Is 20 square feet a space one by 20, 2 by 10, or 4 by 5
Darryl Huffman
Anchorage, Alaska
Darryl (and list),
20' square is just an estimation. I'm an apartment dweller and
usually find small 'shelf' layouts to be all I can find room for. In
the apartment I'm in now, for example, I have had layouts of 6'x6';
6'x10';and 8'x12' in the last two years. None have been any wider
than 16" and all were simply "L" shaped (no continuous running).
The reasons for the changes are not because I was un happy with
either the layouts construction or design, but because of the small
living quaters I have. I find the layout gets "too heavy" in any
given corner of the apartment and, like the furniture, I want to re-
arrange my house to have a fresh perspective. (My wife has allot to
do with this.)
5 years ago I switched from N to HO because I beleive that I can
enjoy the detail in the small space better with HO than in N. When
the sapce is too small for much of a railroad - even in N - you need
to fill it with more detailing and less stuff. This is just an
opinion, but it fits with what I like.
Anyway, I guess you could say that I'm just searching for new
idea's. Then, if I find one I like, I can see where in my small
place I can put it.
Thanks for your time,
Donovan in Dallas
