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Less Means More

Issue: 
March 2009

Three local households live large in fewer square feet

Photographs by: 
Christopher Brown
Jimmy Neaux and his wife, Mary McBride
From the property’s nine acres of preserved forest to the home’s roomless floor plan, Jimmy Meaux and his wife, Mary McBride, en
“WE REALIZED INSTEAD OF 25 BOWLS, WE ONLY NEEDED FIVE, AND INSTEAD OF 25 PLATES, WE COULD LIVE WITH SIX...” —MARY McBRIDE
Developers revived the Sawyer Motor Co. building, converting it into business and condominium spaces a few years ago.
the master bedroom is located on the third floor
the ground-level guest room doubles an office.
John and Jane Reeves
the home is heated entirely by two wood stoves, except for the coldest nights of the year when they resort to a gas furnace.
Hung bookshelves keep fl oor space near the main entryway free.
Privacy for the large bathtub is not an issue since that side of the house overlooks a steep hill.