Portable 3 Bedroom House

[Joseph]

Ilove having a W I D E family, but with so many different ages in the house, we almost always have someone asleep. Between the toddlers and the teenager, we could almost hot rack them, their sleeping schedules are so different.

Love this show. Love them. Love their kids. Love the houses. Love Waco. Makes me want to have a reality show so we could be HALF as cute as they are. No smugness, no fake drama, no weirding of language. Just what appears to be a very genuine talent and love of homes and the people who live in them. And shiplap.

That's hilarious, and a really good point about not seeing the dirty dishes when you walk in the front door! But how weird are those seventies houses on Fixer Upper, where you open the front door and it's just a WALL three feet in front of you. So odd.

This. Is. Amazing. I studied those blueprints like I'm your architect and I'm in love. You really thought about what you need in a house and designed it and that's so great. A wager dryer in each closet! So many sinks! Two shower heads! My only disappointment is that it's not labeled "baby storage"

This is an absolutely beautifulhome. You are truly blessed to be able to afford this in So Cal!But aren't you worried taking away bedrooms will decrease the home's value should you decide to resell it later?I would think the older kids might need a bit more privacy from their younger siblings down the road. I know my older daughter would be a tad upset(understatement) if I were to set up a dormitory situation like this. Especially if there was an existing room that I removed on purpose.

I wonder why you are so opposed to children, especially as they turn into teenagers, having some privacy? Their bodies and minds are changing and just because they want to all sleep together now ,doesn't mean they will want to continue as they get older. At least you will have the space if that becomes an issue, which I truly believe will happen.

Yes! We are fortunate to have the space to make adjustments if necessary. But we are currently focused on providing private storage of individual possessions for each kid and on having individual workspaces. Private sleeping quarters seems like an unnecessary luxury in a home with this many people. It's not good for man to be alone, right? ?

"Baby Storage" will eventually turn into "Teenager Solitary", so they'll have a place to stash pouty teenagers who can't appreciate the gift they've been given in this house and family and insist on needing special "alone time". ?

I think that our current culture places too much emphasis on private spaces for individuals. It bothers me. Human beings are communal creatures. When you are sleeping, you do not need to be alone. I slept with my four sisters. We talked in our sleep, got up to go the bathroom, got up early for work, got dressed, all in the same room for years until I married and moved out. When we wanted a little time alone, we either went outdoors (I loved solitary walks) or just spent time in our room when it happened to be empty. It was not a problem and I have not even considered regretting the situation. As a married woman, I have always shared a bedroom with my husband and at least one, at times three, small children. It's just life. We all live together, really together.

Yes, Emily. I agree. I am a person who likes to be alone, but I don't think it improves me. I've lived alone and I've lived with other people, and I am a much better human being when I don't get to cater to every one of my own whims and desires. I think there is a reason that God calls so few people to the vocation of hermit. Almost all of us need other people around us to give us opportunities for service and mortification.

I know my kids. I only have one teenager so far and he absolutely thinks he wants his own room, but it wouldn't be good for him. None of the other kids would take their own room if I offered it to them, but I don't think it would be good for them either.

And, as I mentioned before, none of the rooms is going away. The rooms will all still have four walls and a closet, even. If I'm lucky enough to have many grandchildren, there will be plenty of room for all. That's certainly what we are hoping for.

All I can think of as I read this is pride and prejudice- Jane and Elizabeth sharing a BED until they left the house to get married. I think they turned out okay ? if its good enough for the Bennets!

Also I think we live in a world now where some people legitimately feel they can't have any more children based on the number of bedrooms they have in their home. I personally love the fact that upon buying a 10 bedroom house, Kendra and her husband didn't immediately jump to the "everyone gets their own room!" Conclusion

We have five children and none have their own room. We have a boys room and a girls room. The girls are 17, 13, and 4. My boys are much closer in age but the girls together is fine. Truthfully they don't sleep well when one is missing. It's what you make of it, we don't make it a big deal. It's our family culture, cause we're Muniz's

This has definitely got me thinking differently about privacy for one's kids. Probably like most Americans I always just assumed kids needed their own rooms if one could afford a house big enough.We have four bedrooms with a child in each one. Thank you for helping me consider things in a different light.Now I'm eyeing one of those rooms for a sewing room!I think i may have a mutiny on my hands soon!

