The average new construction home in the US is 2400 sp ft, so yes, 1600 is considered a smaller house. We are preparing to build (@under 1200) and the finehomebuilding videos have been a great source of inspiration, so thank you. It's easy to get caught up in the physical and functional aspects of a house, you forget just how beautiful and meaningful they can be as well. You guys do a great job reminding, cheers.
Beautiful small home. Yes by today’s building trends. 2000 to 5000 are standard. 1600 is less than the average. Great work optimizing. I’m attempting to build even smaller. Thanks for the inspiration.
From experience, I say for two adults, 1,100 sq. ft. is doable...but no smaller. This one in the video at 1,600 sq. ft. is not small in my book unless you have, say, a family of 6.
That is 700 more space than I have currently. We are looking to expand about 150 feet (just a 10 x 15 room) so we could have storage and sewing room. To me small home is UNDER 1k sq ft. I'd call this a MODERATE sized home.
Hey folks, lighten up! This is just a video about a home within a CATEGORY of sizes by Fine Homebuilding Magazine! I know your self worth is dependent on how small your home and how deprived you don't feel but cut these people some slack. In Maine they have to be inside most of the year , as the designer mentions. (Yes, my house is 500 sq ft). Tiny homes, cabins, mcmansions, castles, to each their own......
This is a _huge_ house! Lots of wasted, unnecessary, unused space... She seems to be confusing the concept of small space living with the _decor_ term "minimalistic". Not to be disrespectful, I just think this is misrepresenting what small space living truly is, which is at least half of her house, getting down to bare basics (NO WASTED SPACE), making do, and it isn't easy to achieve or live in a small home. If they would have stopped at the first floor, it would have been on the small side; however, this is a mini mansion. I daresay you could fit 5 of my house in there and have room left over.
Wow folks, For this woman, this is a small house, she downsized, and she physically moved into a new home that is actually 1000 square feet smaller than what the new AVERAGE house is. She did not move into a TINY House, She moved into a SMALL HOUSE
love this house!!!! i dont get all the hate and negative comments, this just may be a smaller home for them.. realize not everyones ideal has to be yours. spread the positive vibes yall✌
I am reading a lot of snobbish comments. I love the tiny house movement, but this is not a tiny house, I think it is safe to say this home is small. To me, it is not a tiny house, but in comparison with what really wealthy people have it sure is. I praise the person who owns this home in not building the taj mahal hall. 500sq is not for everyone. I am pro for having a smaller house, but not that small. I am glad to see many people live in 500sq homes and many of them are beautifully built.
1600sq ft is not a small house. I live in 1300sq ft house and we have lots of space to roam around in over 3 levels. So small space does not equate to 1600sq ft. under 900sq ft is when I start calling it a small home.
I, too, live in a smaller home - roughly 1,100 square feet, and that's one story without a basement or garage. I do think this house is lovely in its simplicity. It is a small house when compared to most of the newly constructed homes in the US. However, in my community this would be considered a good sized house, not small. Also, there seems to be a basement (which we didn't see in the video), and even though it's not considered living space, it can be used for much-needed storage.
In my town this home would be considered tiny. I live in a town where houses are way much bigger,but I don't really like big homes. I think this house is fine just add more color to it, to plain.
Lol. In my country a regular sized house is about 700 square feet and you call 1600 a small house. OMG. So a large house will be..... Anyway I think the house needs a bit of color or at least an accent wall. Too bland for my taste.
It is a small house it is just newer and Open because some older house seem to be smaller than these newer homes but it is just that newer home plans are different and tend to be 2 story houses and high ceilings being more open and airy and space is considered or something
This house really isn't all that small. It may be small in comparison to many homes that were built in the past 25 years, especially the Midwest, but 1600 square feet is nothing to scoff at. To add, also, is the fact that this house has a basement. That adds a lot of space, whilst also not adding to the square footage of the house (as only finished and livable rooms add to a house's measured square footage). I mean, the house I own reaches almost 1300 square feet, and I have more space than I know what to do with. It absolutely puzzles me when the owner says that "when you bring something in, you have to take something out" when her house is about 300 square feet larger than mine.Additionally, I don't think the architect should receive any accolades for this house. It's readily apparent that it's a derivation of 1920's pre-suburban architecture (of which plans are very readily available). Many houses near me look similar to it, and have equally similar layouts, albeit more accommodating to the time period. It's not original in the slightest.
