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Are Tiny Houses A Fad, Or A Perfect Lifestyle Move?

Tiny houses are finally breaking into the mainstream, with a series of books, newspaper and magazine articles written about them, along with a bunch of TV shows dedicated to them. The idea is perfect and easy to sell to people: throw off the shackles of corporate commercialism by downsizing and living in a property which has just the right amount of space for a minimalist lifestyle. No more, no less. Oh, and because the house is a lot smaller, it will be a lot cheaper to buy and it will have lower monthly bills: allowing you to save more money each month.

So what is the problem? Some people think that despite the benefits, tiny houses are not practical for genuine family living, and even individuals and couples will grow tired of their tiny home. Therefore this ‘fad’ could fade as people get used to the realities of tiny living spaces.

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Tiny houses are finally breaking into the mainstream, with a series of books, newspaper and magazine articles written about them, along with a bunch of TV shows dedicated to them. The idea is perfect and easy to sell to people: throw off the shackles of corporate commercialism by downsizing and living in a property which has just the right amount of space for a minimalist lifestyle. No more, no less. Oh, and because the house is a lot smaller, it will be a lot cheaper to buy and it will have lower monthly bills: allowing you to save more money each month.

So what is the problem? Some people think that despite the benefits, tiny houses are not practical for genuine family living, and even individuals and couples will grow tired of their tiny home. Therefore this ‘fad’ could fade as people get used to the realities of tiny living spaces.

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Tiny houses are finally breaking into the mainstream, with a series of books, newspaper and magazine articles written about them, along with a bunch of TV shows dedicated to them. The idea is perfect and easy to sell to people: throw off the shackles of corporate commercialism by downsizing and living in a property which has just the right amount of space for a minimalist lifestyle. No more, no less. Oh, and because the house is a lot smaller, it will be a lot cheaper to buy and it will have lower monthly bills: allowing you to save more money each month.

So what is the problem? Some people think that despite the benefits, tiny houses are not practical for genuine family living, and even individuals and couples will grow tired of their tiny home. Therefore this ‘fad’ could fade as people get used to the realities of tiny living spaces.

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A gooseneck tiny house from Breckenridge, Texas with three windows to the front and side and a windowed single front door.

How Often Can You Move A Tiny House?

How Often Can You Move A Tiny House?

Being able to pack up and move anywhere else in the country is part of the ‘tiny house dream’. After all, your tiny house is on wheels so if you fancy exploring Yosemite National Park you can just tow your tiny home to California, right?

A tiny house can potentially be moved every 3-6 months. However in addition to all the hassle of packing up and towing your tiny house somewhere else (and finding tiny house friendly land to park in), you will need to think carefully about wear and tear.

What exactly do we mean by this? This article explores these points (and more) below.

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How Often Can You Move A Tiny House?

Being able to pack up and move anywhere else in the country is part of the ‘tiny house dream’. After all, your tiny house is on wheels so if you fancy exploring Yosemite National Park you can just tow your tiny home to California, right?

A tiny house can potentially be moved every 3-6 months. However in addition to all the hassle of packing up and towing your tiny house somewhere else (and finding tiny house friendly land to park in), you will need to think carefully about wear and tear.

What exactly do we mean by this? This article explores these points (and more) below.

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How Often Can You Move A Tiny House?

Being able to pack up and move anywhere else in the country is part of the ‘tiny house dream’. After all, your tiny house is on wheels so if you fancy exploring Yosemite National Park you can just tow your tiny home to California, right?

A tiny house can potentially be moved every 3-6 months. However in addition to all the hassle of packing up and towing your tiny house somewhere else (and finding tiny house friendly land to park in), you will need to think carefully about wear and tear.

What exactly do we mean by this? This article explores these points (and more) below.

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A bed headboard with pull out storage (with multiple shelves) on both sides of the headboard, meaning it can be used by both people, from Good Home Design.

10 Tiny House Clothes Storage Ideas

So you have moved into your lovely new tiny house, and you start unpacking your possessions. Even though you knew you needed to downsize and declutter, and you took endless bags to your local goodwill, you simply do not have enough storage space for all your stuff. Unfortunately this includes your most commonly used – and important – possessions: your clothes. What can you do when you seem to have zero storage space for your clothes? Unless you want to live like Mark Zuckerberg and wear the exact same t-shirt and pants every single day, you need to find extra storage space.

Luckily there are plenty of ingenious clothes storage solutions and hacks you can use to keep clothes in your tiny house without any stress. This can involve under-the-bed storage, shelves in places you would not think of, smaller than usual furniture and much more.

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So you have moved into your lovely new tiny house, and you start unpacking your possessions. Even though you knew you needed to downsize and declutter, and you took endless bags to your local goodwill, you simply do not have enough storage space for all your stuff. Unfortunately this includes your most commonly used – and important – possessions: your clothes. What can you do when you seem to have zero storage space for your clothes? Unless you want to live like Mark Zuckerberg and wear the exact same t-shirt and pants every single day, you need to find extra storage space.

Luckily there are plenty of ingenious clothes storage solutions and hacks you can use to keep clothes in your tiny house without any stress. This can involve under-the-bed storage, shelves in places you would not think of, smaller than usual furniture and much more.

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So you have moved into your lovely new tiny house, and you start unpacking your possessions. Even though you knew you needed to downsize and declutter, and you took endless bags to your local goodwill, you simply do not have enough storage space for all your stuff. Unfortunately this includes your most commonly used – and important – possessions: your clothes. What can you do when you seem to have zero storage space for your clothes? Unless you want to live like Mark Zuckerberg and wear the exact same t-shirt and pants every single day, you need to find extra storage space.

Luckily there are plenty of ingenious clothes storage solutions and hacks you can use to keep clothes in your tiny house without any stress. This can involve under-the-bed storage, shelves in places you would not think of, smaller than usual furniture and much more.

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The Best Software For Designing A Tiny House

An improved floor plan with a good size office area and then a small toilet/bathroom area to the right: but only accessible via a separate passageway.

So you are sold on the tiny house dream, and you want to get started by building your awesome new tiny home? We wish you all the best with your build, but before you run done Home Depot and spend a small fortune, we suggest that you take a step back and spend a little time designing your tiny house. You might have a rough idea of what you want it to look like, but we have found that seeing it in-front of you on a computer screen is always best.

Whilst there are 16+ programs you can use to design a tiny house, the top 3 pieces of software we recommend (with some caveats) are Floorplanner, SketchUp and Punch Home. Some other programs are too complex, too expensive or not suited to tiny houses.

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So you are sold on the tiny house dream, and you want to get started by building your awesome new tiny home? We wish you all the best with your build, but before you run done Home Depot and spend a small fortune, we suggest that you take a step back and spend a little time designing your tiny house. You might have a rough idea of what you want it to look like, but we have found that seeing it in-front of you on a computer screen is always best.

Whilst there are 16+ programs you can use to design a tiny house, the top 3 pieces of software we recommend (with some caveats) are Floorplanner, SketchUp and Punch Home. Some other programs are too complex, too expensive or not suited to tiny houses.

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So you are sold on the tiny house dream, and you want to get started by building your awesome new tiny home? We wish you all the best with your build, but before you run done Home Depot and spend a small fortune, we suggest that you take a step back and spend a little time designing your tiny house. You might have a rough idea of what you want it to look like, but we have found that seeing it in-front of you on a computer screen is always best.

Whilst there are 16+ programs you can use to design a tiny house, the top 3 pieces of software we recommend (with some caveats) are Floorplanner, SketchUp and Punch Home. Some other programs are too complex, too expensive or not suited to tiny houses.

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