![]() ![]() "But realize that if you don't, there are others out there who don't want a formal dining room either."īuilders of big houses are always talking about the need for a retreat - a space of one's own, as Susanka put it - and she designs such spaces into her smaller houses. If you will use a dining room, "then by all means build it," she said. By Sarah Susanka Synopsis: As an advocate of less is more in residential architecture and interior design, Fine Homebuilding contributing editor Sarah Susanka has emerged as one of America’s favorite home architects. Why do builders keep building such costly but little-used formal spaces?īuilders tell buyers that such spaces are necessary to resale, Susanka said, "so 85 percent of buyers are demanding that they be built, not for themselves, but so the house will sell when they go to do so." Focus instead on informal spaces you use. How does one reduce a house's footprint? If you are on a limited budget, do not build the spaces you will never use, Susanka said, like a formal living room or dining room. ![]() "If you go with a smaller footprint, you can use the spare money - if there ever is spare money - on other things, such as energy efficiency and nicer products," said Savage, who has written several books on construction. ![]()
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