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?

Oh and my fabulous garden office in the garden where I work (journal editor) from full time.

New build semi-detached here, built 1995. Was a 3 bed but knocked through into the box room due to lack of space upstairs.
We had a conservatory built across the back of the house to create more room, and have a decent sized garden.
Just me and Dh, so we’re not cramped, but would have been if we had children. Great neighbours, no plans to move.

We live in a new build. Officially a 5 bed but I'd say a 4 bed, as box room is tiny and more of a storage area/mini office. Downstairs is a biggish lounge and a diner/kitchen. There's also a small cloakroom and hall area. On the middle floor is the master bedroom and ensuite, family bathroom, one more bedroom (DS's room) and box room. On the top floor are 2 large bedrooms and another bathroom. I'm happy with the bedrooms and bathrooms, but would love a separate dining room/playroom downstairs, as my son has lots of his toys in the lounge. A utility room would be great too. Garden is pretty small so no real room to expand. Vaguely tempted to convert garage into extra room but no idea where we'd then put all the crap currently in the garage!!!

Just to add some balance to this thread (it seems like 80% of the huge homes in this country are owned by MN users 😂) I live in a fairly small top floor rented two bedroom flat. Tiny kitchen, but enough counter space. A living room big enough for us but that many would find small. Ditto the bathroom. A bedroom that can fit a double bed in and a second bedroom that would struggle with a single (we use as a computer room and I keep my digital piano in there/do my makeup in there). It's warm and secure in a nice area and pretty much everything works. No mould or damp.

Feel enormously grateful to be able to afford to rent a nice small flat between the two of us. Despite not being on the housing ladder at nearly thirty, I can't help but feel incredibly lucky that I have a roof and a lockable door, running water and a comfy bed to sleep in where I feel safe. I'm not sure that suddenly having a play room or conservatory or dining room would necessarily make me happier in any real way.

I empathise btw OP, I can't settle and feel calm/happy when the place is a mess. My environment has a huge impact on my mood and I'm perceptibly happier and more joyful when my flat is clean and tidy and in order. I know loads of people who don't find mess affects their mood at all but it really does for me and it must be awful not feeling like you can keep on top of it. I have depression when when I have my lowest periods I just can't be fucked with cleaning or tidying which makes my environment go to pieces and makes me even more down. It's horrible.

Me too OP . 2 up 2 down
I feel your pain and can’t wait to get back to normality to be honest
Everywhere I go there is someone in my way !!!!!

I feel the like exact same I'm in a 2 bed apartment and it's me, hubby DD (1) and our cat. There is literally two tiny cupboards for storage in the whole place and my daughter is like a mini hurricane! We are thankfully moving to a big 3 bedroom in the new year but I know the claustrophobic feeling of too many things in such a small place!!