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Shaye and Tom are a young couple who decided to design and build their own tiny house in West Auckland, New Zealand. It measures 7.2 meters long by 2.4 meters wide which translates to approximately 24′ x 8′. Or a total of 15 square meters (or 161 square feet).
They’ve only been living in it for two weeks as of the filming of the video tour and interview you can watch below thanks to the folks at Living Big in a Tiny House. What’s really inspiring is that the couple had never built anything like this before. They were able to learn most of what they needed by watching videos on the Internet.
What might be even more inspiring is that they’re only going to spend a total of about $20,000 to build it themselves. And that’s all with very high-quality materials used for the build.
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I encourage you to enjoy the rest of the tour (and interview) below:
Kitchen and Staircase with Storage to the Loft
Kitchen (Still Unfinished)
Living Area
Nice open living space and notice the built-in storage drawers under the built-in seating.
Staircase Storage with Closet
Sleeping Loft
Bathroom (Unfinished)
Video Tour & Interview with Shaye & Tom
Tom & Shaye Moving/Towing their Tiny House
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I wont a tiny home so bad , i live in Louisiana i was hit by Hurricane Kalost everything then i got a travel trailer it was lost by fire . Iam by myself i hope one day that am blessed with a tiny home
This is the best storage staircase I’ve seen yet. Using the white and wood sections the way they did really disguises the stair aspect while being absolutely gorgeous to look at. The whole place is well thought out and looks very livable.
That is really nice, that would be perfect..i might do some a little fabrication idea i have loft part! Love the stair storage drawer! oh, love your english accent too! hehehe
This is a really well built (looking well built) but it still has the problem of non-livability. All of the builders seem to have taken the storage thing and ran with it. I could not live in a home, small or large, that did not have comfortable seating. The thought of sitting on a bench for the foreseeable future would not suit me at all. I see the LR benches coming out and chairs or sofa going in! Also again, for the minimal cost, dormers are a necessity for loft sleeping.
I just went back and looked again and noticed the casual picture of the owners..both had tried to find the most comfortable place to sit..the wall corners. Yes I stick to my observation. In order to live in a place, you need to have good seating.
Pretty sure you can add foam toppers to the seating or even— if they are wide enough –use futon or twin mattress’ for toppers. Would make for comfy seating with bolsters at back–like a day bed–and these can even be used to store a duvet or two in them during the day.
You do need storage for even the most minimal life—-even the homeless use shopping carts for storage. Tribal life used travois to move their stuff from place to place. Beyond that caves are still turning up with stuff in them from thousands of years ago–and NOT only utilitarian STUFF either. There seems to be a deep need in humans for stuff. Both for taking care of our day to day needs and for beauty.
Agree with everyone else, best staircase I have seen! Us old gals can’t manage a ladder anymore. Just a lovely job, my goodness these young people are so creative. Thanks so much for sharing all these beautiful tiny and/ or small homes with us, much aprecieted.
Beautiful house…and truck.