I live in a tiny home...ask me anything

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Off the back of another thread I thought I would put it up. So as the title says...I live in a tiny home! Ask me anything...

@saleorbouy I hated the bills!! I hated the cleaning, I hated the upkeep, I hated that I felt like it had to be filled (and mainly with useless not necessary items!) so we opted out!!

How big was the huge house?

How old are your DC?

Please can we have some photos!

@CendrillonSings 4bed, 4 bath, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/diner, sun room and utility and another workshop/store room
Sq feet- around 3800

@Sparklingbrook they are 5 and 7

@LaureBerthaud I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that as Mumsnet wouldn't be the most secure platform.

why? ok cleaning - but, you could sod cleaning?

So 5 and 7 now but what's the plan for when they are teenagers, will you want to move to give them more space then?

What do you love most about your lifestyle change?

@Blackbeans well it all boiled down to mental health and a better quality of life to be honest.

@Sparklingbrook we do plan on building a small extension as our needs change.

How much did it cost, if you don't mind telling us?

Do you never crave a nights sleep on your own? I hate sharing a bed with my DH so we have the luxury of separate rooms. Does it bother you that if you were unwell you wouldn’t have a separate room to sleep in, what if one of you needed to self isolate?

@saleorbouy I love the difference in having a space that I love, the ability to spend more time doing things that are more important, I try to live as simply as possible right now and it's doing great things for us!

so its the kind of size of one of those mobile homes on a caravan park. I reckon its doable. I bet the fact that youve got tonnes of outside space helps though. Do you spend a lot of time outside whatever the weather?

@browneyedgirl2018 it cost about €100k, That's about £89k I think. We have spent €25k renovating and doing it up.

@Ragwort no, my dh does work away at times so I get space then. Obviously self isolating would be different, we haven't needed to so it's not an issue

As the owner of a couple of teenagers I think that's wise OP, especially when they want friends round etc, and just to get away from their sibling for a bit. Plus they have a lot of belongings.

But with them being young at the moment it sounds idyllic.

That is dinky, IMO. Especially for a 2 bed. It’s around 20% smaller than the new build 1 bed houses near me, so it must be wee.

Sounds lovely. I love camping because it’s pared down living with lots of outside space. BTW This is the advert I’m seeing on this thread.

@JonHammIsMyJamm my dh has actually just reminded me that I used external dimensions and that it has very thick walls so it's probably more about 380ish sq ft 🙈

We had to cut a bit out of the dc's bunk bed frame to fit it against the end wall of the bedroom. My dh has to build in our bed against the back wall too!! 🤣

@Etinox 🤣🤣🤣 too funny!!

@tinyhouseliving my house is bigger than yours but my family is bigger too so we are finding that we are having storage issues! What advice would you give on clever storage (papers/ shoes/ coats/ books etc) and also advice on having a clear out - we try to clear stuff out but the house is full of the dc’s stuff!

I live in a typical mid Terrace Victorian house. Not that small but we moved out of London and could have bought a mansion round here. I just don’t like really big houses.