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The antidote to house porn: “The New Small House”
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Published: Sep 27, 2016
At the height of the real estate bubble, the average American house was 2,268 square feet. After the crash, it shrunk to 2,100. Now the median single family house is getting bigger. But what if you don’t need or want 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and a Great Room? Then you’ll be interested in “The New Small House,” by Katie Hutchison, a New England architect. She takes you inside 24 small houses, ranging in size from 500 square feet to 1640 square feet. She suggests 10 design strategies. She adds 5 delicious small retreats. And there are 75 photos and 30 illustrations. [To buy the book from Amazon, click here. For the Kindle dedition, click here.]
