15 Lessons Learned from Living in Less than 1,000 Square Feet
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It is a joy to see a young couple live smaller instead of bigger. And your home is lovely.
Thank you so much!
Wisdom
I am 74 years old and always lived in small-ish houses. I learned many of the things you suggest. The biggest thing is to pick up as you go along. Going to the bedroom?
take the pajamas that were laying on the floor. Our mantra about small bathrooms "look before you leave" - leave it nice for the next person. Towels on the floor,
weird smears here and there, pick up all that junk up and put it away. And "look before your leave" also means putting toilet paper on the roll, emptying the little
trash can and give the sink a quick swirl. It only takes seconds
Great tips!
I raised five kids in a 900 square foot home… with one bathroom… well it was less than 900 square feet… we had three bedrooms. I had a room the boys had a room and the girls… what’s funny is my adult kids are still best friends… there families are… my youngest son now has this home and is making it his own….
What a lovely legacy, thanks for sharing your story!
I grew up in the same.
Same here. Except we were only a family of six, two girls and two boys.
I came across this by accident and am glad...it was very helpful and made me smile, mainly because I moved from a larger house to my mom's house after her death... yes, I had to rethink keeping or getting rid of excess things.
So glad you found it helpful and relatable!
You have done a beautiful job creating a lovely home. I am in a totally different stage of life (recently retired) at 62 downsizing from 1400 square feet to 850 and all of what you stated you have learned is so true. Keep doing what you’re doing. Love your channel. 😊
Thank you for watching and congratulations on your retirement and this new season of life!
We just have too much stuff, cleaning out & donating is great therapy. Thanks for the encouragement.
You’re are so right! And you’re welcome, thanks for watching!
This is the best video on “downsizing” and letting go that I have seen! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Your grandmother was a sweet lady I can tell… Great memories you will cherish forever 🥹
Absolutely ❤️
Awww, that precious footage of your Grandma! 👍👍❤️
It is such a treasure to have that footage 🤍
Our present home is 1800 sq feet-just, not including the full basement. 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, 4 closets in our hallway alone.
Well, it was perfect when our 3 kids were at home.
They’re on their own now, and our house outgrew us!
We’re moving in a month to a 1194 sq ft house, with ONE bedroom closet. Not even a small linen closet.
However, we realized that we filled up these bedrooms when the kids left, because we had the room to do it, basement too.
We got rid of just about everything!
I have great ideas for storage in our new place!
I’m so excited for this challenge! 😁
Sounds like such a fun new adventure!
Thank you for such a positive video! I live in a home that’s 1,043 sq.ft. And we are expecting baby no. 5 next month. The longer I live in my house the more gratitude I feel that I have one. For some I’m sure it’s a tight squeeze, but we have found it works for us so far. We only have closets in the bedrooms and a linen closet, and so I find myself constantly decluttering; but I have just what I need and I’m so happy with it. You are right though, there must definitely be a mindset shift of leaving things better that when we found it, and as I tell my kids, “do things right the first time”. Hanging up the coats and jackets, putting the shoes in the basket, hanging up your towel after the shower have to be done the first time otherwise the house gets littered and cluttered looking by a series of half-done or delayed decisions by the end of the day. Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home❤❤❤
Truly wise words, thanks for sharing and congratulations!
Idk why this is considered small. My family of 3 and a cat live in a spacious flat 770sqft in Europe. What every flat comes with is a storage space first floor, and a bike/ski garage.
Because in America most people live in homes twice the size. I live in a 900 square foot home with a family of ten and the truth is most have too much stuff.
Yes, I think it depends largely on what area of the world you live in and whether it’s in a rural or urban area. Lots of factors. It’s definitely not a “tiny home” but would be considered a small home in America. Thanks for watching!
@@berrypatch5583 nice where do you live?
Only in america is it considered small.
You've made a lovely home. It looks like a fairly average sized home in the uk, especially terraced homes. I think on the whole houses are smaller here on average
Thank you for watching! And yes, I think you’re right about the size of homes there versus here.
Use your vent hood when cooking and change the smoke detectors to ones that are less likely to set off false alarms.
My fan helps too.
I can relate to the smoke detector going off in our small space. I would joke to my kids when the smoke detector would go off and say, "Dinner's ready." :D
So funny!
