williamsweyr's Profile

From one Michigander to another . . . you get my vote. The outside of the house is cute even though the inside is not to my modern taste. I can see where you'd make some changes if you had extra money. Good luck.

Not proper treatment for my country's flag, IMHO.

I'd never use a kitchen cabinet to house a TV. I don't want a TV in the kitchen or the bedroom or even the living room. I have a TV room in my house and only one TV. But again, I'm not a huge TV fan so . . . my opinion probably isn't worth much.

Super job of recreating your space. Call me impressed! Good luck in the contest.

You get my vote for using white as your main color. I absolutely love white everything!

Be very careful about using odd or unusual names and please, please . . do not use odd spellings of names: ie. Riley is a good name but don't spell it Rylee or some other ridiculous way just "to be different." Same goes for common names. Use Elizabeth not Eelisabeth. And stop naming your kid after "stars" or your favorite names from a movie. I collect unusual names . . . but I give them to pets, not people.

I don't live in a small house and I don't buy in bulk. The problem is this: my husband DOES buy in bulk and it drives me crazy. My main reason for not buying in bulk: I absolutely hate unloading groceries, carrying everything into the house (our garage is on the opposite side of the house from the kitchen) and finding a place to put everything. My husband tends to be a pack rat so buying in bulk is in his M.O. Maybe that's why I want a smaller house: I want to force him into buying the items on the grocery list and not multiples of everything. As an example, if deodorant is on the list, he will buy a minimum of three bottles. Same for shampoos and shower gels. I can't seem to get him to understand the concept of a single purchase.

My favorite cat litter is: Tidy Cat Small Spaces. I have five large male cats, one over-sized litter box and clean it once a day. Works VERY well except my cats like to stretch out their toes, collect litter and then release it when they jump on the furniture, the table, the counter or wherever. It's the cat's behavior that causes the tracking problem in my house. There is a large mat in front of the box and then a 4 foot piece of carpet which helps but does not eliminate litter spread. Just love your cats and worry less about which litter you use for them.

Why did I think Small Homes were an April event?? No matter. It was the first thing I was attracted to on AT several years ago. And, it's still my favorite. Looking forward to the first posts.

Lived in my state's capitol city; moved to a very small town (population about 2000!) and then moved to our 5.8 acres of "country" living. While I love being in the clean air country, I will eventually be moving back where I started. The only good reason for to live in the city is doctors, surgeons, rehab facilities and hospitals. Yeah . . . I'm an "olde phart."