Hey youtube, I was watching tiny house vids. How did I get here? This is Not a tiny house. Do the people who put these videos on here pay for exposure to unrelated searches?
I LOVE this home and minimal clutter (none actually) we just bought a new Condo in adult community with pool and gym..but home is 2br 2bath 1,1175 sq ft....guess I am in a shoebox compared to this lovely home
i don't get why people who watch this and the other small house video get so worked up about what a small house is. according to the 2010 u.s. census, the average size house in the u.s. is 2200 to 2600 sq ft, depending on the part of the country you live in. www.census.gov/const/C25Ann/sftotalmedavgsqft.pdf a home that is 1600 sq ft is on the small side. in light of that, these homes are in fact small....waaay smaller than the AVERAGE american home. homes above that average are probably considered on the larger size. this is not about you and your little experience. please stop comparing yourself and what you can afford (or not afford) and how you live to these homes. get a grip, get some perspective and just appreciate the house.
When you say "AVERAGE" in all caps, are you including the apartments that millions of Americans live in? When you say you don't get why people get so worked up about what a small house is, are you maybe a little worked up yourself? I only ask because your next statement "this is not about you and your little experience," comes across as a little hostile, like maybe you were worked up. Besides, the American way norm is not the same as the human norm, and todays average home sizes give much more square footage per person than what most of our parents had. In this woman's specific case, her house is medium for the city she lives in, and small for the greater area; certainly small for new single family construction in the area.
icancommentnow i don't get why you don't understand this. this is based on houses/homes. if you want to further understand the methodology/definition of a house or home, click on the united states census website or the link i provided. condos and townhomes may be included. but again, i'm sure there is a definition they use to describe what a house is for people like you who don't get it. sorry you can't understand the difference between a regular apt rental and an actual home. lol. ridiculous. i knew someone would try to dispute facts that have been gathered. we are not talking about the so-called human norm, which means nothing and is completely subjective - cuz you know everybody's reality is different. this is not about how somebody lives in paris or guangzhou or perth. i mean, please provide a link to what the "human norm" is for living space in a house. we are talking about things that are quantifiable in this context, the united states. in the context of the united states, and the u.s. census, this woman's house is small compared to the average american home. again, in this context, that's all that matters. if i sound irritated, it's because i find comments where people compare their particular situation or circumstance totally stupid. i live in an apartment that is small. but i know that if i went to look for a house, that house, esp. if it was new, would be larger and large (accdg to the u.s. census) because that is how they are built in the u.s. actually, most homes throughout the world are larger than apartments which is one reason why people seek them.
It's a beautiful small home and defiantly not a big house from what Im seeing! People should look up tiny home if they really want to see tiny! Houses come tiny, small, medium, big, and large..
The house shown (1,600 ft) would fall into the medium, not small, category by American builders standards - 700-1,250ish ft defines 'small' by those same standards. Tiny houses generally fall under the 500 ft mark though I know this leaves a 200 ft. undefined gap between tiny and small but those are general American building standards.
this is small?! I grew up with 3 brothers in a smaller house than this...I stopped watching after she said she didn't even want to put a rug in the one room...
This is NOT small! I live in a 1 bedroom flat with lounge and kitchen,hall and bathroom.A balcony which faces South West my Haven!! Storage is 2 cupboards where the ironing board,ladder and vacuum reside,the other is for linen,towels,etc,.
