Also consider - the average home has gone up in size dramatically in the last 100 years. The average amount of living space per person in a new house has nearly doubled in the last 42 years. And I'd say if you went back 100 years, it would be even more dramatic. Maybe you don't really need more room.

I had a friend who grew up in Singapore, a family with 4 kids in a small apartment. Aside from clothing (limited), she had a shoebox size container for all her "extras". And she's fine.