Comments on: How to Start Living in a Tiny House http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/ Living Simply in Small Spaces Fri, 25 May 2012 20:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lisa http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-225575 Lisa Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:14:18 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-225575 I love Jay's tiny house! It goes to show that you don't have to relinquish "homey" living when you go tiny. Jay has created a very gracious home here. (I think he should become a tiny home interior design consultant.) I love the bathroom and his awesome idea to draw closed clear panels to convert it to a shower. (Where did Jay get the tiny fireplace? Too wonderful for words.) I love Jay’s tiny house! It goes to show that you don’t have to relinquish “homey” living when you go tiny. Jay has created a very gracious home here. (I think he should become a tiny home interior design consultant.) I love the bathroom and his awesome idea to draw closed clear panels to convert it to a shower. (Where did Jay get the tiny fireplace? Too wonderful for words.)

]]> By: Thyme http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-222281 Thyme Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:37:24 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-222281 I think Jesus, said it best. "Live a simple life." I think Jesus, said it best. “Live a simple life.”

]]> By: Brittany http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-222207 Brittany Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:29:46 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-222207 Beautiful job making it cozy, Kent! I love your home!! Beautiful job making it cozy, Kent! I love your home!!

]]> By: Kera - Dreadnaught Darling http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-216190 Kera - Dreadnaught Darling Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:44:42 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-216190 Great tips! It's a change for sure, but totally worth it. Great tips! It’s a change for sure, but totally worth it.

]]> By: Patti Smith http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-206815 Patti Smith Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:52:46 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-206815 i live in a space 18' X 24'. that is my whole living space. it use to be a single car garage. i have slowly made it . i have compacted and keep compacting......what more can i do.????????? i live in a space 18′ X 24′. that is my whole living space. it use to be a single car garage. i have slowly made it . i have compacted and keep compacting……what more can i do.?????????

]]> By: Jamie http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-191280 Jamie Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:09:04 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-191280 Hubby and I are getting ready to build a 14x30...I'm so ecxited NOT to have those high electric bills this winter. We live in an OLD house now and the bill got close to $700.00 last yr and we froze. NO MORE. We own the property so we have a place to put it. Hubby and I are getting ready to build a 14×30…I’m so ecxited NOT to have those high electric bills this winter. We live in an OLD house now and the bill got close to $700.00 last yr and we froze. NO MORE. We own the property so we have a place to put it.

]]> By: Nikky http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-188455 Nikky Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:14:16 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-188455 Everyone has made some good points on both sides of this subject. I have been a full timer in an RV for about a year now. I work, I'm educated and I'm much happier than I was with a mortgage. car payments and high utility bills looming over my head every month. Living n a small space is a huge change and not something that should be jumped into. I took small jaunts for a week at a time and worked up to a few months before I made the permanent change over. It is NOT for everyone. I share my tiny space with my boyfriend and he and I had to make some adjustments, for personal and emotional space. I pay taxes for the RV and insurance as well. Parking is usually not a problem. There are RV parks that are very reasonable. For anyone that built a tiny house on property, most cities require a permit for any structure so of course there would be an assessment and taxes due. As for worrying about what other people in your neighborhood think about your lifestyle, I believe that some are able to handle going against the grain a little and some who can't. Ultimately, it's a personal choice. I prefer living small and having 0 debt. Everything I own is now paid for. The lack of stress has done wonders for my health. Again, it's not for everyone. Everyone has made some good points on both sides of this subject. I have been a full timer in an RV for about a year now. I work, I’m educated and I’m much happier than I was with a mortgage. car payments and high utility bills looming over my head every month. Living n a small space is a huge change and not something that should be jumped into. I took small jaunts for a week at a time and worked up to a few months before I made the permanent change over. It is NOT for everyone. I share my tiny space with my boyfriend and he and I had to make some adjustments, for personal and emotional space.
I pay taxes for the RV and insurance as well.
Parking is usually not a problem. There are RV parks that are very reasonable.
For anyone that built a tiny house on property, most cities require a permit for any structure so of course there would be an assessment and taxes due.
As for worrying about what other people in your neighborhood think about your lifestyle, I believe that some are able to handle going against the grain a little and some who can’t.
Ultimately, it’s a personal choice. I prefer living small and having 0 debt. Everything I own is now paid for. The lack of stress has done wonders for my health.
Again, it’s not for everyone.

]]> By: Donal http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-181918 Donal Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:37:21 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-181918 I'm struck repeatedly by the tiny house movement that the designers seem never to have looked at boat design. You want to see compact living spaces, look at small sailboats built for long distance voyaging. By small, I mean 25 to 35 feet (remember the ends taper and don't hold much). And the vessels have to be able to be rolled over and keep crew safe. Lots of storage for crossing oceans. Completely self contained including energy, water, fuel, spare parts, books, clothing for various climates, sails, anchors and chain, engine, navigation and communication gear, etc. Ours includes a queen size bed, two guest berths, dining for four, entertaining for eight, 3-burner stove and oven, refer, composting toilet and shower, solar and wind generation, diesel heating stove, water-maker and storage for months of cruising. Most tiny house interiors I've seen pix of look absolutely clumsy by comparison. Consider this 25 footer which could go around the world: http://www.macnaughtongroup.com/penny_25_new_interior.htm Or a little more extravagant 30 feet: http://www.macnaughtongroup.com/sovereig.htm When we finish cruising, we'll be building a tiny house and using what we've learned to do so. The tiny house movement is vital to the future. I’m struck repeatedly by the tiny house movement that the designers seem never to have looked at boat design. You want to see compact living spaces, look at small sailboats built for long distance voyaging. By small, I mean 25 to 35 feet (remember the ends taper and don’t hold much). And the vessels have to be able to be rolled over and keep crew safe. Lots of storage for crossing oceans. Completely self contained including energy, water, fuel, spare parts, books, clothing for various climates, sails, anchors and chain, engine, navigation and communication gear, etc.

Ours includes a queen size bed, two guest berths, dining for four, entertaining for eight, 3-burner stove and oven, refer, composting toilet and shower, solar and wind generation, diesel heating stove, water-maker and storage for months of cruising.

Most tiny house interiors I’ve seen pix of look absolutely clumsy by comparison.

Consider this 25 footer which could go around the world:
http://www.macnaughtongroup.com/penny_25_new_interior.htm

Or a little more extravagant 30 feet:
http://www.macnaughtongroup.com/sovereig.htm

When we finish cruising, we’ll be building a tiny house and using what we’ve learned to do so. The tiny house movement is vital to the future.

]]> By: Duane http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-181083 Duane Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:15:23 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-181083 My immediate thought... where to park it while living in it. I can imagine problems with night-time pranksters, prowling about, ready to do damage or to harassing the occupant, just for the fun of it. Ideal targets for the adventurous 10-year-old with an easy-exit window in his ground-floor bedroom and an inattentive parent. Tiny houses are toys to play with, not living space for serious, responsible adults. My immediate thought… where to park it while living in it. I can imagine problems with night-time pranksters, prowling about, ready to do damage or to harassing the occupant, just for the fun of it. Ideal targets for the adventurous 10-year-old with an easy-exit window in his ground-floor bedroom and an inattentive parent. Tiny houses are toys to play with, not living space for serious, responsible adults.

]]> By: Steps To Start Living in a Tiny House http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/how-to-start-living-in-a-tiny-house/comment-page-1/#comment-180300 Steps To Start Living in a Tiny House Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:29:21 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=5527#comment-180300 [...] How to Start Living in a Tiny House [...] [...] How to Start Living in a Tiny House [...]

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