DEAR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FANCY TINY HOUSES

[elleblue]

Lol, I love this piece. Downsizing is one thing, living with others in 250 square feet seems like madness.

[2curlydogs]

"Even the dog is like, “Where the fuck is the bed, guys?”"

/ded

ETA: PHOTO! OMG! The dog really is like "da fuq?"

[cookiemdough]

This is perfect

[otowngirl]

We got sucked into a Tiny House Hunters marathon a few nights ago and I was asking these same questions over and over. LOL.

[itsme]

"...one antique book and one framed photo of you laughing in front of your tiny house."

HA!!

[pixy0stix]

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

[rugbywife]

If we had no kids, no problem. But no way with kids. Just.no.way.

Ok fine, 250 is insane, but I would totally love a fairly small place if it was just us. Less cleaning!!!!

[msmerymac]

I didn't think the constant reference to farts was funny, but I think this piece touches on what every normal person thinks about tiny houses.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 8, 2015 11:02:01 GMT -5 @soudesafinado said:

Jul 8, 2015 10:56:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

I'm almost hyperventilating just thinking about it. I had to get an MRI on my abdomen once and there was discussion about whether to sedate me or not and we opted not because my head would go through the machine but be outside of it during the MRI, but as I went through I panicked and screamed and the tech was like, just hold on hold on, you're almost through. Felt like it it took 20 years. 

I had a not so good MRI once on my heart when I realized that the end of the tube I was in had a window. I could just barely see it. So if I looked up I could see the edge of the window. If I looked down I could see the edge of the opening. I was stuck halfway, so all I could see was the tube. Tube up and tube down. I had to really concentrate on talking myself out of not having a freaking panic attack while stuck in there.

[ttt]

Just reading these tiny house pieces and lookin at those photos makes me want to go buy a giant monster McMansion with 7500 sq ft.

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Jul 8, 2015 10:56:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

Jul 8, 2015 11:02:01 GMT -5 @soudesafinado said:

Jul 8, 2015 10:56:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

I'm almost hyperventilating just thinking about it. I had to get an MRI on my abdomen once and there was discussion about whether to sedate me or not and we opted not because my head would go through the machine but be outside of it during the MRI, but as I went through I panicked and screamed and the tech was like, just hold on hold on, you're almost through. Felt like it it took 20 years. 

I once had to spend a night in a king bed in a camper with 3 dudes at a Wisconsin rest stop while it was about 18*. I was against the far wall with the roof about 6 inches from my face. At around 2am I had a panic attack and had to climb over said 3 dudes to spend the next half hour hyperventilating in the 24 hour Wendy's bathroom across the parking lot until the Xanax kicked in.

FUCK THAT NOISE 

[litebright]

OMG, I love this.

[shauni27]

Jul 8, 2015 10:56:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

This is always my first thought when I see these houses.

[blink]

I would fall from the bed/bedroom. Definitely. Especially at night, when I need to go to the bathroom. Then I'll just be pissed and sore and unable to get back to sleep.

250 is too small. I'm in about 515 right now and that is the smallest I can handle.

[kapoentje]

If you’re boinking four feet from your offspring, they might grow up to hate tiny things and end up building a McMansion with ten empty bedrooms just to spite you.

[mbcdefg]

Jul 8, 2015 10:56:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

This happened to me during a girls' trip to Boston with my sister, mom, and two of my mom's friends. They decided to book a "yacht" via VRBO, rather than a hotel (like normal people). The boat was really small, constantly 100 degrees, and nowhere near the touristy part of the city. And the tiny beds were all bunk beds. I climbed into the top one in a room with my sister but immediately said, NEWP, and wondered WTF I was going to do for the next three days because there was no way I was sleeping that close to the ceiling. I was seriously thinking of either getting my own hotel room or just calling it quits and taking Amtrak home.

Luckily there was a cot in the living room area so I slept on that. The living room windows faced the sunrise, and a local construction crew demolishing a building started up around that time as well. And then everyone got in a fight when we went to Fenway Park and split up and half of them were drunk. 

Ugh. Most stressful vacation ever. Thinking about that top bunk still makes me feel all squicky and panicky, and I'm not a claustrophobic person. 

[Deleted]

We're in 795 square feet right now and I think we could manage without our second bedroom. I can't imagine going any smaller though. I will never ever give up my king bed, full size washer and dryer, and big ass TV.

Maybe if I didn't have DH and the cats. I am pretty lazy, so the bonus is less to clean.

[eclaires]

I've been thinking some about our next house and possibly downsizing.

But I was thinking more like a 3BR on one level with a full basement we could eventually finish and let guests stay there.

I would end up in jail if I lived in a tiny house with anyone else. Maybe it would be okay if I lived alone and was a hermit.

