While we're on the topic of gaudy McMansions (see post below), here is why I think McMansions are going the way of the dinosaurs! I aint' just blowing hot air. The National Association of Home Builders says the average American home is shrinking from a peak of 2500 sq ft in 2007 to just above 2000 sq ft now. Who needs all that space?! Just ask Dru Schmitt who built a 23,000 sq ft compound. A few days after moving in, he moved out. It was just too big! |
Add Comment I've blogged repeated about my anti-McMansion sentiments. (I'm pro small space living) And here's empirical proof that McMansions are indeed going the way of the dinosaurs, from Trulia and The Atlantic. It's not just the economy, it's also cultural values shifting. People increasingly are downsizing by choice. Paring down to live simpler lives. The cost of utilities to support a McMansion are sky high! Plus, landscaping & maintenance will kill you! Not to mention you'll spend a fortune on gas driving out to the vapid house in the boonies. Your social life is another casualty of McMansion living. You think you have this fabulous palatial space to entertain, but none of your city friends make the trek out to visit. What do you think? Can we retire the McMansion? Or will it make a comeback?      Yes, the McRib has made its triumphant return to America, but let's not forget another Mc whose glory days are gone. The Mighty McMansion. One of my favorite websites Gawker ("Today's Gossip is Tomorrow's News") posted an obituary for the McMansion. Once a symbol of American decadence and excess, the McMansion is now nothing more than brothels, pot farms or remnant of faux suburban paradise. According to the Wall St Journal, buyers are finally realizing they don't freakin' need a room for every single purpose. It's like the kitchen. How many darn kitchen appliances do you really need!? Some people's kitchens cabinets are stuff to the max with tools. And it's just for the sake of having them...not using them. Buyers see now that rooms can be multi-purpose (gee, that's a novel idea!). This explains why I'm seeing a new design trend: open flexible floor plans where the common area & kitchen blend together. Like I always say, "It is not Down Sizing, It is Right Sizing!" PS: Check out this spot-on blog McMansion Makeover. Hilarious stuff! |
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