Housing options are flourishing for older Americans, with therise of ADUsand other shared living spaces.
Heres how six families adapted their surroundings to welcome new additions.
Approximate cost:$205,000
Growing your home?
(Many of the conversions in this story, and the tiny home, may be considered ADUs.)
Basement:Best for more modern homes with walk-out basements.
Ranges from adding a bedroom to creating a separate apartment.
Plus, Janice gets to enjoy her later years in a very cool new house.
The clean, white contemporary space has a front porch with two ceiling fans and views of tall trees.
I love to cook and cleanup in a smaller space is a snap, she says.
They even installed an outdoor shower between the houses.
(We all love it, says Marilyn.
It is like being on vacation every time you shower out there even in the rain.)
Call it their forever family home.
And who knows what will happen after that?
Its a very long-range plan!
Karen Fejtas reaction: Free babysitting?
Peggy sold her 980-square-foot studio in Los Angeles.
After meeting with several tiny-house builders, she opted to have hers custom designed.
I was very organized with all the details, she says.
I wanted a built-in dresser, a small closet and loads of windows.
I like to cook, somy kitchenhas plenty of storage.
And we designed the living area around my grandparents old china cabinet.
Whoa:Running a sewer line required complex trenching around tree roots to the unexpected tune of $15,000.
Wow:Having Gaga nearby is pretty magical, Karen says.
We all have dinner on Monday nights.
She has her book club here.
Norah adores her, and its such great support.
