scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 11, 2015 1:21:36 GMT
I absolutely could not!!! My scrap roomies bigger than some tiny houses!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 1:23:37 GMT
We are going to downsize when we move. What that means I am not sure. We don't need 3 living rooms. We need one living room and one gaming/craft room. We need 3 bedrooms and a nice kitchen. That's about it. I definitely need more room than ex-DH and i had and we had 800 sq ft.
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Post by auntkelly on Aug 11, 2015 1:24:30 GMT
I guess I could do it if I had to, but I wouldn't want to.
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Post by moveablefeast on Aug 11, 2015 1:25:16 GMT
I live in a small house and could easily go smaller, but don't have an urge to go tiny.
I lived in a 320sf studio when we were first married but the thought of half that - no.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 11, 2015 1:26:26 GMT
I dint think so I work from home and need a dedicated office space that doesn't feel like a closet.
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Aug 11, 2015 1:27:47 GMT
In some alternate reality where I'm alone and rid of most of my current possessions? Yes. The small space wouldn't bother me.
In reality, though, I love my family, pets, and stuff, and we need some space to spread out.
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Post by lumo on Aug 11, 2015 1:28:45 GMT
I dint think so I work from home and need a dedicated office space that doesn't feel like a closet. Same here, and in my case, both DH and I work at home.
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Post by mrsscrapdiva on Aug 11, 2015 1:29:33 GMT
Yes, if I was by myself. I love the tiny houses though that have a nice deck or dedicated outdoor space.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 11, 2015 1:29:40 GMT
Could I? I suppose. But I wouldn't want to.
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Post by elaine on Aug 11, 2015 1:29:51 GMT
In some alternate reality where I'm alone and rid of most of my current possessions? Yes. The small space wouldn't bother me. In reality, though, I love my family, pets, and stuff, and we need some space to spread out.
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akathy
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Post by akathy on Aug 11, 2015 1:30:29 GMT
I have a little over 1200 square feet and I downsized to move here. I could live in something a lot smaller but I'm not at a point in my life where I want to give up what I have now. I helped design the floor plan and got what I wanted. My house "works" perfectly for me for now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 1:32:08 GMT
If I gave up scrapbooking and lived alone. Otherwise, no thank you.
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Post by bluepoprocks on Aug 11, 2015 1:34:42 GMT
I keep saying I'm getting a tiny house and putting it in my yard so I can escape the chaos in my house. My nephews tell me ok we will come out of the house and visit you in your tiny house. I tell them sorry no room. I definitely think I could live in a tiny house.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 11, 2015 1:34:55 GMT
I wouldn't want to. I see those houses on Tiny House Nation and while they are very clever there is no way I could live in such a small house. *Maybe* if I lived alone, but even then I wouldn't enjoy the lack of space.
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IAmUnoriginal
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Aug 11, 2015 1:35:19 GMT
If I lived by myself, maybe. But, as a family, no. I need a quiet corner where I can disappear for a while.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Aug 11, 2015 1:38:12 GMT
I sure wouldn't like it.
I guess it might be okay if it was a short term thing, but only if my family had to live somewhere else in the duration.
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 11, 2015 1:38:49 GMT
I have 4 kids so no. We had 1100 square feet and 3 kids and moved because it was too small. Maybe if the tiny house was somewhere with nice weather all year and a huge yard with a circus or carnival to entertain the kids... otherwise being cooped up in a itsy bitsy house for 9 rainy months of the year would end in a bad bad way. My first apartment with DH was 300ish square feet. We quickly outgrew it as soon as we bought/acquired/were handed down furniture
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 11, 2015 1:39:58 GMT
I could by myself. I lived in a little studio one time and was happy there. I could not live there with another person unless it was just a summer/vacation home.
I like the idea, but it's not much different than a single wide trailer or an RV.
I saw an episode where the mom, her daughter, and mother's husband lived in one and I thought that was just too close quarters for a teenage girl and her stepfather. They didn't have anything but a curtain separating their sleeping space and the daughter had a half wall. No, just no.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 11, 2015 1:41:36 GMT
No way. We did that for 20+ years and I'm SO over that! The main floor was maybe 800 SF with an unfinished basement that sometimes got wet when it rained. DH finished off the 1/2 story upper level so I could have a dedicated studio space which added about another 400 SF, but all the walls were angled hip walls so vertical storage was severely limited. The house was 100 years old too which meant very limited closet and storage space. The only reason we stayed as long as we did was because it was convenient when we were both taking care of our moms.
