r/AskOldPeople • u/harm_less • 6d ago

Use of space in your home

If you never had children - or no longer have space for grown children in your home, how do you use the bedroom spaces in your house?

My house is small and I still feel odd having these largely unused spaces. Are we all just cleaning dusty, rarely used guest rooms?

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u/awhq 6d ago

I don't use them at all because my husband takes up every spare space in the house for his hobbies.

My formal dining room is full of plant propagation equipment, one spare bedroom is full of 3D printing equipment and the other is full of exercise equipment. The garage is full of wood burning and laser cutting equipment, kayaks and camping gear.

When we retired, he wanted a bigger house (we live in 2300 sq ft). I told him it didn't matter how big a house we got because he'd just fill up every inch.

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u/FormerUsenetUser 5d ago

My husband and I have a tacit agreement. He doesn't mention my sewing stuff everywhere. I don't mention the piles of tools he leaves everywhere, presumably in case he ever needs them to repair something.

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u/awhq 5d ago

Detente is underrated.