I'm going to get that house I hope it's really pretty inside I know it is because it's pretty I love it how it is in the living room even in the bedroom I wish for a bump bed in mine
Look at some the houses built today and they could be apartment buildings. For a NEW house this is pretty small and even smaller if they could afford a 6000 sq. ft mansion. Seems like that her premise.
At "just under 1600 sq ft", this home does NOT remotely qualify as a 'small house' and should never have qualified for recognition as the finest example of such for 2014; this is nothing short of perhaps a calculated slap in the face to dedicated proponents of the true small/tiny house movement. Perhaps the 2015 'Best Small Home' will be around 2000 sq ft. Idiots.
+DAVE Krowiak Full Definition of house plural hous·es play \ˈhau̇-zəz also -səz\ 1 : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home 2 a (1) : a shelter or refuge (as a nest or den) of a wild animal (2) : a natural covering (as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids b : a building in which something is housed 3 a : one of the 12 equal sectors in which the celestial sphere is divided in astrology b : a zodiacal sign that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence
That's a small house, I'm expecting to see a house about 800 sq. feet or less, I suppose small is bigger now days? I see beautiful but certainly not small, not in my world at least
I figure my home is like 1600 but added the attic room so like 1850, balcony, deck, 1 car garage and half acre of land. House is a 3 story on a slab, no basement. Yeah these people are assholes, I'm a poor fuck in upstate NY! The garage is in great shape if someone wants a cheap place to live! It's 14×22 with a lil sleep in loft so there's a couple more hundred square feet!
1,600 sq ft is a "small" home?! Please! I guess if you're used to living in a monstrous mansion.
If this is a small house what did they own before???
this whole video was so peaceful :)
the music, the editing, the filming, the voices, the home
thank you :)
This house is 3 time the square footage of my place and I wouldn't call mine "tiny" either. That's a straight up nice home.
I'm sure it is a lovely home but the title is misleading; this is not a 'small home" in the sense that is used today.
The average new construction home in the US is 2400 sp ft, so yes, 1600 is considered a smaller house.
We are preparing to build (@under 1200) and the finehomebuilding videos have been a great source of inspiration, so thank you. It's easy to get caught up in the physical and functional aspects of a house, you forget just how beautiful and meaningful they can be as well. You guys do a great job reminding, cheers.
Beautiful small home. Yes by today’s building trends. 2000 to 5000 are standard. 1600 is less than the average. Great work optimizing. I’m attempting to build even smaller. Thanks for the inspiration.
Lmfao. This isn't a small home....
These ppl are privileged and think this is a modest home. *smacks forehead*
From experience, I say for two adults, 1,100 sq. ft. is doable...but no smaller. This one in the video at 1,600 sq. ft. is not small in my book unless you have, say, a family of 6.
That is 700 more space than I have currently. We are looking to expand about 150 feet (just a 10 x 15 room) so we could have storage and sewing room. To me small home is UNDER 1k sq ft. I'd call this a MODERATE sized home.
Hey folks, lighten up! This is just a video about a home within a CATEGORY of sizes by Fine Homebuilding Magazine! I know your self worth is dependent on how small your home and how deprived you don't feel but cut these people some slack. In Maine they have to be inside most of the year , as the designer mentions. (Yes, my house is 500 sq ft). Tiny homes, cabins, mcmansions, castles, to each their own......
I love this house. Great ideas, great size...not too big, not too small.
i love this house. wish i had it. the staircase is gorgeous with the windows.
Right, so it's not a small home- we all agree on that. Now can we please figure out what music is playing? It's so lovely!
This is a _huge_ house! Lots of wasted, unnecessary, unused space... She seems to be confusing the concept of small space living with the _decor_ term "minimalistic". Not to be disrespectful, I just think this is misrepresenting what small space living truly is, which is at least half of her house, getting down to bare basics (NO WASTED SPACE), making do, and it isn't easy to achieve or live in a small home. If they would have stopped at the first floor, it would have been on the small side; however, this is a mini mansion. I daresay you could fit 5 of my house in there and have room left over.
