Two years ago, we were shopping for a house. We had a short list of absolute must-haves that included three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a big outdoor space. We looked at about a million houses before we found The One. High up off the road, big beautiful yard, huge deck with a view, three bedrooms, two baths, nice little kitchen, open plan… 1100 square feet in all. Tiny by midwest standards, huge if you’re from New York. It was perfect. Then one day a few weeks ago I realized we have way too much space. There are whole rooms that go practically unused. Take “the office” for instance….

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