Retro Kitchen Unit

Kim one of our readers noticed today that there’s a great kitchen unit on Ebay that would fit perfectly in a tiny house– it’s made by Dwyer, a US company who’s been building tiny kitchen equipment for decades.

They’re mighty expensive new, but old ones occasionally show up on Ebay for a song. Kim bought one for a mother-in-law’s apartment in their old house a few years ago- it worked perfectly despite being about 40 years old (cute and retro). This one’s much bigger but has a 4-burner gasstove and oven– all you’d need for actual living in a tiny house.

To check it out go to the Ebay listing here. The Ebay item #270277912624.

    

 

 

Hide and Sink

I want to thank Justin from materialicious.com for pointing me to a couple of space saving bathroom fixtures.

This is very modern furniture that would be used in a small house or tiny living area. The first is the hideaway sink which pulls out of the wall only when needed. Give guests more space to move around in a powder room by tucking the sink into a drawer that slides in and out of the wall. I have not been able to track down the price on this one yet.

The second is the Vertabrae Bathroom System which is an incredibly compact and vertical bathroom unit that houses just about everything you need in your bathroom. This stylish aluminum sculpture of seven stacked modules that rotate from the center “spinal column,” has every basic item you need in a bathroom, plus it leaves you some room to bend down to touch your toes without hitting your head on the way up.
With a toilet, sink and two modules (one for children), the Vertibrae gives most of the space in your bathroom right back to you. And the Vertebrae even provides some space for shower, bath, shaving, and cosmetic products right along the column. Cleaning supplies and your favorite toilet paper… in the cupboards under the toilet seat. This one may be only for those who have plenty to spend, as it is my understanding the price is $17k for the unit.

These modern bathroom units would fit in very well in a modern home and go along with such things as a modern bedroom using a modern platform bed,  a modern living room using a modern sectional sofa, modern tv stand, modern leather sofas. So you rustic folks like me may chose to look for something else. Anyway some cool stuff worth looking into.

Vertabrae Bathroom System

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MicroFridge

When downsizing you need smaller appliance and MicroFridge has come up with an interesting combination refrigerator/freezer and microwave.

Featuring a 2-door refrigerator/freezer and a .6 cu. ft., 600 watt microwave oven with touchpad controls. Finger print - free stainless steel on refrigerator/freezer doors and on face of microwave. Sides and top of cabinets are black. ENERGY STAR rated refrigerator/freezer uses less energy, saves money and helps protect the environment.

In a MicroFridge® combination appliance, the refrigerator/freezer plugs into a special outlet on the back of the microwave, the microwave then plugs into the wall…using only one wall socket.

The MicroFridge combination is available in a popular black and now stainless steel. They are quite reasonable ranging from $305 to $649. Worth checking into. These may not be the best for off the grid solutions but great for all other small spaces.

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