There has been a lot of talk lately in the blogosphere that a coming trend for 2009 is the decline in square footage. In an effort to save money on initial cost as well as upkeep, Americans are choosing smaller homes. In 2008 the average size of a home was 2,000+ square feet according to the National Associate of Home Builders. Just 30 years earlier the average home size was only 1,400 square feet. Most predictions that I am seeing for 2009 can basically be summed up in one statement, Getting Back to the Basics.

What I want to show you is a different way of thinking. I recently found  a blog online talking about small housing called LittleDiggs. In the blog are some fun pictures of ways people are using their space wisely. “Driven by a purity of thought; abito is dedicated to the elimination of dead space…”

Another fun blog for small space living is based on Japanese culture (don’t worry the website is in English) and has 20+ pictures to awe you. “Probably the thinnest there is: this wall-like structure in Nagasaki…”

Whether you want to call these homes and businesses green living or just plain crazy… take a minute to think about your use of space and how you could be more efficient.