This is one woman’s amazing DIY tree house in Miami where she raised her three children.
Outside, you’ll notice a huge tree with a cozy home tucked inside its strong branches. The farm on which this house is located has many other small huts and structures, so you get a different look depending on what you focus on.
When you go inside, you’ll find her open-air bedroom. She has a queen bed up against one wall with a railing for safety. The wide roof overhang keeps her dry and she wakes up to the gentle breeze from outside. The main living space has the same open-air feel with similar wide roof overhangs. When you go inside, you’ll find a desk, couch, and a full kitchenette with a sink, refrigerator and a three-burner stove and oven.
Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!
Woman Who Raised 3 Children in her DIY Tree House in Miami
Images © Tiny House Giant Journey via YouTube
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See how this married couple, Peter and Shannon, built their own tiny house for less than $20,000 and how they are living simply in it.
This is one of the most amazing tiny homes I’ve ever seen. I think you’ll be really impressed once you see what it’s like inside.
Inside this little cottage on wheels, you’ll find everything you want from home… A 28″ flat screen TV, washer/dryer, kitchen with large sink, staircase to the loft, and lots of windows and natural light throughout. All for under $20k.
Great work Peter, Shannon, Peter’s Dad, (and their friends, family, and building team). This is yet another amazing example of what you can do with your own custom tiny house project with enough dedication and good old fashion hard work.
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Updated January 7, 2019
Couple Build and Live in Tiny House for Less than $20k
Images © Peter and Shannon/TinyLike.us
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In this video based post you’ll get to see how a family of five lives in an 850 sq. ft. small house that’s 100 years old. And if you do the division, that’s only 170 sq. ft. per person. So if you really wanted to, you can say that they’re living tiny, right?
But it’s really more of a ‘normal’ small house with fenced in yard (which is great!). They even bought a shed that they’ll later on be turning into a tiny house to use as a guest house later on. You can get the full story from Talya Rose in the video below so you can learn how and why they’re living in this little home as a growing family.
I think they made a great decision for their life long-term because it seems like this house will work well for them for many years to come if not for the rest of their lives. What do you think about families and tiny houses? In your opinion, should they go tiny or go small instead? Please share your best thoughts in the comments below. Thank you.
Family of 5 Living in 850 Sq. Ft. Small House
Images © Talya Rose
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About a year ago I introduced you to Shaye and Tom thanks to the people over at Living Big in a Tiny House. I love this story because this couple decided to ‘just go for it’ and take advantage of the benefits of tiny house living early in their life. They’re now enjoying more freedom and are building a life on their own terms.
Right now I’m here to give you an update on them since a lot has changed for them after living in their tiny house for one year. They now have a newborn daughter named Hazel. Their tiny house has a new porch and it’s fully decorated inside. And if you really like their house you can even buy the plans to build one just like it yourself.
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Young Family Designs and Builds Debt-free Tiny Home on Wheels with a Porch
Images © DIY House Buiding
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Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), my small apartment is not so tiny at 792 sq. ft. but when you consider that it has 3 ensuite bedrooms with private bathrooms for each (2 with a king bed, 1 with a queen and each with their own closet) it shows a clever use of this limited space.
The location of the building built in 1926, right in front of a sandy beach on the riviera between nice and cannes makes it a truly special place.
I am selling my place because I must relocate and I have a website: www.thebestapartmentofjuanlespins.com. The asking price is 750,000.00 euros which is $1,050,000 in USD.
Beachfront 792 Sq. Ft. Small Apartment with 3 Bedrooms
Images © Gerald M. Langlade
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This 950 sq. ft. small house was designed for a family by Rusafova Markulis Architects.
It’s called The Blue House and was created specifically for their clients needs.
Since the home is inspired by Japanese aesthetics it has a simple and elegant design, look, and feel.
It was completed in June of 2013 and photographed by Jennifer Coates.
Simple and Elegant Family Small House
All Images © Jennifer Coates & Rusafova Markulis Architects
I encourage you to enjoy touring the rest of this amazing 950 sq. ft. small home for a family and answer me this in the comments below…
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Since I’ve been getting several questions from readers related to families and tiny houses…
I wanted to share my most recent thoughts on the idea of- let’s say- a family of 5 moving into a tiny home.
If you’re here it’s likely that you’re either thinking about moving your family into a tiny home…
Or you might know somebody who has that ‘crazy’ idea.
Either way, I’m here to give you what I think are my most honest and helpful thoughts without the b.s.
I’ve been researching tiny living since 2009 and I care about every single one of you so I’d like to save you as much sweat, blood, and tears as possible.
Tiny houses on wheels, in my opinion, are not a great long-term solution for the majority of families with children.
And here’s why…
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I ran into this news segment on the Tiny House Movement by Global News 16×9 in Canada.
The episode takes you on an adventure into a few people’s lives who live very tiny lives.
And the question is, for these people, do small spaces mean more freedom?
But it’s not just that. These micro homes are also much better for the environment.
What do you small spaces- including tiny homes- mean to you?
Tiny House Movement: Small Spaces More Freedom?
© 16x9onglobal
I encourage you to enjoy the rest of this article on the tiny house movement, watch the 10-minute documentary video below and see how you may even want to become a part of the small movement for freedom, too, below:
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I thought I would share this tiny house tour with you from Slabtown Customs.
Scott Stewart (owner of the company and designer/builder) gives you a complete tour of their Flipped Loft tiny home while it’s furnished and being lived in.
I know that you probably like to see examples of tiny houses being lived in and you’ll love this because it’s a tiny home for a family of four!
That means… Yes… There’s even a kids room in here!
I encourage you to learn more about this house and how you might be able to get one or build one yourself below if you want to:
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