Over the past year or so I have noticed several internet article's stating that the era of McMansions is coming to an end, Thank God! In my career I have had the good fortune to work with some amazing builders, that sometimes even listen to me.  In every aspect of my life, my story has always been the same...Quality over Quantity. Give me one really good, leather purse instead of 10 cheap ones. That same philosophy apply's to homes, this is my sanctuary and I don't want something that has been slapped together with glue and has veneer this and that. I would rather have half the square footage and double the workmanship, who needs 7,800 square feet anyway?  When I was growing up, it was quite common for kids to share a room and for a family to, gasp, share?  We had one television and we survived, not always peacefully, but we did survive.  I live in an "Old Town" area where most of the house were built in the 1900-1930's many of these homes are 800-900 square feet, and in the day, the basements would not have been finished.  These homes were built for families and they only had two maybe three bedrooms and one bath. Now, let's not go crazy, I'm not suggesting that any family should be subjected to only one t.v. and 800 square feet is mighty small but hopefully this will be the beginning of a happy medium. Kind of like Goldilocks, not too big and not too small but juusst right.