When my parents bought land, they built a 2000 square foot rancher, then behind their house, they built my mom a 600 sq. ft. studio (she is an artist) and my dad built a 2400 sq. ft. "garage" for all his toys. I tell my husband that when my parents pass away, I want to buy their house, just so that I can have the studio for myself. However, I think if I combined all the space I take up now in our home and how much I keep accumulating, I would outgrow that studio in a matter of a few years.