To ask how big is your house?

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I'm grateful for what we have but I feel like I'm suffocating day to day.

We have a terraced house consisting of a small kitchen and lounge downstairs, a master bedroom, box room and tiny bathroom upstairs.
There's me, OH, DS (3), newborn DS and DDog.

There's no porch or wide hallways to have extra storage.
You walk straight into the kitchen where all the post and tat gets dumped on the nearest worktop or the table, no room for coat rack so jackets get dumped on the kitchen chairs, lounge has huge toybox as there's no room to keep DSs toys in his bedroom as its so small and now I'm having to figure out how to fit 2 DCs in there. The car seat for DS2 is in the lounge also as there's nowhere else to keep it.

There's clutter everywhere you turn despite trying to keep on top of it and it's a constant cycle of trying to cut down on stuff etc.
It makes me feel really down and I struggle to clear my head, it makes the days with the kids really difficult as sometimes you have to walk over stuff or trip over a bouncer or toy to get to the other side of the room.
I'm dreaming of a nice 3 bedroom house with an open plan kitchen and diner and a nice big lounge, oh and a utility room

AIBU to ask how big is your house and if you're happy with it?

One of the options we are considering for toy storage is under sofa storage (lots of ideas on Google images). I think it will be particularly good for things like Lego.

Edwardian 5 bedroom detached house. Nearly 3000 sq ft. Conservatory, living room, dining room, dressing room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 bathrooms, huge garage, big garden...
I love it but I’m constantly cleaning and power bills top £3k a year. We’ve been here nearly five years and I think we’d like to down size once the dc’s have left home.

when Op wanted to know if anyone else could empathise.

No she didn't.

I do empathise though. We lived in very small place when we had 3 small children and it was hard (and we had more storage than you - had a basement which is unbelievably helpful). I think to some extent you need to adjust the way you live. Our kids didn't have tons of toys (we couldn't really afford the big stuff anyway) but they went to daycare so had loads to play with there. We had a weatherproof box outside our door for boots/outdoor/rain/snow stuff. not sure if that would work if you have a front door entrance. We didn't accumulate a lot of books etc - just took them out of the library. every bed had stuff under it. We only kept things we needed. We have friends in small places who keep a storage unit or locker as well so their seasonal stuff can go in that or stuff they are keeping for the next baby.

Our house is huge now by comparison and it definitely makes it easier to keep clutter-free and calm.

Maisy

Can I move in?!

Victorian Semi. Has 3 double bedrooms, one with Ensuite. Huge upstairs bathroom (would have been bedroom originally). Downstairs there is a living room, dining room, kitchen and small hallway. No downstairs loo. Lots of period features such as sash Windows and original fireplaces.

3 of us live here. It works well as the 3rd bedroom is both a double guest room and office with an Ensuite (loft conversion) for when visitors come. We like having 2 reception rooms, so DC can be in one wih friends and adults still have somewhere to go.

What would I also like? Downstairs loo would be nice, as would larger hallway and off road parking.....however, none of these are vital and this house is a good size for us.

This house feels bigger than some 4 bed newer builds. Every room is a good size and that makes a real difference.

Fairly new (7yo) 4 bedroom house, all double bedrooms, family bathroom, en suite shower room off master bedroom, downstairs guest bathroom, (so 3 toilets and washbasins to clean) kitchen off of dining room, large separate sitting room. Boot room is where cats food and litter tray is kept. Spread over three floors which means two lots of stairs to vacuum.
Its a nice layout as the front door is in the middle with a window either side, just like a child would draw. But I’d love a small house, it’s way too big for just the two of us, I have no sentimental feelings, my husband lived here before we married so it’s not like my kids grew up here.
I cruise Rightmove looking at cosy cottages with 2 bedrooms, no hallway but a log burner and a rustic kitchen.

I am grateful to have what I have, I do realise but I’d prefer something cosier.

We have a very big house which I realise is very lovely but the downside, as others have mentioned, is the constant cleaning and the cost of the upkeep.

We have 7 loos.... one of the DC once had a maths homework (KS1) that involved counting doors, lightbulbs etc - I was embarrassed and gave up on windows when we got over 50... (some of it was conservatory and she wanted to include every section)

I would like something a bit smaller but we would lose so much money if we downsized...

Dh & I, and 2 young DC. Currently renting a 3 bed terraced (originally 2 decent sized bedrooms), small bathroom. Downstairs front door opens into 1 of 2 reception rooms, small extended kitchen which is bloody freezing this time of year. Tiny bit of storage under the stairs. No garden but tiny backyard. Hate the house it is old, dark and cold with thin walls.

Good thing is in a year or 2 we should be able to buy our own house outright as houses here are cheap.

