To think that some people live in too big houses?

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Lots of people live in (in my opinion) already big houses yet they want to move into even bigger ones.
I see so many families where all the children have their own bedrooms, bathrooms, big bedroom for the parents, guest room, study, living room, and yet they never seem to be satisfied and want to move into a bigger house. They all want playroom for the children. What's the point, when they could easily play in their bedrooms or the living room? There are houses where everybody has their own level, plus bathrooms on the landings, more toilets than family members, and yet they want Buckingham palace. It's good to have enough space and not be in each other's pockets but am I the only one who thinks these people are greedy and unreasonable? You don't need to live in a mansion to be a happy family.
Not to mention those houses where entire rooms are never used, lots of space is taken up by massive stairs and there are parts of the house that are just walkways.
What's your take on it?

I'd like to live here.

When i'm at the very top of the tower I won't be able to smell your sour grapes.

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hey all want playroom for the children. What's the point, when they could easily play in their bedrooms or the living room?

Playrooms are fucking awesome. And what is to you what other people do?

I lived in a bloody totey house growing up and when I first had kids. You couldn't turn around in the bathroom or sit on the toilet without hitting your knees on the bath. I live in a bigger house now and it had a playroom until dd3 came along. I love having more space, it makes me very happy and seeing as its my money that's paying for it I will have empty rooms if I so wish and extra toilets just so I can open and close the door and sigh contentedly.

We moved from a 800sqft house with a 10ft garden, to a 3000sqft house with 124 acres.

I enjoy having space to do what I want. I like not being overlooked

We have a playroom so the kids can play computer games and the little one can draw / build whatever while we binge watch adult crap on the telly on a Sunday afternoon. They would be lonely in their rooms, we wouldn't be able to keep a close eye on them whereas down here they are just across the hall.

If people couldn't buy bigger, better or more luxurious things through their own work there would be little incentive to prosper. That's called Marxism. That didn't end well.

Yes, maybe that too Dodo I love snooping round a big old house, and definitely have a thing about walled gardens even though I can't tell one plant from another.

To the pp who mentioned a craft room. Dh thinks he is currently decorating a spare bedroom - but it's not - it's going to be a craft room. For me.

I don't think children actually need a playroom, it is just something their parents are suggesting to them.

Much the same as shop bought toys then, really. They don't need them - after all they could make do with a stick and a pinecone or something.

Nice to see all the responses coming in. Keep on coming.

URSick

Which paper are you working for?

I do wonder why I thought bothers you so much you had to join MN/name change to post about it though.

Sorry, another one who thinks you sound jealous. What is it to you if other people want to live somewhere that you clearly don't? Why start a thread about it? Or do you believe that if all these 'greedy' people were not living in too big houses then they could all be converted into smaller flats for more people? That would be more of a valid point actually but you did not mention that in your post.

Dean when I was little I always wanted to live in a high rise block of flats and have a large sunny play room. I think it was something to do with Mary, Mungo & Midge (google if you are too young to remember!)

"I prefer cosy and for everyone to be fairly close together not miles apart."

Cosy conveys claustrophobic to me. It means, small and stuffy, cramped and confined.

I hate the feeling of being cooped up and having other people invade my space. I don't like spending too long at MIL's because we are all on top of each other and can't wait to leave.

Having a teenager, having two bathrooms is a godsend. Having IBS, having a spare loo is a godsend. Having a MIL who can't climb stairs, having a downstairs loo is a godsend.

I think different people have different ideas of how much space they need. When we were expecting our second child, we moved out of our 2-bed mid-terrace into a..... 3-bed mid-terrace, because that's what we could afford. Now my friend is expecting her second child and they HAVE to move from their 3-bed mid-terrace because OBVIOUSLY it is far too small bigger than ours for a family of 4. I haven't said anything but that part does amuse me inwardly the not-funny part is that they will be put under acute financial strain to do this, but she's convinced it's essential.

People do tend to rattle around big houses IMO, but that doesn't mean I'm going to insist that they all live in smaller homes/houseshare etc. They live they way they want to and so do I.

The trick to not losing control over your own children is to have lots of rooms, but only 1 telly.

Oh, and make sure the wardrobes full of fur coats are properly locked.

Haha- I'm guessing you've never had a playroom then?

Of course it's the parents suggesting a playroom! What an odd thing to say. Funnily enough I didn't consult my 6,4,2 year olds on their particular wish lists when we were house hunting. I kindly made that decision for them.

I thought that Navy

Soupdragon, noooo. My DC have a playroom in which they play quite happily with their pine cones and sticks. And cardboard boxes. Did I mention the chess board and the fact they don't ever watch TV?

You they may not need a playroom but the grownups do. I do t want to spend my evenings Steph g around plastic crap

Maybe I'm watching the wrong programmes but I know nobody in the 'floor for each person' situation you have described.

Nice to see all the responses coming in. Keep on coming.

Yes M'am, right away M'am.

Spending your own hard earned cash can never be "greedy", it has no impact on everyone around you
Untrue, what you spend your money on does affect others, we are all part of the economy, the housing bubble came about via people investing in property
our dysfunctional housing market has negatively affected the lives of a huge swathe of the population who are priced out of ownership and forced to work to line the pockets of landlords

Anyone who says a playroom is unnecessary either a.) doesn't have children b.) doesn't have young children and have forgotten all the massive (ugly/plastic/tat) toys that come with them c.) have never experienced having a playroom... we have a 2 and 6 year old, until last year we'd never had a playroom and when we bought our most recent house we (shock horror OP) bought a house with a study (I work from home) enough bedrooms for all of us and a playroom. It's wonderful, no toys in the front room, you actually feel like an adult on an evening and don't have to stare at a bloody play kitchen while you enjoy your glass of wine and telly!

OP. YABVVVVU and whether you like to admit it very jealous!