A smaller home is easier to maintain and furnish, and there are intangible benefits too

小一點的家足夠讓你感到更舒適，而且會得到些實際好處，幫你省錢，省力。

The word small may be relative, but however you define it, choosing a not-big home has an awful lot of benefits — from less clutter and less time spent cleaning to the possibility of splurging on higher-quality items you really love. Here are 8 ways living in a smaller house might just enhance your life.

“小”這個字是相對的，看你如何去定義它了。選擇一棟不那么大的家有很多好處，花更少的時間去打掃房間衛(wèi)生，留出來更多的時間去做一些喜歡的事情。我們?yōu)槟阏沓鰜砹?條原因，為什么住在小一點的房子會更好。

1. A small home can be cozy. When you think about a home that feels warm and cozy, a cavernous space probably does not come to mind — that’s because when we’re in a smaller space, we naturally gravitate toward one another. Smaller homes can help families gather.

小的房子更舒適和溫馨。當你想到要溫暖和舒適，過于寬敞的空間肯定不是你能想到的。這是因為在小一些的空間里，家庭成員間的互動會更多。較小的空間可以幫助家庭成員齊聚一堂，人與人的親近感多一些。

2. A small home can feel spacious. Just because a home’s overall footprint is small doesn’t mean it has to feel small on the inside. A well-designed smaller home can feel just as spacious (if not more so) inside than a much larger home with an awkward floor plan.

小點的房子讓你有超級棒的感覺：小的家庭區(qū)域，并不代住在里面也有小的感覺。一款精心裝修設計的小家也可以非常寬敞并且強于大房子。

3. A small home leaves more room outdoors. If you dream of having a beautiful garden or a lovely outdoor entertaining space, having a home with a smaller footprint can give you more of the outdoor living space you crave. By taking up less of the overall lot, a smaller home also gives you more distance and privacy from neighbors.

小房子可以有更多的空間留給戶外。如果你夢想著有一套屬于自己的后花園或者戶外娛樂的空地。小房子能給你換來更多的室外面積。那么通過更少占用的面積，這也能給你帶來更多與鄰居的距離，保護自己家的隱私。

4. A small home is less costly to heat and cool. Its simple math: The more square feet you have, the more expensive it will be to keep your home at a comfortable temperature. Smaller homes are less expensive to heat and cool — which is especially important if you live in an area with extreme seasonal temperatures.

小一點的房子在供冷供暖上面有著并不昂貴的開銷。算起來很簡單，家里擁有越多的面積就代表花費越多。想達到合適的溫度就要花費更多的錢去維持。小一些面積在供暖開銷上面比較少，這尤其適合那種隨季節(jié)氣溫變化的房子很關(guān)鍵。

5. A small home is easier to furnish. If you’re just starting out, the cost of furnishing your first house can add up fast, especially if that house has thousands of square feet of living space to fill. A small house (or condo or apartment) with less area to fill means you can focus on purchasing things you love, rather than stretching your budget just to get something in each room.

小一點的家庭更方便布置。如果你剛剛開始裝修家庭，第一筆家具的購買開銷會很大。特別是你的家面積很大的話開銷會更大。面積較小的公寓或者房子的填充意味著你可以專注于購買你喜歡的東西，而不是拉伸你的預算只是在每個房間里。

6. A small home can free up money for other things. Choosing a smaller home can free up your finances to cover other things that are important to you, such as travel adventures, business investments or a water view. Before thinking you “need” a certain amount of space, consider what you could gain by giving up some square footage.

一個小家可以為其他東西的購買騰出錢。選擇一個較小的家庭可以更好的幫你省錢。省下的錢可以用來去消費更重要的東西，比如旅游開銷，商業(yè)投資，在你想得到更多的空間之前，想一想小的空間更能讓你得到什么東西？

7. A small home takes less time to clean. There’s no way to get out of housecleaning entirely — but if you have a small home, the process is much quicker and easier. Shorten cleaning time each week and gain time to do something else … like sit down and enjoy your beautiful home!

小家庭可以省下更少的時間去清理，沒有任何一個家不需要整個打掃。但是如果你有一個小家，清理打掃的進場就會更快更容易。減少每周的打掃時間花更多的時間去做其他事情。比如坐下來靜靜地在家里發(fā)呆。

8. A small home is easier on the environment. By using less water, power and other resources, a smaller home also has a smaller environmental footprint. Take that a few steps further by adding features like energy-efficient appliances, solar panels, rain barrels and a compost bin for the garden.

小的家庭能和環(huán)境相處更加和諧，更省水，省資源。進一步的可以利用一些能源節(jié)能，太陽能板，雨水接收器在你的花園中，可以給你的陽臺上多養(yǎng)一些綠植之類的。與大自然接觸。

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