What are Tiny Houses? The Tiny House Movement? Tiny Living?

Simply put it is a social movement where people are downsizing the space that they live in. The typical American home is around 2600 square feet, while the typical small or tiny house is around 400 square feet. Tiny Houses come in all shapes, sizes and forms but they focus on smaller spaces, simplified living, and sometimes living off the grid.

People are joining this movement for many reasons, but the most popular reasons are because of environmental concerns, financial concerns, seeking more time, health concerns, freedom and making a statement.

I lived in the Wildflower Cabin/Tiny House of 120 square feet plus loft for 8 months and I enjoyed it. Before that, I lived in a tiny house of 400 square feet, and to put a perspective on that, think of a standard 2 car garage, my carriage house was slightly smaller. Cleaning, utilities, and upkeep is minimal and opens up your time to do some many different things. It gave me freedom to do something else besides maintaining a larger home in both time and money.

Another benefit of tiny house living is that it is easy to add curb appeal of Country/Gothic/Victorian details without breaking the bank. Just think of your possibilities……Carpenter Gothic…..