideal/perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517338 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:11:38 +0000 photojane 1517338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2300-2500 sounds good. I hate cleaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1517322 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:07:20 +0000 alohaorchid 1517322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer smaller. I had a house a few years ago that was big and I hated it, it was too big, never cozy and a PITA to keep clean and decorate. Our new house is just under 2000 sq ft and it's perfect!</p> <p>We don't have kids and if we do ever have them, we will only have one so I'm not concerned about running out of room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1264877 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:25:35 +0000 PurplePumps 1264877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My house is 2800 sf now, and I think a little less would be perfect. 2200ish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1264795 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:50:23 +0000 LovelyPlum 1264795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ideal is probably a 3-4 bedroom with a great layout and lots and lots of windows! I'd rather a cozy house, but it HAS to have closets. I require closets. I go insane when I don't have enough space to store things.</p> <p>I would also like a wood-burning fireplace and a great kitchen that overlooks the living room. It doesn't need to be big, it just needs to be really functional. Ideally, we'd also have a basement for storage, a garage for the car, and some sort of nice, private outdoor space. If we're close to a park, it doesn't have to be big, but I like to eat breakfast outside in the summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house/page/2#post-1264778 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:44:42 +0000 loveisstrange 1264778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We currently have 1700sq ft, 2 story (3 bedroom, 3.5 bath).</p> <p>I would say ideal is 2000-2500? 4 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms and an office/den/playroom. Ideally, that would all be above ground and then a decent basement for storage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264765 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:41:16 +0000 Mamaof2 1264765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With the finished basement included we have 3400 and some days I think its way too much! More space = more crap!!!!<br /> I think our next home will be more around 2500. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264748 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:33:08 +0000 Pancakes 1264748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in around 1900 square feet right now, but the layout and storage is not great. Our last home was about the same size but had much better storage and flow. I think ideally I'd like about 2500 with a good layout and storage. I can't imagine keeping 3000+ square feet clean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264727 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:25:42 +0000 mrsjyw 1264727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: we have 3,000 + finished basement tooooooo. TWINS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264725 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:24:44 +0000 mrsjyw 1264725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we currently have about 3800 livable sq footage in our home since we've reno'ed our basement. our first floor/basement is more than adequate space wise, but our upstairs is too small for LO + future LO(s). It's technically a 4 br, but the prev owners had the fourth br converted into the master walkin dressing room. </p> <p>Our forever home that we'll build in the future will probably be around 4500 sq ft, but laid out better </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264619 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:34:24 +0000 avivoca 1264619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally 2000-2500 sq. ft. plus a basement and garage. I'd want it on two floors with the bedrooms upstairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264598 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:14:27 +0000 BananaPancakes 1264598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @locavore_mama; it's not so much about square footage but flow. Our house is almost 3000sf, but I don't think it flows well because the garage was closed in and another living room was added, which has made it awkward. We have tons of unused floor space but no storage. I'd much prefer an 1800-2000sf home that flows nicely. And the fireplace is in the oddest location. Plus the more space we have the more stuff we seem to acquire, which is something I've been trying really hard to step away from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264587 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:07:38 +0000 MrsTiz 1264587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably 2500 would be enough house for us when our family is complete. You would be surprised at how layout of a house can make it feel so much bigger than it is! Our 1500 sq ft home right now feels much bigger because it's all open. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264580 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:05:30 +0000 chopsuey 1264580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're currently in 2150sq ft and we could definitely use some more room.<br /> our new house will be about 4400 including our partially finished basement, 800 unfinished.<br /> we'll have a large playroom for the kids, an office for DH, and a "command center" for me. haha. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264574 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:59:22 +0000 mrs. bird 1264574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm getting my ideal house, that's means I have my ideal bank account that can afford a housekeeper, right?? Not that I want a HUGE house, I just suck at cleaning. I'd say 2,500-3,000 would be nice, but as a pretty open floor plan, and a basement that could be half nice storage and half finished as a older kid hangout space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264558 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:43:32 +0000 looch 1264558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have about 2200 square feet and it's all usable, but I would like the option of larger bathrooms, which is not feasible in our current house.</p> <p>Ideally, I'd like 3000 square feet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264536 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:20:03 +0000 Beyond2 1264536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in about 900sq ft and I think 1500 would be nice. I don't want to clean/ maintain a huge house. Plus the more space I have the more junk I accumulate! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264531 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 06:59:34 +0000 septca 1264531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We currently have 1800 in a very urban setting. It's been great for the last six years, but is starting to feel small with a baby who wants more play space. We are looking at houses in the 'burbs now - and want closer to 3500-4000. I want a house I can live in for the next 30 years, which means big finished basement, 5 bedrooms, office, big family room, a big yard... The works. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264529 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 06:57:38 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1264529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the layout of my current house (1800 sq ft) but it needs larger guest/kid rooms and a playroom or office, so 2500 would be so much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264522 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 06:43:51 +0000 dc yoga bee 1264522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3,000! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-square-footage-of-your-ideal-house#post-1264521 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 06:43:44 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1264521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When it's filled with child(ren)...4,500 sq ft. </p>