Don’t get me wrong, living in a city has its privileges. But, I’m getting closer to the years when I value my inner peace the most. Finding that in a noisy neighborhood, where life is buzzing around, is always difficult.
I totally get this woman who decided to risk everything and build her own tiny home.
And, guess what? The tiny house is made entirely with her height and measurements kept in mind!
Elizabeth never knew tiny houses were a thing. She always found tiny spaces, tree houses, and wooden dense charming and dreamt of building one when she grew old.
That day has come and small Elizabeth inside her couldn’t be happier.
Of course, building a house of any proportions takes time, especially when you’re doing it yourself.
After a year or so, and about $5,500, Elizabeth’s home sweet home was finished.
Tucked away between olive, almond, and peach trees is Elizabeth’s tiny retreat, a place to fit her dreams.
Might I add, she did a terrific job all by herself, planning and building a small house straight from fairytales?
Inside the tiny house, there’s just enough space for Elizabeth and her cat, maybe one guest too. As you can imagine, it’s a house built for one. Every inch of it was thoroughly planned and used. There’s not a spot inside that doesn’t have a purpose.
Take the cube stairs on the right, for example. Not only are they stairs, but they double as storage boxes, something that always comes in so handy. The rest of the space under the stairs was transformed into a small closet in the living room area.
Elizabeth’s house is full of nooks and dens with charm. Her living area is a small sofa, ideal for daydreaming when the heat chases you inside the house.
You’ll notice that the house is all about nature, using raw wood, recycled materials, and basically anything reusing anything that could be reused to save money, enhance the charm, and add more points to the rustic style she was going after.
The kitchen wasn’t always a kitchen. Elizabeth reused old desks to build her cabinets. Isn’t that nifty?
The house has such lovely earthy vibes, with lots of red accents for warmth. There’s even a small dining nook with an interesting table. If you look closer, the leg of the table used to be a tree branch! And the sole table was just a round piece of wood, unwanted and tossed in the trash.
A lot of things in here were found rejected by the road or in second hand. It’s all about sustainability, recycling, and maximizing the use of things. Where does the toilet water go? How to take care of it when guests come over?
Elizabeth found a solution in a compost bathroom. It’s not something people are used to, but it’s the best solution possible in this case.
Water from her shower is being used to flush, and it all goes down in the same drain in her septic tank.
Since bathrooms usually come in tiles, Elizabeth knew using them would be impossible. Enter the room, the aluminum panels she used for her shower. Only a few tiles are used to divide the shower from the rest of the bathroom, and even they come from second hand too!
The maximum usage of space in tiny homes can be achieved by positioning areas on lofts above the main area. In Elizabeth’s case, one loft was designed to be a storage, and the other one is right above her living room and doubles as her bedroom.
The bedroom loft has a nice, queen bed on the floor and it’s of an ideal size for Elizabeth. The thing I love the most is that she thought of everything, including letting in natural light in the house. The loft bedroom is showered in sunshine thanks to roof windows.
At night, stars can be seen through those windows and help Elizabeth fall asleep.
Oh, isn’t that wonderful?
Elizabeth’s little piece of heaven is an eclectic mixture of styles she found all around the world. It took a lot to build such a small home packed with things that have a soul.
She wasn’t happy with her life in a small, lifeless apartment, let alone with a job that brought her nothing but stress. Elizabeth picked a different life path. She now lives the dream.
A young girl who once fantasized about having her own teensy house is now a grown woman, proud of what she achieved with her ten fingers, the power of will, and lots and lots of recycling.