The American Dream... has shrunk

For some. Welcome to the future?

Let's seriously hope not:

With grand designs on minimizing their housing footprint, Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller have spent the last 10 months building the tiny home of their dreams.

"It's 19 feet long wall to wall,” Smith said. “The interior square-footage is about 125 square feet.”

 The interior layout consists of a sitting area, kitchen and bathroom. A vaulted ceiling makes room for a sleeping loft that can accommodate a queen-size mattress.

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Their design incorporates several sustainable elements, including: reclaimed windows, beetle-kill lumber, solar power and a composting toilet.

"It’s just a five-gallon bucket that you put peat moss and sawdust in,” Smith said. “You'd be surprised how well it works and how much it doesn't smell.”

Yes, I think I'd be greatly surprised.

The piece goes on to detail that the tiny house movement is growing.

Might be a good time to go into the five-gallon bucket manufacturing sector.

Or not.

Comments

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

Putting aside the enviro-wacko aspect of it all and the “occupy” mindset of the folks involved in this, I must say it all is quite fascinating and in the proper context and usage be very beneficial. I frequent a few small housing websites/blogs and find the possibilities of their ideas intriguing.

Small housing, while maybe not very practical or even desirable for everyday living for the average person, can be in the right situation just the solution. For example, a hunting or lake/ski cabin, survivalist structure for the upcoming Barackalypse, FEMA temporary housing for natural disaster survivors, homeless shelters, and even starter homes for anarchists, wannabee hippies or rock stars.

The variety, ingenuity and even the emphasis on reclaimed components is extremely interesting. I encourage anyone who is a DYIer to check it out because I guarantee you’ll find something useful from these nut jobs. Ya’ just have to ignore their freakin’ bleeding heart, global warming, liberal drivel.

[Katherine]

It is peasant housing.