Have you ever wondered how small a tiny house can be? Levi Kelly’s micro tiny house is smaller than many people’s closets, but it still has a kitchen, bed, and bathroom.
At just 19 square feet, this tiny house might be one of the smallest functional dwellings ever built. Watch the video below to see how Levi made this little space work!
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Exterior of the Micro Tiny House
Screenshots via Levi Kelly Tours/YouTube
Building the Structure
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Compact Living Area and Kitchen
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Interior Space Maximization
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Fold-Down Sleeping Area
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The Finished Micro Tiny House
Levi Kelly’s Micro Tiny House
Video Tour
Watch the full tour from Levi Kelly:
Design Details
- Size: 19.46 square feet (1.8 sq m)
- Builder: Levi Kelly
- Build Cost: Approximately $5,000
- Platform: Single-axle trailer adapted from a truck, with stabilizing jacks
- Living Area: Bench seating for three with storage, air-conditioning unit underneath
- Kitchen: Mini-fridge, water tanks, filter system, water heater, foldable tap sink with cutting board cover
- Sleeping: Fold-down bed secured to ceiling, accessed by stepping on kitchen counter
- Bathroom: Outdoor shower in rear storage box, camping-style toilet (can be moved indoors)
- Power: Solar-powered with battery backup, RV-style power hookup option
Lessons from This Micro Tiny House
Levi Kelly’s extreme downsizing experiment offers insights for anyone exploring minimal living:
- Every function requires creative multi-use solutions — The kitchen counter becomes a step to the bed
- Outdoor amenities extend usable space — Shower and toilet in a rear storage box keep the interior for living
- Foldable and portable features are essential at this scale — Nothing can be permanently deployed
- Budget builds are possible with salvaged materials — A pre-owned trailer helped keep costs at $5,000
- Solar power enables off-grid capability in tiny footprints — Even minimal roof space can generate electricity
- Bench seating with storage serves multiple purposes — Sitting area, guest accommodation, and hidden storage in one
- Stabilizing jacks make small trailers functional homes — Movement prevention is essential for stationary use
- Water systems can be minimalist but functional — Tanks, filters, and heaters fit in surprisingly small spaces
- Extreme downsizing is a design challenge, not just a compromise — Creative problem-solving makes it work
- This size works best as a challenge or experiment — Long-term comfort requires more space for most people
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That’s amazing!
So cute! But I would need it to be a little wider. Maybe two feet wider. Then it would be alot easier to get into the bed.
I enjoyed the video. Nice little camping house.
So internal measurements are 5’10” x 3’4”?
Cute. But I would put up sort of safety bar up above. Nobody wants to roll over and break an arm.
For
Canadian use, skip the A/C and put a toilet under the bench instead. Could curtain it with a slide around shower curtain rod. You could do some sort of fantastic fan in the roof, or a battery one, but with an opening up top, it wouldn’t take much power to keep the air moving in a Canadian summer. As for heating, I think that might be impossible. Maybe a small electric heater if solar working, but it can’t be counted on.
Other builders have used outdoor hangers for shower curtains to provide privacy for both the shower and toilet use. There is no room to store any form of luggage or baggage once you are ready to camp/sleep. Guess you should plan to store everything else in the vehicle or under a tarp or tent. The video shows a high step to enter. Perhaps you should plan to carry a stepstool for easier access. One can also add a drop-down table for additional work or eating space. You did create a functional space for a small person. However, a midget or little person can create a similar space and maybe make it livable for a couple of their size and possibly beat your record. Question—when they speak of records, are they only referring to square footage or cube space and for which size of person?