It's really hard to buy a one bedroom Spanish-style house with sparkling pool, a designer kitchen and a nearby golf course. There aren't many of them. I would like to buy a beautifully designed but small house on an extra large lot but there just aren't any. High quality luxurious construction in small volume is very rare. In the more expensive houses the rooms are laughably huge, like having to walk 10 feet from the bed to the dresser. The basic problem is way too much bad taste out there.
Have you seen her home designs? (Link, below) They’re very nice & practical. I have way more house than I need, but I wanted the LAND, and not the house. We, too, are only 2 people (and two dogs and two cats) in a 3-story house, that used to house five and sometimes six of us. We’re mid-40’s now, and our “farmette” it’s a little Midwest Goldmine, so we’ll hold on for another decade, then greatly downsize. ;) (I can’t wait, actually!)
http://www.notsobighouse.com/