Cabana on Wheels Tiny House Plans

• Michael
  September 10, 2024, 2:02 am

  Without the second downstairs bedroom, the low headroom sleeping loft and a simplified roof shape it would be an option for me although the bathroom isn’t close to the bedroom. It would be better between bed and living room.
  What is missing is a decent outdoor living space. But this can be added easily.
  I like the dining arrangement and the spacious kitchen.

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• Doreen
  September 14, 2024, 9:29 am

  While I love the *idea* of having more bedrooms they lost me on the execution. All of the bedrooms are just barely big enough for a bed (you’d have to shimmy along the wall getting out of bed) and there is zero storage for clothing in any of them. Not even a nightstand or shelving or anything next to the beds! And where would 7 people even get dressed? One bedroom has enough room but if you added a dresser or something you’d lose that space, so everyone would have to take turns or dress out in the living area. Weird.

  I get that living tiny also means living minimally, but some tiny homes seem to go more for the initial WOW factor over functionality and actual living requirements for people other than the most devoted minimalists.

  As a working person, even if I decluttered to within an inch of my life these bedrooms would still be way, way too small. I would need the smaller bedroom on the first floor for a makeshift closet/dressing room/linen storage area. I would have to add shelving, at minimum, in the larger bedroom because I use a CPAP and need somewhere to put my glasses when I go to bed.

  All that said, I do like the kitchen and living area. The bathroom seems nice, but the one photo doesn’t tell me much. However, this tiny home would be much more suited to be an Airbnb if they’re going for the “it sleeps up to 7” route. If they’re trying to appeal to families/groups that would need all those bedrooms, I think there are very few that would find this adequate as it’s shown.

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  • James D.
    September 15, 2024, 11:07 am

    Kinda the point of DIY plans that the owner would customize it to their needs. Renderings, etc. will usually only show a basic/minimal layout because it’s impossible to show every possible way it can be optimized for everyone. So imagination and creativity is very much an essential part of looking at any form of tiny living arrangement…

    For example, there are platform beds that can flip up to reveal a closet space beneath. A elevator bed could serve the same function… CPAP, etc. can be on shelving near the bed… Interior walls can be used for additional storage spaces… A smaller full size bed would provide more walking space, if there’s no need to share the space… Skip the loft for sleeping and you can have ceiling drop down storage system for the bedrooms or the elevator bed design to free up the rooms when not sleeping… In addition to adding a outdoor space, additions can be added instead for extra rooms, as just like a normal house a tiny house doesn’t have to be limited to its initial design… Basically, the shown design should often be considered just the starting point of how to look at it…

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    • Doreen
      September 15, 2024, 11:12 am

      My bad. I did not realize these were just examples and this is for DIY plans. Not sure how I made it through the whole article without seeing the word ‘plans’ every few inches, LOL. My old, tired brain goes right for the pictures sometimes.

      Reading is fundamental. Thanks for gently pointing that out and not slamming me for my idiocy.

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      • James D.
        September 15, 2024, 11:35 am

        It’s actually a common mistake. Most people just aren’t used to how different tiny living market is from the traditional housing market. Since, the smaller you go, the more the design needs to be optimized for the specific person living in the home and that’s the opposite of the traditional housing market.

        So, don’t worry about it. Your observations were very valid, it’s just something to get used to that for tiny living that the normal limitations aren’t as big a issue as they may first seem because customization will often be a normal part of the process, even for existing homes, and making changes for what’s best for yourself is very normal…

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