Wow folks, For this woman, this is a small house, she downsized, and she physically moved into a new home that is actually 1000 square feet smaller than what the new AVERAGE house is. She did not move into a TINY House, She moved into a SMALL HOUSE
That isn't so small and less is more. It is how you utilize the space.
1600 square feet, not small !!! beautiful though but not small !!!
+meredith blaney 1000 square ft smaller than the average house
Small to me is 800 sq ft and that still easily fits 3.
1600 is small. 2200 to 2999 is medium. 3000 + is large
Love this!! I want this design..
love this house!!!!
i dont get all the hate and negative comments, this just may be a smaller home for them.. realize not everyones ideal has to be yours.
spread the positive vibes yall✌
This is not a small house. But so beautiful and simple.
Plz can anybody tell me the title of the background music i am just in love with it...
why so much hate? The idea is that you don't NEED a big house..
I didn't see hate in any of the comments they are just stressing a fact that 1600 sq ft is not small simple.
For a real challenge design a fully functional home with less than 1000sq ft.
Love the house...but I would like to know the information on the song as well.
wtf if this is 1600 sq ft . and they consider it small I'd like to see the mansion they left lmao
I am reading a lot of snobbish comments. I love the tiny house movement, but this is not a tiny house, I think it is safe to say this home is small. To me, it is not a tiny house, but in comparison with what really wealthy people have it sure is. I praise the person who owns this home in not building the taj mahal hall. 500sq is not for everyone. I am pro for having a smaller house, but not that small. I am glad to see many people live in 500sq homes and many of them are beautifully built.
1600sq ft is not a small house. I live in 1300sq ft house and we have lots of space to roam around in over 3 levels. So small space does not equate to 1600sq ft. under 900sq ft is when I start calling it a small home.
Cannot believe that this is classed as a small home!
Small compared to what? I downsized from 2,500 to 800 square feet. That's downsizing! Did they live in a mansion?
I love it! It looks so cozy!
Very nice. I want to build my own like this. I need blue print.
I, too, live in a smaller home - roughly 1,100 square feet, and that's one story without a basement or garage. I do think this house is lovely in its simplicity. It is a small house when compared to most of the newly constructed homes in the US. However, in my community this would be considered a good sized house, not small. Also, there seems to be a basement (which we didn't see in the video), and even though it's not considered living space, it can be used for much-needed storage.
This is out of the topic but did anyone know whats the title of music playing in the background. It's so good in the ears! Thanks in advance.
the music was relaxing.....nice point
Beautiful
Great floor plan
How can I get in touch with these people. Would love to see the floor plan without the basement! Please!
The date mentioned below is Jan 21, 2016. The prediction was made 10 years ago, January 21, 2006.
In my town this home would be considered tiny. I live in a town where houses are way much bigger,but I don't really like big homes. I think this house is fine just add more color to it, to plain.
Lol. In my country a regular sized house is about 700 square feet and you call 1600 a small house. OMG. So a large house will be.....
Anyway I think the house needs a bit of color or at least an accent wall. Too bland for my taste.
It is a small house it is just newer and Open because some older house seem to be smaller than these newer homes but it is just that newer home plans are different and tend to be 2 story houses and high ceilings being more open and airy and space is considered or something
There,s some great art in this house
This house really isn't all that small. It may be small in comparison to many homes that were built in the past 25 years, especially the Midwest, but 1600 square feet is nothing to scoff at. To add, also, is the fact that this house has a basement. That adds a lot of space, whilst also not adding to the square footage of the house (as only finished and livable rooms add to a house's measured square footage). I mean, the house I own reaches almost 1300 square feet, and I have more space than I know what to do with. It absolutely puzzles me when the owner says that "when you bring something in, you have to take something out" when her house is about 300 square feet larger than mine.Additionally, I don't think the architect should receive any accolades for this house. It's readily apparent that it's a derivation of 1920's pre-suburban architecture (of which plans are very readily available). Many houses near me look similar to it, and have equally similar layouts, albeit more accommodating to the time period. It's not original in the slightest.
what's the song that's playing?
wonderful
I love the way she said..get rid of it all! Sounded like music to me.. :)
What is the music in this video? It's so calming.
