How to Live in a Tiny House
Some houses are smaller in area than the bathroom or toilet in a posh mansion and not everyone is able to live in such cramped conditions. But those who can be content with the small reap generous fruits, finding inner balance in them and taking advantage of every opportunity that the world provides.
These tips will help those who are going to move into a small house. Use them to learn to live easier, and life in a small house will bring pleasure, and not seem to be a prison.
Do some Research
A small house is a relative concept. The minimum shack may be only 0.8 sq. m, but you can find a small house with an area of 77.7 sq. m. There is also a wide variety of architecture, from traditional design to state-of-the-art forms. Some cabins are fully autonomous, including wind turbines or solar panels, rainwater collection devices and bio-compass toilets.
Determine what is vital in the house and what you want to have additionally
Most people’s needs include: a comfortable, dry and quiet place to sleep; A clean place for personal hygiene (toilet, shower); A comfortable place to sit/lie during the day; a place to store food, cook and eat. Additional amenities include a refrigerator for long-term food storage, washing machine and drying, etc. It is also worth considering whether drying is so necessary, if the laundry can dry on the street?
Assess the benefits of a short life
Reduces the need for cleaning; less unused clothing for breeding moths and rodents; Fewer broken devices Electricity bills and environmental taxes are much lower; The food is always fresh, as there is no room for long-term storage, and daily purchases ensure that the products are not stale; More time is spent outside (near the house or outside entertainment. if the house is on wheels, it does not need to be sold when moving, if you can tow it to a new place.
Assess the cost of indirect housing costs in a small house
In small houses, each square meter is usually more expensive than in a large squared dwelling. Compact appliances usually cost more than larger appliances. The design and construction of furniture for small housing also requires more thoughtfulness to make the most of the area of the room, which increases the cost of interior improvement. If you plan to live in a self-driving car, you will have to let the water down and set up a sewer. Such costs also need to be taken into account in advance.
Decide whether you will build your own house, or you will arrange the purchase of a finished house (it can be as a new building and a house in which people have already lived). The market also sells modular kits with ready-made blocks, from which you can quickly build your own housing according to the instructions included in the set.
The cheapest option is to buy a camper or a residential trailer. Ads typically have multiple offers for less than $5000. In this case, you will get a fully equipped and ready-made housing, but will not be able to change its design of your own accord.
Reduce your property
Usually 80% of the time people wear 20% of their clothes. Getting rid of most of these unused 80%, you will greatly simplify your life: less need for washing, less uncertainty with the choice of outfit, etc. also you hardly need 3 TVs, 2 computers, VCR, Blue-ray and DVD player, and 3 different game consoles.
One state-of-the-art flat-screen computer is capable of performing all of these functions. Movies can be transferred to a hard drive, and to watch television in the computer you need to add only a video viewer, and the laptop with a TV tuner consumes less energy than the TV.
Be creative when choosing multifunctional furniture
For example, clothes can be stored in drawers under the bed, and a built-in sofa (without a bed) can also shelter a lot of things. The space under the table can be used to set up shelves to store kitchen utensils. Another option is a folding table, which is removed from the wall after you have lunch, and at night the same table can recline closer to the ground, turning into a bed. Use wide and deep shelves (including built-ins) and drawers. Some things can be stored on the wall or on ceiling pendants – so there is less risk that they will fall from the edge of a small shelf, and more efficient use of free space. Metal furniture is usually stronger, so the walls are thinner, which will also free up a little space in the room.