Needless to say, now that we have a bigger house with a guest room, more than one bathroom, tons of closets and storage and a huge finished basement for my studio, you will have to cart my dead body out of this house because I'm NOT moving, EVER! I love having room to breathe.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Aug 11, 2015 1:42:44 GMT
From the time I was 22 until I was 42 I lived in a 750 s.f. apartment with my dog and that was the perfect amount of space for me. At first it seemed huge, but I grew into it. It was enough space to feel big, but also enough to keep me contained once it was full. If I were to live alone again, I don't think I could go smaller than that.
Now I live in a house that is significantly larger, with my husband, and I know the two of us could not live in a smaller house without getting rid of a lot of stuff. We could never get anywhere close to a tiny house.
I've watched a few episodes of "Tiny House Nation" and my observation is that everything is a big chore. In order to eat at a table you have to do X. In order to prepare a meal you have to do Y. In order to eat at the table you have to put the bed away. In order to watch TV you have to do Z. It looks like it requires a lot of planning and patience. It's not a way that I would choose to live, even though some of the houses are adorable.
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uksue
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Post by uksue on Aug 11, 2015 1:47:18 GMT
I think my house is pretty small by American standards. Although we have 4 bedrooms, all the rooms are pretty small. I wouldn't want to live in anything smaller with my three kids, but if I was on my own, smaller would be a very good idea for me. I tend to accumulate and spread into a space : a small space would hopefully mean less stuff and a tidier home too!
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uksue
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Post by uksue on Aug 11, 2015 1:48:22 GMT
I think my house is pretty small by American standards. Although we have 4 bedrooms, all the rooms are pretty small. I wouldn't want to live in anything smaller with my three kids, but if I was on my own, smaller would be a very good idea for me. I tend to accumulate and spread into a space : a small space would hopefully mean less stuff and a tidier home too!
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uksue
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Post by uksue on Aug 11, 2015 1:48:58 GMT
I think my house is pretty small by American standards. Although we have 4 bedrooms, all the rooms are pretty small. I wouldn't want to live in anything smaller with my three kids, but if I was on my own, smaller would be a very good idea for me. I tend to accumulate and spread into a space : a small space would hopefully mean less stuff and a tidier home too!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 1:50:17 GMT
Yes, as long as it was next to a big house.
We are thinking on one for my husband's brother. Well not a tiny but a mil cottage.
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 11, 2015 1:50:20 GMT
Nope. I have zero desire to live in a shed. I like my space to have the ability to breathe. I can deal with a trailer when I go camping, but for entertaining or for real life? No freakin' way. To be honest, I don't really understand people who want to live that way.
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 11, 2015 1:51:10 GMT
I could if either I was in an urban environment where I could walk everywhere, walking distance to the beach or on a beautiful piece of land. I think the outside environment is a lot more important than the inside.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 1:51:39 GMT
I could do a tiny apartment, if it meant I could live in NYC.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 11, 2015 1:59:14 GMT
I lived in a 700 sq ft NYC apartment for 10 years. I sew and do art and was able to make it work by being organized and not accumulating extra unneeded stuff. It's not ideal, but it's definitely do-able. The nicest thing about it, besides living in the heart of a big city, is that it feels very light and freeing not to have a lot of unused, unnecessary belongings around. Not for everyone, but I was very happy.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 11, 2015 2:00:08 GMT
I would just for the freeing feeling of getting rid of everything except for the things you truly use and love. But I would eventually want to go back to a regular sized home. My house is small for Pea standards.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 11, 2015 2:01:06 GMT
Not a tiny house, but a small house for sure.
Now that the older boy is gone, and the younger is gone about 50% of the time, I find that I spend my time in only the kitchen/hearth room, my bedroom and bathroom (and use the utility room of course.) I would say that is roughly about 800 square feet. I could easily down size to that.
I would have to get rid of a lot of furniture-the stuff that fills the other living room, dining area and whatnot, but it might be kind of nice, you know? Apparently I am learning that I don't need nearly what I thought I needed and that is okay.
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