Comments on: Downsizing Domestic Dreams: How Much House Does Baby Need? http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/03/02/downsizing-domestic-dreams-how-much-house-does-baby-need/ Earth Friendly, Budget Friendly Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mama2Gabe http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/03/02/downsizing-domestic-dreams-how-much-house-does-baby-need/#comment-78 Mama2Gabe Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:07:18 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/03/02/downsizing-domestic-dreams-how-much-house-does-baby-need/#comment-78 I think your house is just right! You fit 5 toddlers and their parents in the living room, and we all had plenty of room out in the backyard. And your point about trees is spot on: our house has deciduous trees that shade the house in summer, and let light and warmth into the house in winter. With our high ceilings, the house is a lot more comfortable now than it was when my husband lived here as a child, since the trees have grown so much. Landscaping can be "green" in lots of ways. If I could add a foyer to our house (and make it energy efficient, with a good foundation, and a new roof, etc. etc.) I'd be perfectly happy with it. I think your house is just right! You fit 5 toddlers and their parents in the living room, and we all had plenty of room out in the backyard. And your point about trees is spot on: our house has deciduous trees that shade the house in summer, and let light and warmth into the house in winter. With our high ceilings, the house is a lot more comfortable now than it was when my husband lived here as a child, since the trees have grown so much. Landscaping can be “green” in lots of ways.

If I could add a foyer to our house (and make it energy efficient, with a good foundation, and a new roof, etc. etc.) I’d be perfectly happy with it.

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