I think I said, "Whoa!" five times while reading this post. I'm so happy for you guys! Multiple people have told Chris and me that we look like Chip and Joanna from Fixer Upper so I think I'm going to have to look them up, ha!

This is amazing. I think I was (pathetically) most excited about the washer/dryer in the bedroom idea. It would take all the work out of doing laundry. And the 2 dishwashers! And a chapel to boot! I can't wait to see the "after" photos!

A couple years ago we replaced the vinyl in 2 bathrooms of our 27 year old house with linoleum. I really love the way it looks. I couldn't find a vinyl I liked well enough (because, surprisingly all the ones I had liked in 1989 have been discontinued!)

We used a blue one in the downstairs bath, and a green one in the upstairs hall bath. The product was from "Marmoleum" and it is a real linoleum. I wanted a solid look, not little tiles or a "granite" pattern.

I love your take on the HGTV shows. I totally agree on all. I love Fixer Upper. Such an endearing, genuine couple. When you guys are done, you have to give tours . . . charge for tours, but give them nonetheless. ?

Making the boys' bathroom so that two can go at once is sheer brilliance. I really like what y'all are doing with the upstairs, giving the kids bedrooms and dressing rooms-that sounds like a great way to simplify, organize, and reduce clutter! And I'm still totally obsessing over your school room. It's so magical!

And I LOVE the idea of going through the dressing room to get to the bedrooms. Brilliant! I don't know how many times I've said "Littles are sleeping! Live without it!" (Whatever "it" may be, which is clearly the *only thing* standing between them and death at that time.)

So excited for you guys. We close on our 116 year old Victorian on the 10th and I have been trying to channel Joanna myself to decorate and remodel. Your new home is going to be such the dream house for your family! I love the mental image of them sleeping like puppies ?

Have you thought about getting just one commercial dishwasher? Takes way less time to do a load and you wouldn't lose the extra cabinet space. I only say this because we replaced ours, then really regretted not going commercial.

When you say commercial, are you talking about a "Hobart "? We had one of those in my girls coop in college, and it was great but you had to completely rinse dishes first. Or are commercial dishwashers different?

I think that would be more comfortable for guests. Also, should you or anyone in your family, ever have any medical issues that would make stairs difficult the downstairs full bath could be a life saver.

Thanks! There actually is a full bath downstairs, between the schoolroom and the play room, and we are planning to keep the guest bathroom with a shower, the way it is now (I think the plans say 1/2 bath, but it's actually 3/4) but we are going to make it accessible with a roll in shower, just in case we ever need it.

So exciting! Your home is going to be beautiful and lovely! We are in the process of looking for a home, and I feel as though nothing works for us as it is. How did you approach the ratio of how much the home costs to buy + reno costs? We have never renovated anything before and I have no idea what to do.

I also wondered your thoughts on buying a house your family can grow into; we have 2 small children and hopefully many more, so we want a house that we can grow into, but it feels a little silly buying a larger house right NOW because we don't need it right NOW (though we could have another baby at any time, and more and more etc); how did you guys approach that?

I'm not sure you can ever figure out exactly what it's going to cost to renovate a house. I made my best guesses, and we decided we could afford to by it and do at least the minimum renovations necessary for our family. But they ended up to be not very accurate guesses. ?

Still, we loved the house, and in FOUR MONTHS of looking, it was the only one we saw anywhere close to our price range that we loved and thought would work for us. So, we won't be able to do everything we'd like to do right away. But we're in it for the long term.

Oh, and when we moved in to our current house, we had three kids. I was designing the rooms with the help of a complimentary interior designer from the store where we were getting our furniture and I told her I wanted room for three kids in each bedroom. And that surprised her!

But I'm SO glad we did. Even if we hadn't been blessed with more kids, we've had room for cousins to visit. We are planning to have beds for twelve in the kids' room in the new place. Just in case. ?

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