This quarter I'm taking a class called Housing. Every aspect you think of in the housing realm will be covered. I'm actually really excited about it because for some reason, I'm obsessed with houses, their floor plans, their value and how people function in them. You may remember the advice my mom gave me before a first date..."don't draw any floor plans on the napkin at dinner!" Really, mom...(: Yesterday in class we talked about the evolution of houses. The first homes ever built were small, one room houses with a basic set of four walls. That grew into a little larger home with one or two bedrooms. After WWI, privacy and neighborhoods became very important to people. More emphasis was placed on the family and on women's roles in the house. If you look at a home built in a certain time period, you can clearly see what was important to the family through the floor plan. A large kitchen with a dining room close by (for the betty crocker mom to perform her duties in), a separate living room, and more clearly defined spaces were important to families in post war times, today it is much different. We look a newly built homes and we're seeing a lot of eco friendly design, importance on function, more bedrooms (each with their own function), large gourmet kitchens (even if you don't cook!), and a Great Room instead of separate living and family rooms. Studying this sort of thing, as well as the styles of homes got me to thinking. I'm wondering what type of homes my friends and readers live in?! Do you live in a bungalow (craftsman), modern or contemporary home, georgian or colonial, ranch, tri-level, townhouse, cottage, or victorian? Take the poll on my sidebar about which style of home you live in! And within the style of the house you live in, tell me in the comments what do you love or not love about the way it functions? These are all questions interior dorks like me wonder (: I'm excited to be sharing my knowledge from this class with you! Happy Friday!! Super fun giveaway coming on MONDAY! Love,