House Plan Books
I read a lot of house plan books, spending hours poring over plan after plan. It is surprising that a designer or architect would think that a dining room does not have to connect to a kitchen, as if it is a fossil, a reminder that families no longer eat together-that other than one or two holidays a year, people live inside themselves, oblivious to others. I reject this i-pod lifestyle. Homes are places where people get to come together and share the joys and challenges of their lives.
Other plans offer too many eating areas and only a casual gathering area. It seems that formal entertainment is also a thing of the past. What a shame. Clothing has become more formal of late. At the doctor’s office the other day, I was surprised by the number of men wearing cable knit sweaters, weejuns and other 80’s regal styles. If folks are dressing more traditionally, architecture should follow suit. Interestingly, the ladies were dressed in “comfy” clothes such as mom jeans, turtle necks, no makeup, no jewelry. Is there some new trend here?