I LOVE THIS HOUSE!
SMALL?? REALLY??? I'm wondering what my1200 sq ft home is. this is pure luxury who are they KIDDING?
Hey youtube, I was watching tiny house vids. How did I get here? This is Not a tiny house. Do the people who put these videos on here pay for exposure to unrelated searches?
lol... are you kidding guys.. is this you call a small home.. WOW.
where can i find plans for this house its beutifull
I LOVE this home and minimal clutter (none actually) we just bought a new Condo in adult community with pool and gym..but home is 2br 2bath 1,1175 sq ft....guess I am in a shoebox compared to this lovely home
I like this video and home; it's just that it's not small...
I get the contexts here but this far from small. I do like some aspects here especially the sliding doors.
i don't get why people who watch this and the other small house video get so worked up about what a small house is.
according to the 2010 u.s. census, the average size house in the u.s. is 2200 to 2600 sq ft, depending on the part of the country you live in. www.census.gov/const/C25Ann/sftotalmedavgsqft.pdf
a home that is 1600 sq ft is on the small side. in light of that, these homes are in fact small....waaay smaller than the AVERAGE american home. homes above that average are probably considered on the larger size.
this is not about you and your little experience. please stop comparing yourself and what you can afford (or not afford) and how you live to these homes.
get a grip, get some perspective and just appreciate the house.
When you say "AVERAGE" in all caps, are you including the apartments that millions of Americans live in? When you say you don't get why people get so worked up about what a small house is, are you maybe a little worked up yourself? I only ask because your next statement "this is not about you and your little experience," comes across as a little hostile, like maybe you were worked up. Besides, the American way norm is not the same as the human norm, and todays average home sizes give much more square footage per person than what most of our parents had.
In this woman's specific case, her house is medium for the city she lives in, and small for the greater area; certainly small for new single family construction in the area.
icancommentnow i don't get why you don't understand this. this is based on houses/homes. if you want to further understand the methodology/definition of a house or home, click on the united states census website or the link i provided. condos and townhomes may be included. but again, i'm sure there is a definition they use to describe what a house is for people like you who don't get it. sorry you can't understand the difference between a regular apt rental and an actual home. lol. ridiculous. i knew someone would try to dispute facts that have been gathered.
we are not talking about the so-called human norm, which means nothing and is completely subjective - cuz you know everybody's reality is different. this is not about how somebody lives in paris or guangzhou or perth. i mean, please provide a link to what the "human norm" is for living space in a house. we are talking about things that are quantifiable in this context, the united states.
in the context of the united states, and the u.s. census, this woman's house is small compared to the average american home. again, in this context, that's all that matters.
if i sound irritated, it's because i find comments where people compare their particular situation or circumstance totally stupid. i live in an apartment that is small. but i know that if i went to look for a house, that house, esp. if it was new, would be larger and large (accdg to the u.s. census) because that is how they are built in the u.s. actually, most homes throughout the world are larger than apartments which is one reason why people seek them.
That was a quick response.
Please read your comment back to yourself.
Lovely!!!
It's huge!
I sure do like it
Almost twice the size of my very comfortable 768 sq. ft. home. I guess small is in the eye of the beholder.
It is definitely nice and cosy but expensive to heat, taken the irregulariy of the form.
No u dumb ass
It's a beautiful small home and defiantly not a big house from what Im seeing! People should look up tiny home if they really want to see tiny! Houses come tiny, small, medium, big, and large..
The house shown (1,600 ft) would fall into the medium, not small, category by American builders standards - 700-1,250ish ft defines 'small' by those same standards. Tiny houses generally fall under the 500 ft mark though I know this leaves a 200 ft. undefined gap between tiny and small but those are general American building standards.