[downtoearth]

I like tiny houses... and I agree with this article. I laughed at the farts thing b/c yes, I have had to leave the room b/c of my DH's flatulence.

I also watched a tiny house show last night and this one family of 6 (2 adults, 4 kids) wanted about 600 sq feet. I commend that, but I was in a 780 sq ft house with 2 toddlers, 2 adults, and a dog and it was too small. It was usable, but there were times that it just couldn't work for us. Then again, we're now in a 2800 sq ft and it seems a little big for us (2 adults, 3 kids, and dog), but I think by the time my kids are in middle school (3 years), it will be just about right.

[katfco]

My mom's house is 900 square feet and when we visit, it's so cramped--four adults, two kids and a dog. It might be less cramped if my mom had less stuff, but she uses all of it, so she's a far cry from the near-hoarder she used to be.

The idea of living a minimalist lifestyle is somewhat appealing, but I always end up with the same questions the author has. Especially when it comes to cooking. I can't imagine downsizing my kitchen.

[moreace01]

I'm at 640 sf. By myself (and two cats). When I was married...well, I think we could have used more space.

[origami]

Jul 8, 2015 12:30:12 GMT -5 deej said:

Jul 8, 2015 10:56:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The sleeping near the ceiling would really bother me.

Once I took an overnight train from Zurich to Paris, and this was what bothered me the most. We had been told to expect no space in our compartment, but I never imagined it being as bad as it was.  I will NEVER do that again.  I still can picture sleeping with the bed above me so close to my face and trying to change while laying in the bed with no wiggle room.  It was roughly the size of my cubicle with 7 other people.

origami, do you remember this? 

oh yah. that train is the reason I'm now a travel snob. I am not claustrophobic and didn't care about the ceiling being on my face. But the bunks were too short so I couldn't lay flat. And we had to keep the window open so as not to roast to death so I woke up at every stop because it was loud. And the worst, there was no drinkable water and people were saying not to even brush your teeth in the sink. I felt so gross until the hotel let us shower. DH had it way worse though because he had to bunk with those high school boys and they basically stayed up all night doing dumb things.

I'm sorry what were we talking about again?

[wawa]

MH and I plan to retire to a smallish yacht - and it's still bigger than half of these places.

[decemberwedding07]

Jul 8, 2015 11:33:29 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

We're in 795 square feet right now and I think we could manage without our second bedroom. I can't imagine going any smaller though. I will never ever give up my king bed, full size washer and dryer, and big ass TV.

Maybe if I didn't have DH and the cats. I am pretty lazy, so the bonus is less to clean.

I can't remember if you have kids or not. I'm planning a dream vacation home someday and I need to know what the smallest size we could get away with is, if we have one or two kids. 

[msmerymac]

I didn't even like living in a studio apartment when I was single. So aside from a 6 month stint alone, I chose to live with roommates in order to be able to separate my bedroom from my living room and dining room.

[decemberwedding07]

Jul 8, 2015 15:19:31 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

I didn't even like living in a studio apartment when I was single. So aside from a 6 month stint alone, I chose to live with roommates in order to be able to separate my bedroom from my living room and dining room.

It's everything being open to the kitchen that bothers me the most. We cook a lot, and all I can think is, "EVERYTHING would smell like kitchen smells."

[laurack]

the house I grew up in is probably about 1000 square feet and only that because of the converted attic they turned into two tiny bedrooms. One bathroom. Seven children. I don't recommend it. I can't even comprehend living in 250 with even a husband, never mind my kids

my husbands farts are truly terrible though

[Cicero]

I saw an episode of one of those shows where they paired down one of the new homeowner's yarn stashes to two hanks. I refuse to believe that it stayed like that for more than a week and if it did I'm sorry for that poor lady. Amiright meshaliuknits?

[meshaliuknits]

Jul 8, 2015 15:24:50 GMT -5 Cicero said:

I saw an episode of one of those shows where they paired down one of the new homeowner's yarn stashes to two hanks. I refuse to believe that it stayed like that for more than a week and if it did I'm sorry for that poor lady. Amiright meshaliuknits?

Only if they moved her to a deserted island with no internet.

[vanillacourage]

Jul 8, 2015 12:41:18 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

I like tiny houses... and I agree with this article. I laughed at the farts thing b/c yes, I have had to leave the room b/c of my DH's flatulence.

I also watched a tiny house show last night and this one family of 6 (2 adults, 4 kids) wanted about 600 sq feet. I commend that, but I was in a 780 sq ft house with 2 toddlers, 2 adults, and a dog and it was too small. It was usable, but there were times that it just couldn't work for us. Then again, we're now in a 2800 sq ft and it seems a little big for us (2 adults, 3 kids, and dog), but I think by the time my kids are in middle school (3 years), it will be just about right.

Yes - it was fucked up! pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=15&action=display&thread=460267