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In reply to the discussion: Could you live (happily) in a micro apartment? [View all]CaliforniaPeggy
(149,523 posts)49. Nope, I could not.
Hell, my study is 440 square feet.
And where would my husband's parlor grand piano go?
It just wouldn't work for us.
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I'd need windows on at least two sides. I love light and like to grow plants.
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
#24
communal toilets and showers too. then you could make the apartments even smaller
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#90
i'm sure someone does, though. my tongue was in cheek & i was harkening back to
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#110
In a big city where there's lots to do within walking distance out of your apartment
gollygee
Nov 2012
#17
Me too! I'd get claustrophobia in that place. I like SPACE...inside and out!
Auntie Bush
Nov 2012
#100
If it's this well designed, I'd be happy in the 300 SF model. The 150 SF one, not so much
Gormy Cuss
Nov 2012
#25
Tell your mother to rent a storage unit if she can't part with her possessions.
Cleita
Nov 2012
#159
I could literally fit eight of those in my bedroom. Granted, I live in a huge room.
Gregorian
Nov 2012
#35
of course. I once lived in a tipi for several months--over the winter--at about 8000 ft elev.
librechik
Nov 2012
#39
My brother lived in a tipi he built for a year in early 70s. It was quite roomy actually.
Hoyt
Nov 2012
#158
As long as I have a TV, internet access, and a working shower space doesn't matter.
Initech
Nov 2012
#44
Thousands of people do in NYC. 300 square foot studios are not unusual. nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#45
NO way in hell. I have claustrophobia and would go nutz in a place like that. :-( nt
Raine
Nov 2012
#51
No. I have a modest life, but living in such an apartment obviously in a large city would be fatal
HereSince1628
Nov 2012
#52
Not at this stage of my life. I have hobbies and pets that take up a whole lot of space.
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#55
Exactly. There have been WAY too many articles pushing the micro-housing thing.
Matariki
Nov 2012
#68
My first apartment in Tucson was 380 sq feet and it was very livable so...maybe
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#81
easily as a single. lived in such places all my life. several times with a partner.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#89
Actually, yes- I would love that apartment. And enough cupboards for the cat to adore it!! nt
cecilfirefox
Nov 2012
#91
I'd move there if I were to lose the apartment that I live in now. But what do I know...
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#116
One of the nice things about living in San Francisco, there is usually a library within a few
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#117
Quite honestly, I don't understand the heart of any kind of collector.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#122
I have the type of books libraries don't have, but wish they do. I've made several donations
msanthrope
Nov 2012
#150
Probably a bit tight even just for me but not far from tolerable solo with custom layouts
TheKentuckian
Nov 2012
#112
No. The photos alone make me feel claustrophobic. My bedroom's larger than that apartment,
highplainsdem
Nov 2012
#113
Decades ago, my then local 70MM screen movie theatre put a wall down the center and began showing
Fire Walk With Me
Nov 2012
#137
Me too. Lived in a one room efficiency right out of college. $325 a month, I think
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
#179
Could be the ultimate ripoff. Less for more $$$ same for more $$$ = more $$$. I've watched people
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#156
add a fireplace and some solar panels, put it in remote mountain forest and i'm there.
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#171
I lived in a trailer, but to be honest I am happier now in a bigger house. Of course, there
GreenPartyVoter
Nov 2012
#184