More space doesn't automatically mean more storage space! We moved from a 1100 sf house to a 1400 sf house and lost a lot of storage. In our old house we had a garage (which we parked in, but also stored yard equipment in) and a full (unfinished) basement, and a lot of kitchen cabinets. At our new house we do not have a garage or basement. We have some storage in our attic and a small shed. I had to get rid of a lot, especially kitchen things, when we moved here. I have a little sign I picked up along the way, "Love grows best in little houses". I liked the sentiment, and didn't realize it's a line from a song.
I LOVE the "enter well". My daughter dumps everything in the doorway as soon as we come in from anywhere, especially school. It's something we've worked on but obviously not enough. And she's 15....lol.
Thank you for sharing about your experience. Yes, the “enter well” concept is something I’m learning to get better at too! Useful for all ages 🙂
Enter Well! Love that! Applies to physical objects and also emotions or attitudes.
Yes, absolutely!
The ability to find contentment in a space is an exercise and a blessing. I sometimes have to remind myself of this, then the small tweaks I make end up having such a big impact. Thanks for sharing your lessons learned!
Thank you for watching!
I would add to zip tie the hose from the washer drain line to the drain pipe. Mine managed to pop out of the drain line because of the vibration from the washer and started draining dirty water in my laundry room, which seeped through the adjacent walls into a hall closet, adjacent 2 bedrooms, saturated the carpet and subfloor, the baseboard trim was damaged and paint was peeling. I had to mop up as much water as I could, then cut pieces of carpet until I got to dry carpet and pad, let everything air dry for a long time. What a mess, because the drain hose was not secured to the drain line in the wall...
Oh I’m sorry this happened to you, but thank you for sharing!
You are so sweet, and this is such a refreshing thing to see a young family do. Well done!😊
So kind, thank you!
I so enjoy your channel! You are so positive and practical. Love your little house. You’ve made it beautiful and updated. It sounds like it was a great move for your family! Enjoy you so much!😘
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying it!
You are a doll thank you for sharing all of that stuff with us. So much appreciated. My husband and I are selling our home for a tiny house so we are doing something similar. God bless you.😊
Oh so happy to hear this! Thank you!
I am glad that you are making small place living work. Order and discipline are really key.
thanks for sharing looks wonderful !
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful! I’m sure YOU are a blessing to your family! ❤
Very interesting!! Thanks for putting this together as I know alot of us requested it. I'm surprised about cleaning just as much as a large space 🤔 I am quite familiar with #11 and #12. We remodeled and added on to our house and our contractor said it would take 4 months. Two Christmases later, guess what?! 😬😬
Thanks for watching! Yes, sounds like you are familiar with 11 and 12 for sure!
Great list! We moved two years ago into bigger house. While I did clean a tiny bit more in my smaller house, it was mainly because we didn’t have central heat and air and we had a pellet stove so it created a massive amount of dust. The dog hair had way less space to hide. I have always been the “enter well’” person. Really if you have less stuff, “enter well”, and put it away as soon as your done there is way less cleaning overall.
This is so true! Truly life changing habits ❤️
@YardSaleSquad Hi Kellie! I really loved the content of this video. Thank you for sharing. I actually used some of your ideas! BTW, I hope you don't mind, I wrote down the recipes to try them😅. God Bless😊🙏
Glad you enjoyed it, God bless!
I’m in love with your lil home 🏡 and you! Blessings and joy 🥹🫶🏻🙏🏼✨
Thank you!
You are so right. The spaces don't make the people, the people make the spaces. You top is so pretty.
That’s so true! And thank you (thrifted!)
Hubby and I live in a 950 sq ft home and I’m slowly but surely getting things organized 😅… I’ve been doing a ton of Decluttering and recently refreshed my laundry space so it’ll be functional… I simply love your channel. I can totally relate 😊
Thanks so much! Just watched your laundry space refresh video and you did such a great job! What you said is so true- if you’re on a tight budget, even just deep cleaning can make it feel brand new!
One more thing my washer was right in my kitchen and we also homeschooled and our school books we had a shelf made that took up the whole wall in the “dinning room” eat in kitchen.. this shelf held not only our school books but all our collection of books the kids and I loved to read…
Love how you made that space work for your needs!
Inspiring and a good reminder for everyone. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an excellent list! Thank you for sharing your experiences & insights!
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Glad you enjoyed!
Your home is lovely! Well done.
Thank you! 😊
You did a wonderful job making a lovely home for your family. Love your videos. ❤
Thank you!
