As many of you know that hubby and I have started plans to build a tiny house. For those of you that do not know what I’m talking about when I say “tiny house” here are a couple of pictures for you:
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As we take steps in planning our dream home, I wanted to share with you all why we want to build a tiny house. I mean, it is a growing movement, but for most families a tiny house is not “the dream”.
We want to live in a tiny house because…
…a tiny house provides the perfect outlet for de-cluttering our lives. Think about it for a second: 200 square feet of living space = less stuff = less junk to keep up with = less clutter = less overwhelming frustration from stuff!
…a tiny house requires less maintenance. Our current home seems to need constant upkeep. (One of the joys of home-ownership, am I right?) 🙂 I’m not naive. I know that a tiny house will require upkeep, but on a tinier scale. 😉
…a tiny house allows us to get back to nature. If you haven’t noticed yet Lyle and I love nature. We love our adventures and spending time outside.
…a tiny house provides more time to focus on what is important in life. Life should not be about status or stuff. It is about time. Time with family, time with God, time enjoying the things that make you smile. Living in a tiny house, with less stuff to distract, would open up a whole world of time for hobbies and simple living. Also, with a tiny house there are fewer bills. Therefore you don’t have to work a boring 9 to 5 job just for the money. You can do something you love, and still live comfortably.
There you have it! Those are a few reasons why Lyle and I want to live in a tiny house.
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There is obviously a land constraint issue in Singapore since we are so small. The new flats that are being built are relatively much more smaller compared to older generations flats, but much more expensive to purchase. I used to think it would be such a bummer to have smaller sqm houses. Lately I realised that places in Japan and Hong Kong have even smaller sqm than us, but their interior can be so impressive. Your article has definitely helped push the thought to the positive side of smaller hours for sure. 😀
I’ve seen picture of those tiny apartments in Hong Kong. It truly is amazing how well organized those places can be. Thanks for stopping by!
I have tried to convince my husband that we should build our own tiny house. He has experience building houses through Habitat for Humanity, and he knows how to design things because he’s a civil engineer. But he pointed out that we don’t plan on living in Findlay for that long, and it would be difficult to sell a tiny house in a few years when we move. So we’re in a rental house for now, which is pretty cute and not too big.
The great thing about tiny houses is that most of them actually have to be built on trailers because they are not large enough for most “resident” permits in the states. So you could move your tiny house with you when you move 😉
Congratulations on making strides toward building your Tiny House! I think these homes are so charming and I can definitely understand your reasoning for choosing this lifestyle. Its not something that is for my husband and I – we are big party hosters and antique furniture collectors. Good luck in the building process!
Thanks! Yeah, my hubby and I are not big part hosters. 🙂 They largest groups we have over at our house are when we have a big group of teenagers over (my husband’s a youth pastor). But we could always gather outside and have picnics with them (at least in the spring, summer, and fall).
I am so excited for you! We saw a tiny house being showcased in a parking lot at the mall and I practically forced John to stop and look at it with me. I would love to be able to own one and live on some acreage, but that just isn’t in the cards for us right now. Simple is definitely better! We need to get rid of 70% of the crap we have lying around.
Yes, simple is better! 🙂 Did you like the tiny house you saw?
I absolutely adored it! Unfortunately, with three boys I just don’t see how we could make something like that work 😦
I can see how that would make it a little tougher 🙂
You could always build them their own tiny house 😉 lol
Wouldn’t that be nice! Have a quiet little home to ourselves while the kids make as much ruckus as they want in their own tiny house ;D
It’s the perfect solution. 🙂 As long as you never have to enter their tiny house to see their mess.
Everyone at church keeps saying that it would be really funny if Lyle and I got pregnant as soon as we move into our tiny house cause we would have to move. But I tell them that I refuse to move out of it once I’m there! So if that did happen we would just have to make it work 🙂
Ha ha right! I would avoid looking in there like the plague was waiting for me as soon as I opened the door.
I don’t think that having a child would make it that much more difficult. After all, a majority of parents keep the baby in their room for the first few months.. You guys would figure something out I am sure!
I just watched the documentary on Netflix. I love the idea but at the same time I love having a home for people to stay for free in when they are traveling and to invite people over to share meals, host Bible Study, and live in community. We don’t live in a HUGE house (1800) but we do have enough room to have guest stay or take in people who need a place to live! I think that what ever we are given we have the ability to share. With a tiny house you will not be able to host people but you will be able to give in other ways! (maybe the money you save on mortgage can go to helping your friends rent a hotel room when they come visit!)
I am excited to watch your journey!!!
My hubby and I aren’t big hosts. But I definitely want to have a nice outdoor sitting area for when people do come over. The way I view tiny houses are the outside should draw people in and the inside should draw people back out to nature. What better way to expand the living space than a nice area outside for gatherings. (At least in the summer, spring, and fall) 🙂
This is seriously the first time I hear of a “tiny house,” unless a tent counts as one 😉 But there is a documentary about this on Netflix!? I’m totally going to watch it!
I love your reason #3, I know that my hubby longs to spend more of his time in our House of Prayer rather than on work to provide for his family; for this reason, #3 resonated deeply. I’m thrilled to see your journey 🙂
The documentary is called “TINY”. It is really interesting. You should definitely check it out!
A tiny house would be so much easier to keep clean! I feel like I am always cleaning or wishing my house clean.
I’m constantly needing to clean our disgustingly filthy house. 🙂 Less cleaning is definitely a perk of a tiny house!
I do have to admit these houses are adorable! I’m going to have to check out that documentary!
You should! It is really good.
I love the idea of a tiny house! I can’t wait to see your dream come true!
I can’t wait either 🙂
I love this idea – I’m curious to see what the floor plans of a tiny house look like. Is it just one big {tiny} room?
Our general floor plan right now has the door opening into the “sitting area” with a bathroom off to the left and then the dining room and kitchen to the left. It will have two lofts – one above the bathroom and one above the kitchen.
Love the new header! And I am SOOOOO with you on the tiny house thing! We actually started planning ours using shipping containers and just remodeling the inside! Although we have another couple of years in Illinois, I’m going to be planning and following along your tiny house journey closely! So excited for you!
Thank you! Girl, I am so excited for your tiny house journey! Those shipping container homes are so cool looking. It’s not really our style, but I still love them. 🙂 How many shipping containers are you using?
this is awesome! please post more updates of the project…my husband and i have a small house, and we’re always joking about buying a bigger house with more land when we have kids. but part of me is like, “houses aren’t everything! stufff isn’t coming with us to heaven, so who cares if we buy a bigger house?” so i really appreciate your intentional living ideas!!
I will be sharing updates along the way 🙂 (I’m too excited about this adventure not to.)
And I totally agree! Stuff isn’t what life is about – even if society keeps trying to tell us that.
Do you mind if I ask how small your house is? (Don’t answer if you don’t want). Our current home is just under 1,000 sq ft, but we will be dropping down to around 200 sq ft!
I don’t mind at all–we have about 1,300 sq ft in our house now. And 200 sq ft is so impressive! Good for you, girl 🙂 Cant wait to read about how God will use your godly lifestyle! 🙂