NYT tiny homes

[redfox]

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/24/garden/20110224-TINY.html?ref=garden

[jp1]

What fun! How great it would be to be able to sneak out into one of those spaces on a quiet weekend afternoon to have some alone time to read a book or take a nap or whatever!

[Mrs-M]

Yes indeed what fun they are! I envy people who can simplify their lives to this point and still be happy and content.

[KayLR]

Like adult playhouses! I love them! Actually, they'd be good for visitors if you don't have room for everyone. Teens would probably love staying in one.

[Mrs-M]

KayLRZ. You're right about teens wanting to stay in one. My kids would be all over the idea of staying the night in the likes of such. A totally awesome idea for guests with kids.

[rosarugosa]

Cute, but just a little too small for my taste. We live in a 900 sf home, and it's a great size for our family of 2 adults and 2 cats. I am organized to a fault, so this space works well for us and our belongings. But I have no desire to pare down to ten things and live in a rabbit hutch:)

[razz]

There are a few of these that I have seen online and they seem to work very well.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Hands-On-How-To/Grain-Bin-Building.aspx

[reader99]

Cute, but just a little too small for my taste. We live in a 900 sf home, and it's a great size for our family of 2 adults and 2 cats. I am organized to a fault, so this space works well for us and our belongings. But I have no desire to pare down to ten things and live in a rabbit hutch:)

It seems the builders of it don't *live* there either - it's behind their small but normal house. It seemed like the point was more the creative use of scavenged materials to make a shelter/hut/retreat/meditation room. To really call it a *home* I'd need for it to have a bathroom and cooking facilities. They are very cute as little satellite rooms off a main house.

[Mrs-M]

Oh do I ever love the grain-bin homes!!!