I just subscribed to your channel ant it is very spot on, thank you so much . We have had many changes thou out our life, the first house we bought was 827 Sq. FT.. we had all three of. Our kids there. Soon there ofter we moved, then about an 18 months after that we moved again. This time across the country from Midwest TX to Maryland near DC. To a 3,400. Sq.ft. house. We felt like we were rattling around in it for a while. Then 10 years later we moved teenagers and our selves to a 1500. Sq ft house in North East Michigan on Lake Huron. And been here sence! I still have too much stuff!! I need to still clear out so much! I so remember fondly those early days back in TX.. Love is grand enjoy each step! It is all good!
Fantastic! This post is so inspiring. Less is more indeed! Bravo to you and your beautiful family!
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Love the footage of you Gramma! You learned a lot, TFS!! 💓💓💓
I treasure that footage!
Thank you! I have a small cabinet in my kitchen that has an array of appliances, but then I have shelves in my laundry room. I just realized I should put the appliances I use the most in that cabinet & the others in the laundry room. Such a simple but very important step. Hey, and I’m a grandmother. We moved from a 2500 sq foot house to a little over a 1000 square foot house. My problem & my hubby’s problem, we tried to cram the belongings of a 2500 square foot house foot house into a 1000 square foot house. I have decluttered many times, but hubby just does not like to let go. So, I’m always trying to reinvent these spaces. Again thank you & God bless & keep you & your family safe. 😊❤😊🙏See ya soon. I was away & im catching up on videos. 😊
So glad you enjoyed and found some inspiration Donna! Happy to have you back!
Beautiful !
It looks lovely. I just found your channel.❤
Great job!
Thanks!
Lots of good learning here. Numbers 4 and 9 apply in larger homes, too. And number 15 is dependent upon how you live. Downsizing does have changes in lifestyle associated with it for many people but those changes need not be overwhelming
So happy to find your channel! How are you about growing your veg and fruit, in addition to all of the lovely home-creating, nesting, spatial design, décor, there is cooking, baking and eating.
Do to do so with intention and selection is simply a lovely thing to add to life.
i'm jealous!!
New subscriber here. Love your sweet home and your sensible tips and advice. Very inspiring and encouraging to me. We are in middle of decluttering with upcoming yard sale.
Also want to do a DIY kitchen makeover.
May I ask what paint color and brand are your kitchen cabinets? We love green. I'm considering painting them myself. Thank you.
Such an inspiration 💕💕
We have a smaller ish home and I have recently really felt very content in a smaller home I guess my biggest complaint is the layout is awkward and I can’t really host larger gatherings ..
two questions what do you do to have less stuff ?.. I feel like I am constantly purging and reselling . I also notice I have a lot of “junk “ drawers with just trash. Also what do you use for a drinking water source in the home ?
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I love the painting princess! I make too much of a mess to wear anything other than painting clothes. How does she do it?
I enjoy my small house sometimes but it lacks any storage and I'm finding that's the biggest issue. I can comfortably live in a tiny/small home but without storage it's annoying 🤣
I can understand the frustration! Do you have any where that would benefit from furniture pieces that offer additional storage, especially vertical storage?
@@yardsalesquad fortunately this is a temporary (next couple years or less). I took your advice and went through our stuff again and was able to part with more. 💕 We may eventually get vertical storage solutions 💕
I put a small but powerful fan in my kitchen, up high, blowing away from the kitchen. Stopped the smoke alarm issue
Why not just crack open the windows for a bit of airflow?
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I have a mantra: "I am not your maid".............
Love to see content with projects etc...not so much talking to the camera!😔
Her video, her choice!
Thank you for such a positive video! I live in a home that’s 1,043 sq.ft. And we are expecting baby no. 5 next month. The longer I live in my house the more gratitude I feel that I have one. For some I’m sure it’s a tight squeeze, but we have found it works for us so far. We only have closets in the bedrooms and a linen closet, and so I find myself constantly decluttering; but I have just what I need and I’m so happy with it. You are right though, there must definitely be a mindset shift of leaving things better that when we found it, and as I tell my kids, “do things right the first time”. Hanging up the coats and jackets, putting the shoes in the basket, hanging up your towel after the shower have to be done the first time otherwise the house gets littered and cluttered looking by a series of half-done or delayed decisions by the end of the day. Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home❤❤❤