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ELFay, you do not have much of an imagination ... there are many reasons why a single, childless person would need more than 300 square feet of living space- perhaps you like to entertain more than 2 or 3 people frequently, perhaps you have frequent overnight guests, perhaps you work from home, perhaps you cook a lot and need more than an efficiency kitchen, ... etc. I rarely comment on articles such as this because it always stirs up the "holier-than-thou" crowd with their myopic view of the world. Too many people forget that everyone is unique. People have different needs and the things that you need are not necessarily the same as the things that other people need.

So I'll go back to my unnecessarily large and wasteful 1,700 square foot house in the suburbs and do something more productive with my time. g'day.

paper plates and disposable utensils will help a lot (you can get eco-friendly disposable dishes in many stores- even many 'regular' grocery stores) and you can probably compost some of them ;)

I picked up a copy of this the other day and was pretty disappointed in it ... basically it's as vapid and lacking in substance as the majority of their programming these days. It's not something I would subscribe to nor is it something I would buy on a regular basis.

I purged my books a few years ago and am happy for it. I could probably get rid of a few more, but for now they are pretty clutter free (especially now that I buy the majority of them for my Nook) ... All of my CDs are boxed up and stored away, everything is on my computer and there's no need to have the CDs sitting around collecting dust and taking up space in my living area :D ... it was a nice feeling to get rid of a few hundred books that I had not opened in years, though.

very nice. I'm going to tackle my guest room this spring. It was an ok room for a while, but I want to revamp it. Right now it's a holding place for some "stuff" that I need to sort through before recycling or disposing of it, haha.

You could also replace the laminate with a piece of granite, marble, etc. That small of a piece would not be expensive at all.

I like the simplicity, but I think there is a limit as to how much to have around... houses filled with MCM stuff can really look "overdone". I don't care for the more "funky" stuff that comes from that era, however.

Very nice place! However, those karate-chopped pillows in the first photo are one of my pet peeves ;) haha!

I kind of liked 12, 13, and 14 ... but most of the rest of the photos did not appeal to me. It's nice to see some different styles, though.

I like the idea, but I'm not crazy about that particular execution :D