Public Toilet Turned Into Dream Home

by Kent Griswold on May 12th, 2010. 6 Comments

Ellen Murphy pointed out this great article in the Mail Online a UK based paper about a couple who turned a public toilet into a beautiful dream home.

Chris Brook the author states that: They spent a lot more than a penny doing it up, but turning the public toilets into a home was a true labour of love.

For nearly a century the Victorian WC was used as a loo by visitors to the beach at Scarborough.

Dream home: Tracey Woodhouse and partner Graham Peck have turned the £15,000 former public toilet into a cosy house

Now the distinctive building has been transformed by Tracy Woodhouse and her partner Graham Peck into a cosy house, with magnificent views overlooking the North Sea.
The Gents is now the lounge and the Ladies is the bedroom and en suite bathroom. Continue Reading »

Posted May 12th, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Tiny House Concept
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Thin House, Fat Wallet

by Kent Griswold on January 10th, 2010. 10 Comments

James Stuart sent me this article he found in a paper in the UK. Though not tiny this house is small in width at only 66 inches wide. The total square footage is 1000 so there are lots of levels in this thin home.

The property is located in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, and is on the market for £549,950, and has been described as one of the skinniest houses in Britain.

Photos and captions courtesy of Mail Online.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1233444/Thin-house-fat-wallet-Property-6ft-wide-sale-550-000.html#ixzz0cEExHxJG

Thin but pricey: The entire house measures just 5ft 6ins wide.

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Posted January 10th, 2010 by Kent Griswold and filed in Tiny House Articles, Tiny House Concept
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