Making Room

My mom is a baby boomer. She just turned 65. It's hard to believe she's nearing the age of retirement.

She has a house that I deem to be too big to maintain. Many flights of stairs. Two acres of yard.

I ask what her intentions are for the future.

Homes are becoming multi-generational more and more. The trend gained speed with the current housing market and economy.

Making room for Grandma. Or your college graduate. Or simply adding a space to rent to reduce overall bills.

We've built on top of garages: a whole efficiency apartment. We've also built extension additions with bathrooms and full plumbing.

Making the most of the space you have with an addition is a creative and economical approach.

While I still have a little bit of time for my mom to make a choice, I've always envisioned a little ranch cottage with a flower garden path from my back door to her front door.

Maybe a trellis or a pond in between. I see my kids running to greet her. I see family dinners together. Where she is close enough but still has her own space. A rocker on the front porch for her to knit.

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Perhaps these are choices we'd make to combine family living spaces or perhaps it simply was brought upon us by the financial necessity of the economy.

It's an exciting time in that new ideas are present and we are open enough to explore them.