Comments on: Tiny house living anyone?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:22:41 +0000

I’m obsessed with these houses! I just found your blog a few weeks ago, but I only found this post today. Seriously, I’ve begged my husband to help me build one of these guys for months. Unfortunately though, he’s 6′ 3″ and didn’t feel like having his hair graze the ceiling while standing in his own kitchen. I can’t blame him. But I still love it, and would love to one day build one (actually, the Lusby you showed is the one I love the most!). They’re just fabulous!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:36:18 +0000

@Kevin is correct about lack of storage. We live in a 625 sq. ft apartment and, while I converted a closet into a pantry, I am still unable to really buy in bulk and realize savings from quantity purchases.
We moved here from a 3-bedroom, full basement bungalow, so it did take quite a bit of paring down but we find living in this small space keeps us from accumulating needless “stuff” and constantly reviewing that which we have.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:55:26 +0000

These houses are really cool but they’re not for everyone. They’re pretty much made to house just one person. I find them fascinating and completely possible to live in. But you have to overcome the price tag, a place to park it and getting rid of almost everything you have.

And if you have a family one of these is out of the question. But what you can do is find ways to make 500, 700 and 900 sq ft places cater to a family instead of 1200 sq ft +.

And there are other uses for them too, like…

* Guest house
* Office
* Meditation room
* Music room

Etc..

By: Cory

Cory — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:14:43 +0000

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?

By: Larz

Larz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:34:21 +0000

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.

By: Mel Turley

Mel Turley — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:21:23 +0000

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!)

By: Kevin at OutOfYourRut

Kevin at OutOfYourRut — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:36 +0000

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???

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:39:14 +0000

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.