Publisher's Synopsis
In 2016, author Sheri Koones moved from a sprawling 6,700-sq.-ft. house to a compact 1,400-sq.-ft. home - and has never looked back. Like millions of other homeowners - including the 25 families featured in this book - Sheri discovered that scaling back and simplifying where she lived opened up a world where the demands of maintenance were lower, accessibility and convenience were improved, energy efficiency was elevated, and monthly bills were greatly reduced.The 25 small houses presented in Downsize are owned by people who have made a conscious decision to downsize from a larger home to a smaller home-or who just decided to build small in the first place. Some of the houses are new (site-built or prefab), others are remodels. All are 2,000 sq. ft. or less. The featured houses show how to use space efficiently through such strategies as: creative storage space multi-purpose rooms pocket and barn doors integrating smaller appliances