I do not call 1,600 sq ft small...I would love this house.
this is small?! I grew up with 3 brothers in a smaller house than this...I stopped watching after she said she didn't even want to put a rug in the one room...
Nice house
1600 sq ft is small wow my house is 1700 sf and it feels huge
You're actually gonna go there?! That is NOT small! My house is half the size and I don't even consider mine small!!
so this is apparently a small house?
This is NOT small! I live in a 1 bedroom flat with lounge and kitchen,hall and bathroom.A balcony which faces South West my Haven!! Storage is 2 cupboards where the ironing board,ladder and vacuum reside,the other is for linen,towels,etc,.
How is 1,600 sq feet small?
1600 sq ft is not a small home. Mine is 850 and I'm wanting to downsize!
+rc3291 Mine is 1 sq ft and I'm planning to go even smaller than that!
What would she call my 1154 sq ft house?
I'm going to get that house I hope it's really pretty inside I know it is because it's pretty I love it how it is in the living room even in the bedroom I wish for a bump bed in mine
Look at some the houses built today and they could be apartment buildings. For a NEW house this is pretty small and even smaller if they could afford a 6000 sq. ft mansion. Seems like that her premise.
Warm and adorable
If that is a small house I live in a closet!
Sorry but 1600 sqft is not a small home. To me a small home is less than 1000 sqft.
At "just under 1600 sq ft", this home does NOT remotely qualify as a 'small house' and should never have qualified for recognition as the finest example of such for 2014; this is nothing short of perhaps a calculated slap in the face to dedicated proponents of the true small/tiny house movement. Perhaps the 2015 'Best Small Home' will be around 2000 sq ft. Idiots.
Thats not small , but i like it .. nice home
1600sq ft is not a small house. that is huge.
JUst under 1600 sq ft? Still a little big.
This size home would be a mansion for me
Not a small home. Living in 1000 sq feet or smaller is small. 1600 is not huge but not small medium. But nice home tho.
Small home??? Not a small home
This is huge! my home is way smaller
nice
nice......
my house of dreams
The home is beautiful but come on this isn't small, small town homes are 1,160 square feet
+Dominic Sabol The storey is about HOUSES not TOWNHOMES
+DAVE Krowiak a townhome is a house duh....
+Dominic Sabol BY DEFINITION it is not. thats why its called a townHOME Ahouse is a standalone structure
+DAVE Krowiak Full Definition of house
plural hous·es play \ˈhau̇-zəz also -səz\
1
: a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
2
a (1) : a shelter or refuge (as a nest or den) of a wild animal (2) : a natural covering (as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids b : a building in which something is housed
3
a : one of the 12 equal sectors in which the celestial sphere is divided in astrology b : a zodiacal sign that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence
+DAVE Krowiak get a dictionary.....
Yes Ma’am, less can be enough...
Not small at all !
That is not small at all. I live in an apartment that is barely 600ft. lol
+caitlin cagey you live in am apartment the story was about a home that is actually 1000 sq ft smaller than the average home
Did she say 1600sq ft, that's bigger than my home that I live in, she or they must have moved from a 6.000 soft house, just by the way they talk,
That's a small house, I'm expecting to see a house about 800 sq. feet or less, I suppose small is bigger now days? I see beautiful but certainly not small, not in my world at least
1600 SQ feet is not a small home
Very slow video..one should talk less and focus on what this video was ment for..
I figure my home is like 1600 but added the attic room so like 1850, balcony, deck, 1 car garage and half acre of land. House is a 3 story on a slab, no basement. Yeah these people are assholes, I'm a poor fuck in upstate NY! The garage is in great shape if someone wants a cheap place to live! It's 14×22 with a lil sleep in loft so there's a couple more hundred square feet!
This is not a SMALL house, ok?
how is that small
open space, airy. clean and funtional..but not small house i think...😆
sooo prettyyyyyyy
It’s beautiful but that not a small home.