Like PP but there's only little me 🙁

5 bed Victorian townhouse spread over 3 floors. Ground floor - large lounge, family room, big kitchen diner, utility room, downstairs loo. 1st floor, master/ensuite, guest bedroom, family bathroom, spare bedroom/study. Top floor- kids bedrooms x 2 and kids bathroom. Large gardens front & back and large garage.

Our last house was miniscule and I grew up in a tiny Council house so I absolutely love our home now. There are 4 of us and all the extra space brings me great joy!!

We have 3 double bedrooms, large bathroom, large corridor upstairs.
3 large rooms downstairs - kitchen, sitting room and sun room. And a utility room. House has lots of original features and is about 160 years old. Detached farm house on about half an acre.
We have been here 12 years, 3 of us living here. Plenty of space for three but not too big to manage / clean / heat

Two bed mid terrace house. I would love an extra bedroom but am grateful for what I have. I live in a nice area with good neighbours and can always get parking outside my house.

Can you remortgage and move to a bigger property?

90 square meters. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. (I wish I had a second loo!). 2 of the bedrooms easily fit a double bed. The third will fit a double bed but I'll have to be very clever arranging it and designing some built in furniture to make it work. It has the stairwell box in it so is the box room for two reasons! (Size and the box). It has a stairwell bed in there at the moment to maximise the playing space.
Open plan living room/dining room. Separate kitchen. Small kitchen.
I've designed loads of space saving storage and we make maximum use of attic. No garage, off road parking for 2 cars...maybe three at a push. Only have 1 car!!! It'll do us forever. Even if the kids stay until they are in their 20s. There's space to extend but that would take a lottery win!

108 Square meters. 3 bedrooms, sort of garage carport, conservatory.
We are 2 adults and 2 DC secondary school age. Really average.

We have added a small garden cabin so there is somewhere to work for DH.

You have to be so resourceful with storage and controlling stuff. DH is great at putting up shelves so every space counts. Loft, garage, walls, under stairs etc.

4/5 bed detached, 2 adults, ds5, 2 cats.
Double garage, front and back Gardens with shed. Not large but big enough for us- trampoline, bbq, sitting area, patio, grass to play on
Downstairs large sitting room, open plan hall/ kitchen/ diner/ play area, downstairs loo, under stairs cupboard. Large playroom off kitchen for DS and cat tree
Upstairs 4 beds- 3 double, 1 single- used as our room, DS room, guest room, office. House bath, 2 ensuite
Very happy with it thanks, we love it and plenty of space. Not planning to move until DS is grown up when we may downsize or move for differently configured space.

LordSugar

Sure! Help with the housework and contributions to bills would be fab! Hope you don’t mind 2 stinky (but very lovely) labradors, 2 mogs, a degu, a tortoise, 2 teens, 2 grown dc’s (who still live at home) and a rather scatty dh.

4 bed 1930’s semi - medium sized house with quite a large garden. 2 reception rooms, seperate kitchen. 2 bathrooms and downstairs toilet. 2 adults, teen, 2 younger kids and a dog. To be honest couldn’t cope with cleaning a bigger house, this one takes enough time.

1200 sq ft - family of 5.

I've lived in bigger and smaller.

When I lived in a small house I went for minimalism. Storage was a pain. I had to be very clever about it, and very tidy.

We were living in Hertfordshire but relocated to Warwickshire get something bigger- hubby and I still work in london as its commutable- we now have a 5 bed house with an ensuite, family bathroom and downstairs loo- with room to extend up- we have given up a lot but it's worth it as we have 3 dc

Traditional 1930s 3 bed semi. Three bedrooms, one of which is an office, and bathroom upstairs, kitchen, living room, dining room, utility room and downstairs wc and garden room downstairs. Converted garage that I use as a gym. Good size hallway. There are two of us so we have plenty of space.

Started off in a tiny 2 bed flat, now in something a bit bigger.

But i do remember that it didnt matter where i was, everything seemed on top of me when i had the babies. Lidded storage boxes were my friend! Stacked up in the sitting room with a blanket over at night to make it more grown up.

My neighbour went one bigger, a shed outside her backdoor where she kept her plastic boxes. All labelled and she brought in stuff as and when. 👍

when Op wanted to know if anyone else could empathise.No she didn't

Of course she did. Did you not read her op explaining how she was feeling down and struggling day to day due to cramped conditions? You cang seriously be thinking she wanted to hear all about folks who had massive four bedroom plus houses and just loved them.

And she's never come back. Which is a terrible shame. Someone reaches out for help, explains their living struggles and folks say "I live in a massive fucking house and I love it! And you did ask so screw you if the answer makes you feel even more shit"

The spirit of Xmas is alive and well it seems,

Tiny four beds. People take the piss when I say that but honestly my 4 bed house is less square footage than the downstairs of my parents 4 bed house. I long for a 3 bed semi 1930's or such. We'd have so much more room!

We live in a 4 bed detached and on paper should be bigger than our last house - 3 bed semi but the old house was 1950's and had huge rooms so it was more spacious