This past weekend, over at the Tiny House Talk Facebook page, Alex reposted my video tour of my tiny house with the question, “Could you cook in this kitchen?”
While there were plenty of positive responses, there were also some questions and concerns about our kitchen I wanted to address right here on Tiny House Talk.
Our Kitchen under construction by Laura M. LaVoie
Click below to read more about my tiny kitchen.
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I haven’t shared the news from Tumbleweed tiny houses with you yet.
They’ve recently released their new Cypress 20 tiny house design and plans.
This model is much like the Fencl but this one’s 20′ long instead of 19′.
So it’s just a bit larger and designed differently inside. Let me show you.
It may look like you’ve seen it before because it resembles most of Tumbleweed’s designs, but I assure you it’s new:
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To me that’s what tiny houses are all about.
Because a tiny home provides shelter at it’s most basic form.
Life is all really about meeting our basic human needs and growing from there.
And only after we do that can we really flourish, or grow. Right?
That’s what I believe, anyway. Before we can be creative, give to others, and share- or discover and embrace- our gift with the world we first have to meet our own basic needs, would you agree?
Below is one of my favorite quotes. I first read it in The Small House Book by Jay Shafer.
Photo Credit The Small House Book (page 6) by Jay Shafer
It reads, “There is only one success – to be able to spend your own life in your own way.” – Christopher Morley
To me, the goal is to be as independent as possible. To do my best to be my own economy. Or at least, not be at the mercy of “the economy.”
And we can do this with or without a tiny house. But the smaller and more efficient, the better (usually- but not always).
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When you’re building a space that is 200 square feet or less your bathroom is probably going to be quite small. Considering half of the space will be taken up with a toilet, composting or otherwise, a very small shower will be imperative. As it turns out, there are more options than you might imagine from the most basic solutions to decorative ideas.
For our tiny house we chose a 30X30 fiberglass shower stall. Since this was our first building we wanted something that was easy to install and put together. We built our bathroom walls around it to ensure that it fit properly. It may not be the most decorative option but it is simple and functional and we can spruce it up with a nice shower curtain.
Photo by Laura M. LaVoie
Click below to read about more tiny house showers.
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This small a-frame cabin that many people would call a tiny house was professionally renovated by dmvA architecture.
They called the project Extension House VB. It’s a vacation home in Brecht, Belgium.
The clients wanted to respect the original design while making it modern and more spacious.
Here’s what they did in summary:
Here’s what the cabin originally looked like:
Photos by Mick Couwenbergh
My question to you is, “do you like it better before or after?” Take a look at the home after the renovation then I’ll tell you what I think below:
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Why do you want a tiny bunk cabin on a trailer?
Is it to put in your backyard for visitors or are you going to live in it?
I don’t think this one’s big enough for most of us to live in but it can be used as a separate micro guest house.
Or even for hobbies, the kids, or just a little getaway within your backyard, homestead or plot of land.
Enjoy the interior photos below: [click to continue…]
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I usually show you tiny houses on wheels but today I’m showing you a modern truck RV/motorhome by MCM Design.
Besides that I also like to share teardrop campers and other RVs with you too.
So today I ask you the question, “would you rather go with a modern motorhome like this… Or a tiny house on wheels?”
Have a look below first and then decide. I’d love to read your thoughts in the comments at the bottom on what you’d prefer.
I think this motorhome is so well designed that I wondered if some of us would consider something like this over a tiny home on a trailer?
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