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To ask if you'd live in a tiny home? Tiny house, motorhome, boat or caravan etc.

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YumYa · 07/10/2025 14:55

Just watching Tiny home tours on YouTube.

I really admire the way the homes are organised. I don't live in a big house but it's still bigger than these.

Watching has made me want to do more decluttering. And also appreciate what we have. Although the people living in these homes seem very happy.

We couldn't do it because of family staying sometimes.

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YumYa · 08/10/2025 00:26

And no don't believe a bit of it! 😅

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 08/10/2025 00:06

I remember when it was all fields around here, @YumYa x that’s now long I’ve been here. And I did go to a MN knitters’ meet up, at the V&A cafe once.

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No this was a meal and piss up in London eons ago

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 08/10/2025 00:06

YumYa · 07/10/2025 22:17

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius have you been on mn a long time? And have you been to a meet up in London?

I remember when it was all fields around here, @YumYa x that’s now long I’ve been here. And I did go to a MN knitters’ meet up, at the V&A cafe once.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 08/10/2025 00:05

I think I’d bankrupt us if I tried to put all my library on Kindle - plus quite a lot of them aren’t available on Kindle.

It may look as if I am making excuses so I can hold onto my book hoard, but that is absolutely not the case. Not at all. Not me.

You believe me, right…

bridgetreilly · 07/10/2025 23:50

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 07/10/2025 22:12

The one thing that would stop me living in a tiny home is all my books - at the moment I have a library plus 4 other bookcases in other rooms, all full and overflowing. It’s not hoarding if it’s books, right?

I have fully embraced the Kindle life.

terriblemuriel2 · 07/10/2025 22:54

I’d love it! I find these videos so satisfying to watch. And in principal it would be a really simple life where everything you own is valuable and necessary, no clutter or junk. You’d stay organised and cleaning wouldn’t take very long. They also look so cosy and warm.

Id only do it on my own though. Can’t imagine been squeezed in with kids or even a partner.

drspouse · 07/10/2025 22:39

I'd hate it!
My dad grew up in an enormous former vicarage. It had a separate flat that was previously servants' quarters I suspect, a huge laundry room, a wine cellar... That's my kind of house.
My grandfather was not at all acquisitive but did tend to keep things for ever (in the 90s he tried to give me some tinned bread left over from the war!). He and my step grandmother didn't have loads of stuff except for books (and they weren't that good at sorting out paperwork, TBF).
My DCs are adopted from abroad and when each one was matched with us we went over to meet them (as babies). We took one suitcase of clothes each and my goodness, was I fed up with those clothes having worn them for at least a couple of months straight (longer for DC2!).
I try and keep my wardrobe to a reasonable level but I couldn't keep sane without at least some degree of choice I reckon.

sweeneytoddsrazor · 07/10/2025 22:30

I would love to live on a boat but I wouldn't necessarily class it as a cheap alternative to housing Mooring fees can be very expensive and they very quickly drop in value. A friend mine.was made homeless and is currently living in a converted shipping container which is really nice.

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YumYa · 07/10/2025 22:19

@PersonIrresponsible you sound like someone I'd love to meet in a good pub and chat to. What an interesting life.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 07/10/2025 22:18

It would need to be a very long wall! 😬

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YumYa · 07/10/2025 22:17

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius have you been on mn a long time? And have you been to a meet up in London?

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YumYa · 07/10/2025 22:16

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 07/10/2025 22:12

The one thing that would stop me living in a tiny home is all my books - at the moment I have a library plus 4 other bookcases in other rooms, all full and overflowing. It’s not hoarding if it’s books, right?

You could have a wall of books surely? 😉

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 07/10/2025 22:12

The one thing that would stop me living in a tiny home is all my books - at the moment I have a library plus 4 other bookcases in other rooms, all full and overflowing. It’s not hoarding if it’s books, right?

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YumYa · 07/10/2025 22:10

@MidlandsGal1 😳 wtaf? That's mad.

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defrazzled · 07/10/2025 22:10

I have, and I would (probably will) again. My house now is still very small by everyone elses standards but we like it a lot.

MidlandsGal1 · 07/10/2025 22:08

YumYa · 07/10/2025 18:09

I'll have to Google net floors.

Here is one that has the net flooring. I like how it lets the light through but I’d be terrified to walk on it.

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myturf · 07/10/2025 20:47

I lived on a canal boat growing up (half the time) - the space wasn't the issue so much as the faff of it! But I could definitely be happy in a tiny home if I didn't need to do all the boat-specific bits. You adapt very quickly!

verybighouseinthecountry · 07/10/2025 20:14

Many of them do have DC, I imagine they throw out all the pruck before the camera crew come over. I follow some Travellers who live in a trailer (touring caravan) with up to 3 kids and I've no idea where they keep clothes/toys/books, or even hang up their coats as they always look so minimalist.

ErrolTheDragon · 07/10/2025 19:59

I don’t know how I’d find it longer term but I do like holidays on boats. I wouldn’t like having a garden though.
hm… a boat and a piece of land with a large shed on it would probably be cheating.

MagicLoop · 07/10/2025 19:57

Nope. A decluttered, minimalist-style biggish living space appeals to me, not a tiny one. Imo tiny spaces feel restricted and crowded even without much at all in them!

timoteigirl · 07/10/2025 19:53

Do these tiny homes have a dishwasher? Washing machine and tumble dryer? Or hand washing and going to launderette?

Orpheya · 07/10/2025 19:49

If 1984 happens and we survive it, perhaps we'll all start from tiny homes

JustStopItNorasaurus · 07/10/2025 19:46

TeaForTheTillermanSteakForTheSun · 07/10/2025 15:23

I lived on a teeny tiny canal boat for a year quite some years ago.

When my kids are all grown and flown I would love to live on a boat or in a caravan again.

This is my fantasy. As long as i was on my own. I am lucky to live in a large house with incredibly messy people. Who I love, obviously. But I often fantasise about a tiny little space of my own.

ErrolTheDragon · 07/10/2025 19:45

CurlewKate · 07/10/2025 19:43

I live in a boat-although not a particularly tiny one. AMA.

is it a static houseboat or can you travel?

CurlewKate · 07/10/2025 19:43

I live in a boat-although not a particularly tiny one. AMA.