The Perfect Tiny Home

Jules

Jules

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This was described as the perfect tiny home. It seems more like an apartment. Would it work for your downsizing.

This got 100s of positive reviews. All space is well used. There’s room for a small desk in each bedroom.

I’d add a balcony, hardwood floors, and more shelving.

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It would work for me. I adore tiny well thought out homes. I’d add decks, more windows and shelving for books and hanging pots and pans etc., plus lots of hangers and standing planters for flowers - summer - Xmas decorations etc
 
I like it a lot. The only thing I would change would be to throw out the island in the kitchen. I would put the sinks against the wall and use that space for a small table and four chairs. I wouldn't want to eat every meal on stools while looking at the sink.
 
Della said:
I like it a lot. The only thing I would change would be to throw out the island in the kitchen. I would put the sinks against the wall and use that space for a small table and four chairs. I wouldn't want to eat every meal on stools while looking at the sink.
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I agree. I much prefer a regular table for eating rather than sitting at an island. But I think the purpose here might be extra storage that is probably much needed.
 
Devi said:
I don't know that that's a real "tiny home". It looks like a small two-bedroom/two bath apartment.
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If it's a stand-a-lone unit I think it would qualify as a home rather than an apartment. As an apartment is a self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building

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The older I get the more I like the smaller spaces, I feel more secure, their less costly to heat and cool and they don't provide extra space to collect junk.
 
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Housing crisis. In my locality, the "tiny homes" are much smaller, and more like a trailer home. They're linear and must be built on skids so they can be moved if required. Most do have a loft, for a little extra usable space.

I remember watching movies set in New York City in the 1970s and earlier. Even reasonably successful characters were living in apartments the size of what's shown in Jules' post, or a somewhat smaller. When I was in NYC for a few days in 1984, working on a project, someone loaned me an apartment near the Chrysler building. It definitely had a much tighter kitchen, and had no room for a washer & drier, nor two double-bed spaces!
 
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That's a strange layout in my opinion, and I'm not sure it qualifys as a tiny home seeing it has two bedrooms and two baths. Curious as to what the total square footage is.

I could easily live in a tiny home, would actually prefer it at this stage. If local zoning would allow it I would split my property and build one for me and turn my current house over to one of my kids. Problem is minimum square footage here is 1200 sq.ft., that's larger than I need or want.

I need a barn or out building of some sort though, I like to work on projects and need space for that.
 
Jmo, I think the term tiny “home” as opposed to tiny house, is suggesting that it’s an apartment or perhaps a granny suite or small laneway house.

Pepper said:
What does outside look like? Did I miss a link to it?
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It was just a floor plan.

Pepper said:
I noticed it has two toilets! ❤️❤️
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If we ever move, that’s a priority.

Michael Z said:
I would love it except for bathroom access goes through a bedroom.
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One person would have to be extra neat. Our beds are made every morning, to it wouldn’t be too much of an issue.
 
As I stated in another thread, We have spent 5 years in a 226 SqFt camper. We are rebuilding our forever home... massive place... 964 SqFt plus another 672 SqFt 2 car garage. Plan on getting GPS locators so we can find each other......
 
debodun said:
So if you had company and they needed to use the john, they'd have to walk through a bedroom?
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It’s not my favourite thing, but priorities. It’s a tiny home.
 

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