Have you ever seen a tiny house?
Apparently, part of the downsizing movement has helped increase the popularity of Tiny Houses. They range in size from 65 square feet to a few hundred square feet and if you are an average American, you would probably say that is indeed tiny. If the small size weren’t enough of an adjustment, fitting all your possessions into a space that small would even be a challenge for a minimalist. But they have many enthusiasts and the trend seems to be growing.
Most of them are fully functional – including a kitchen, bathroom, living, and sleeping area and as you would expect they make tremendously efficient use of every inch of space. Obviously, this type of living isn’t for everyone, but tiny housers love it because…
- You can move most of them anywhere since they are often wheels
- Tiny house living requires just a fraction of the resources that others use
- There is a lot less to clean!
- How quick could you pay off a mortgage on a 100 sq. ft house?
How about a tour of a tiny house?
Text just doesn’t do the Tiny house justice, you really need to see one to understand…
This one is a bit larger…
Tiny thoughts
I am very intrigued by ideas like this. While I don’t think I will ever do anything that small, I think there is a lot that we can learn from tiny housers. If they really can fit all their possessions into a house that is smaller than my bedroom – shouldn’t I be able to quit complaining that I don’t have enough space?
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That is so cool!
Our home is clearly not tiny (it’s 900 sq ft) but does sometimes feel constricted with four adults living in it. When our daughter and her fiance move out, we’ll be down to two people and more room than we need.
We bought “small” because we knew we didn’t want more house than was necessary for our planned lives.
I watched the first video but not the second, so I may be commenting in the blind here.
This looks like a seasonal workers dream! Or a retirees. You could follow the work or the seasons without ever having to leave “home”. (I guess this is as close to the experience of turtles that human beings will ever get.)
On the positive side are the lower cost and mobility, but also the fact that since you’ll have less space, you’d have built in discipline to not buy too much stuff, since you’ll have no room to store it.
Downside–you won’t be able to store up food and necessary items in any quantitity. Buying in large quantities to take advantage of sales would become problematic. May need a storage trailer to boot, or rent a storage unit in the location dujour. But what do you do when relatives come to town and need a place to stay???
Lol, maybe the relatives could bring their own tiny houses on wheels when they come to visit…?
I have never heard of or seen these, but I think it is fascinating. I know my hubby and kids would not go for it, but if I were a single person, it is something I might seriously consider because of the simplicity and the financial savings.
These little houses sort of make me think of the pioneers that settled our country in the 1800’s. There is an authentic pioneer log cabin in a state park near where we live, and the sign mentions that a family with several children lived there. Like many pioneer cabins were, it is very tiny – only one room I think.
It might be amazing what we could live without if we had to…. (Not that I’m wishing for harder times!)
Half the fun must come from brainstorming space-saving ideas, like multifunctional ‘Transformers’ furniture. It reminds me
of the space saving items I stuff into my kayak on river
and ocean tours.
Two questions: since it is classified as an RV, how quickly does it depreciate? I can’t imagine it’s a great investment.
Secondly, where do you put the grand piano?