It seems to be the trend of late to down-size and try the more humble approach to life. Crashing banks, economic down-turns, a freakishly unpredictable stock exchange and big, big debt all round seems to have got people a little bit concerned. There was a time when people were getting more and more and more and more into debt and the need to earn more and more and more and more to service it was getting larger by the second. Those times are still upon us, that's pretty obvious, but there does seem to be some change in the air, don't you think? Over the past year in particular people are starting to wake up and smell the roses {literally, for some lucky ones!}. Sea changes and lifestyle priorities are becoming more and more important to people. Slaving away the hours at work to service an astronomically high mortgage {let alone all of the other bills we accrue every time we open our mouths for air!} isn't all that much fun.
The other day, at our art class, some of us were chatting about building and designing plans {very much on my mind at the moment}. Someone mentioned their idea of building the smallest house they possibly could ~ 4 metres by 4 metres! That is mighty small and I so take my hat off to them for even thinking that they could live comfortably for an extended period of time in that tiny house BUT they've got a pretty cool point. Making our houses WAAAAAAYYYYY more functional and alot less big and wasteful is a goal that most of us probably could have and be a lot less in debt than we already are.
So, if you see yourself as someone who could cut down abit of their living space or even if you're not but want to have a sticky beak keep scrolling down.
When you google Tiny Houses you come up with the most amazing little buildings. I've found them along my interneting tracks over the past year and stashed them away for sharing at some point or other. I thought today is as good a day as any to share them with you.
So here they are in their teensy, tiny glory! ... 
If you visit Tiny Texas Houses you'll see more of these lovely little houses. They are completely made out of recycled materials!
How would you go for a night or two or a few years in one of these cute as a button houses?
I am looking at down-sizing so we can have a bit more land about us and experience the out of town life BUT I don't think I'll go quite this tiny. Somewhere in between my purple nest and one of these, me thinks.
What about you? Could you do it? How small is too small? Do you use all of your house to it's full potential?
4 comments:
Oh yeah!
Myoung and I lived for a couple of years in an 12 pyeong apartment. 1 pyeong = 3.3058 square metres. This measurement included the common areas like building entrance, car space and elevator space.
When we moved into a 22 pyeong loft apartment it was the height of luxury! (even though the loft area was unusable during the summer.)
I could so easily do it again. I love tiny living and minimal possessions - but not with kids!!!
That's so small! I think about my little house in Mecklenberg St. It was pretty small. 13 kids grew up in that place! Same with the little cottage we lived in at The Pinch. Huge family lived in that in a by gone era. I bet noone whinged either, like we all do. I bet they were thankful to have a roof over their heads. (That would be what their parents mentioned to them at least once a day...I'm sure LOL). Oh how the times have changed.
13 kids!
When I was looking for examples of small house design I came across this bloghttp://inashoe.com/2008/04/big-family-in-a-small-house-part-1-bedrooms/
Twelve of 'em in a 3 bedroom house! Surely then, we can have 5 of us in a 3 bedroom!
Ever since these cute little houses became a trend, my teenage son hasn't stopped on telling me about his dream of having one. I understand the reason why he likes it so much. He's a simple boy who wants to live a simple life, so a tiny house would perfectly fit his lifestyle. Soon, his dad and I will fulfill this dream for him. :)
Chassidy Bednarz
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