My House is the House of the FUTURE!!!
Money Magazine just published a few articles about real estate in the most recent issue about the usual clutch-your-heart-in-panic stuff (FORECLOSURES! FALLING HOME PRICES! REVERSE MORTGAGES!). Tucked in there alongside of that was a rather nifty illustration by Tom Burns showing the evolution of housing in the United States. Here was the timeline:
50,000 B.C.: CAVE: Tons of natural stone! Hand painted walls!
1870 A.D.: CABIN ON THE GREAT PLAINS: Unobstructed prairie views!
1950 A.D.: POST WWII CAPE COD: Ideal for starting a baby boom!
2000 A.D.: MCMANSION: More room than you'll ever use!
You had to turn the page in the magazine to see Tom's depiction of the HOUSE OF THE FUTURE. But when you did? You saw this:
The Post-McMansion McCottage
Mmmmmm. McDreamy.
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Comments
What if you have a Colonial or Cape Code styled McMansion? Would it be a house of the present/future? Is it kind of like tenses in languages?
Posted by: McD | May 15, 2008 9:00 AM
Yay! I love bungalows and am not at all fond of McMansions. In my opinion bungalows never went out of style.
We recently moved from our 1980's blah ranch into a groovy 1960's ranch. Love it!
Posted by: Lara | May 15, 2008 10:56 AM
We are one of the few of our friends that DON'T live in a McMansion. However, one of our friends who lives in the biggest McMansion neighborhood in our town owns a craftsman style bungalow there. Albeit, a bungalow that is 4,000+ square feet.
Posted by: B. Williams | May 15, 2008 11:47 AM
I feel like my bungalow is more space than I deserve (but we needed more space than the post war house had because we are Americans w/ lots of stuff) @1200 sf. Of course, it also has the lovely basement storage pantry and future laundry area and the bonus of a finished attic. But by finished I mean it has walls and lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling (but no heat and no outlets) but the potential!
Posted by: Ryan | May 15, 2008 2:16 PM
i dreamed to have my own house.. simple yet elegant..
Posted by: real estate properties | May 21, 2008 4:44 AM