Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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No McMansions for Millennials
By S. Mitra Kalita and Robbie Whelan, WSJ.com
Jan 14, 2011
Here's what Generation Y doesn't want: formal living rooms, soaker bathtubs, dependence on a car.
In other words, they don't want their parents' homes.
READ MORE: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/no-mcmansions-for-millennials.html
Anne
King Lincoln
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I agree to passing on lawn mowing, but I think dining tables are important. I think once that gen has their own families they might like an actual dining table to have friends over for dinner parties and have their own family sit at the table to eat together.
SusanB
Hungarian Village, Columbus' fastest growing Gayborhood!
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I am slowly working on removing my entire front yard grass and replacing it with boxed vegetable gardens. One of my neighbors did that with their entire back yard. Hate lawns, what a waste of space, water, and time. If I didn't have a dog I'd get rid of the backyard grass too.
mrsgeedeck
Castle of Lions
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Anne, I agree. Even with just the two of us, a good sized dining room is a must. I love being able to have nice dinners at the table and discuss our day/week without distraction just as much as I love being able to have a few friends over and have space to layout a board game.
I also can't see myself as much of a lawn person, but a little bit of space for a garden or some flowers would be nice. After living in New Jersey for so long, I'm not a fan of concrete patios.
When I think Mcmansion though I think huge vaulted ceilings, great rooms, eat in kitchens+dining space etc., which does seem unreasonable.
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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When I bought my house a formal dining room wasn't part of my criteria - I have a space for a table, and that's enough for me. I entertain a lot, sometimes sit-down dinners, sometimes not. I think that kids coming up now probably rarely sit around a table at eat a meal - so to them, it's just this piece of furniture on which to fold clothes.
alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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I have a little more than 1/4 acre to care for, and the mown areas are the easiest. But man, I go past those 5-acre lawns and wonder whose job it is to waste time and gas mowing it.
And what use do they get out of that investment? Do you ever see anyone out in those lawns besides the landscapers?
And I'm glad I'm in a house built in the 1960s, with actual wood in the floors and roof, not chip-board.
joev
Merion Village
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I agree with pretty much everything there - except for the no-yard stuff. I can't imagine how people can live without a little patch of land. For me, it's either urban living or way out in the country with 20 acres. I could never handle living in a "sub-division" or "development" rather than a neighborhood.
Jimbo Jones
German Village
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What's wrong with allowing people to make their own choice as to where and how they want to live? Personally, I've made the decision to live in German Village. But if and when we have kids, my wife and I will likely move to Arlington or Dublin for the schools. We also have two dogs, so a yard would be a nice thing to have.
My parents live in a suburb in NE Ohio. My dad actually enjoys mowing the lawn and landscaping. That's what he enjoys. It's his choice and I don't begrudge him for it.
To each his/her own.
Core_Models
Columbus
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christylwilliams
Olde Towne East
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Anne wrote >>
I agree to passing on lawn mowing, but I think dining tables are important. I think once that gen has their own families they might like an actual dining table to have friends over for dinner parties and have their own family sit at the table to eat together.
I think the article is a little off too. I completely disagree with the article that Gen Y'ers just want to sit in front of the TV and eat their dinner: Gen Y Unplugs Cable TV I think there is a difference between having a "dining table" and a "formal dining room." I always giggle at those big houses with the formal dining rooms that never got used. Some would even be formally set with dinnerware at all times, which seemed even more bizarre. The plates would need dusted before anyone got to use them. I still want a place to gather, eat, and chat about the day, but I want it in a more casual and 'useful' place.
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