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29 Oct 06

0. Reapportioned spaces

For years we’ve been hearing about the great shrinking living room. Today builders are offering models without the living room. But new buyers aren’t giving up all that square footage. They’re reapportioning it into transition spaces.

According to Builder magazine, those spaces can serve a variety of functions—for example, art niches; communications centers, where family members can post messages and recharge cell phones; or receiving halls, where owners can welcome visitors without exposing their entire first floor. This is good news if you’re selling homes in older neighborhoods: You can help buyers and sellers figure out how to turn all those nooks and crannies into modern, useful transition spaces.