Posted on 10/28/2015 7:57:49 PM PDT by grundle
While there are quite a few tempting "turn-key" tiny homes available to order right now, there's just something about a super personalized owner-built home that's extra thrilling to see. Case in point: this 160-square-foot "Tiny Hall House" ("Hall" being the owners' surname) in Massachusetts, which was built for under $30K over six months and houses three people.
Looking snugly lived-in and photoshoot-ready at the same time, the home comes with the standard tiny living accoutrements, including a lofted Queen bed, compact "couch" that doubles as a bed for the couple's son (the space is about two feet wide by eight feet long, which makes it about a foot narrower than the typical twin bed), kitchenette, and composting toilet. Even more rad are custom touches like the bookshelves hidden in the gabled entrance and the miniature bedside stands and lamps. Intrigued? The owners are answering tiny house questions and dropping wisdom over on their Tumblr site.
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The writer of the article doesn't even see any downside to this. The entire article is all happiness and sunshine and smiles.
Abe Lincoln comes to mind.
On another issue, what does this say about the Obama economy? /rhetorical
It looks sort of neat and some people would like it but not me. I have pretty strong claustrophobia.
It would be abusive to house a toy poodle in it.
under 30K is a selling point ?
Who are you to tell others how to live?
Kitchen next to bathroom, reminds me, my life in Singapore. Not hygienic.
Looks like something you would put on he bed of your pickup truck for the weekend.
Kinda depends on the local weather and how much property surrounds it for their use.
Kinda depends on the local weather and how much property surrounds it for their use.
Just as there is a move towards free range chickens, humans strive to see how little space they can habituate.
Were cavemen child abusers? They found, or made, a place to shelter the family?
My pantry is bigger than this house.
I notice on these tiny house shows the parents bedroom does not have a door for privacy...thats just so wrong
It’s better than a station wagon or a bunch of boxes.
And now it's immoral too, I guess. A family chooses to lives in a $30,000 house which looks cozy and well-maintained and quite respectable -- but we see moral outrage and cries of child abuse.
Crazy.
A lot of our forefathers lived in houses about this size out in the heartland of America.
Sometimes with a lot more than one child.
And the aversion would be because....??
Is it we’re NOW 21st century vs. dirt-floored plains cabins, tee-pees or, heaven forbid, cave dwellers?
How long ago was the American family the dad, mom, kids, in-laws (parents), possibly a border/nanny/etc.?
I see a simple, comforting, possibly loving, home w/ all the amenities of the day.
I’ve stayed in vacation cottages that are similar to this and they are very efficient and comfy for what they can offer. The one we stayed in had a full fridge and a loft bedroom besides the “master bedroom” and a sleeper couch. The bathroom was quite roomy. It was a bit bigger than the one shown here.
Not sure I’d enjoy so much “togetherness” day after day, though. LOL!
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