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We are in 1250 with two kids and a dog.
Holy crap. We are SO cramped. This is by far our minimum. -
We have 2660 right now (4 bedrooms, 3 bath) and we don't use 3 of the bedrooms. Depending on layout we could do 1500-1800, especially if there was decent storage (like a basement).
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We've just downsized from approx 1900 (four bed, one bath, a rumpus room and semi-open plan kitchen-dining-lounge) to about 1150 (three bed, one bath, separate kitchen and lounge) and the space is tight!!
I think 1200 would be my absolute minimum and it would feel bigger if we didn't have so much stuff! We're in the market to buy a new place and we're looking for property of at least 1500 square feet
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@Dandelion: our last place was 1500 sq ft but it was so poorly laid out that it felt smaller than our current place! We were actually happy to move to a smaller apt because the layout is better. I do miss the third bedroom for storage/craft/office though.
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We have a 2/2 2000 sq feet and it is plenty of space. Will be interesting when DD arrives.
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We have 1900 upstairs and another 1600 downstairs in a finished basement. It's not laid out super well for all that space, though. It's ok. I wouldn't want anything smaller, though, and another bathroom is going to be important. And I want more space allocated to the kitchen.
I want all the space and I don't want to clean any of it
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I think I could make 700 work for the 4 of us no problem.
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As well as it's laid out well with decent storage, I think we could go down to 1300. We almost bought a house that was 1300 sqft but it had such an amazing layout and tons of closets (the previous owners installed pricey storage systems though). It would have worked a lot better than our first house did, with 1600 sqft split between a basement and main story, a galley kitchen and an entry way that walked right into the family room.
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With one or two kids, at least 2,700. It's just the two of us right now and we're comfortable in 1,200.
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we're in around 600 sq ft and it's cramped. the layout is poor and i WAH. we need WAY more storage (we utilize the attic space, a shed outside, under the stairs and a patio!) and another room for my office. also another bathroom. so i'll say this is the bare minimum, but honestly, if i knew for sure we were living in the same town for the next year, i'd move ASAP!
i think beyond this, 800-900 would be the minimum where we could not feel crazy.
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Layout is key! We have about 1700sq feet for the 4 of us and so far it still seems big. Our apartment is really old so the layout is funny. Our entry hallway is massive (bigger than my first apartment!) and unused, so we could go down in size and be ok. I would say 1500 would be the minimum if the layout is logical.
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With 3 people and 2 dogs I can't imagine living in any less than the 1400 we are in how. We barely have room for all the baby stuff as it is!
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We're three people in an 800 sq ft apartment (and a 4x6 storage unit across town). I think if we could keep the storage unit, we could go down to 500-600 sq ft (we lived in 450 when we first got together) if absolutely necessary, but I think I'd ideally like about 2800 sq ft.
We're finding it a little tough right now because before we had a baby we were able to curate our stuff on our own. Now, people keep giving us all this STUFF like size 4 clothing and toys that are way beyond her current abilities, not realizing that when we say "we don't have a lot of space for storage" we really mean it.
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Ha, NYC apartments are no joke- We have two kids and a dog in a 600 sq ft (approx) apartment- 2 bedrooms, a living room and small kitchen. It's tough but it works for now, I look forward to having more space in the future!
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