Tiny Houses - NOT

[jp1]

Facebook has figured out that I'm interested in tiny houses. So it has started serving up random posts from various groups for tiny houses. Except these groups seem to be entirely posts of AI "tiny houses" that people have created. And there's pretty much NOTHING tiny about any of the houses. And they all look remarkably similar. This one is probably the most absurd one I've seen so far. Look and laugh for a long long time...

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[rosarugosa]

Ha! Lots of steps every day for sure, although virtual steps in an AI-generated home might not be too strenuous. There is a FB group called "Small Space Living" that is a pretty good one.

[happystuff]

I could see myself living there if I lived alone. Otherwise, no. I need/want/like my private space.

[catherine]

Yeah, I love tiny houses, but that's ridiculous. It must be $1000/sq.ft.

[iris lilies]

This doesn’t look like AI to me. It looks like a very elaborate and well done miniature house. It strikes me as something none of us could live in even if we wanted to or could afford it

[ToomuchStuff]

Looks like a not real dollhouse, aka tiny house.

[jp1]

The reasons I think it’s AI, besides the fact that I’ve easily seen 100 houses that look almost just like this in the past couple of months and had never seen one before, is that too long hallway and the Escher quality of the upstairs passacrosses.

[iris lilies]

The reasons I think it’s AI, besides the fact that I’ve easily seen 100 houses that look almost just like this in the past couple of months and had never seen one before, is that too long hallway and the Escher quality of the upstairs passacrosses.
https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=tiny+house+interior&asset_id=356086865

OK, you’re right, this website holds lots of images generated by AI of tiny houses, and they look similar to the one you posted.

[Portuguese John Here]

There's a social stigma in Portugal concerning tiny houses. Me, personally, I don't think I can have a regular house. I mean, I can, but I won't. I don't want to get money from the bank. This limits my options, and mobile houses, tiny houses, cabins, are the only thing I can have, if I keep saving. Although, I can't simply buy land and build a house. If the land ain't labeled as liable/available for construction, the only thing I can do there is plant things. This means, only certain land can be built on. That land is expensive. I don't think I'd like a regular house anyway.

[SimplyTracy]

I live in a tiny house and I too have seen pictures and even videos of these extravagant tiny houses, makes you think there’s no way. My thought is its a tiny house that people make look like expensive mini mansions, so to speak, my house is 12’ x 32’ and its simple, no fancy molding, a minimalist bathroom, no special amenities like a massaging shower head, etc. we live in it and its doable for the husband and I and our pets. I can’t imagine spending so much money to make a tiny house look so ummmm what’s the word…. Expensive.

I love my tiny home, we are happy, we have heat, we have water, we have food, a kitchen, bathroom but best yet we have each other, that’s all that matters and we didn’t spend a ton of money to make our tiny house a home.

[littlebittybobby]

Okay---there's a row of these type o' "tiny houses" across from the Park near me. They are small, but not "tiny", by definition. Prolly 20 x 20, built in the late-40's. All are same design except this one--see photo. It was the scene of a homicide on Xmas day. The perp is 64, victim 77. My theory about the case is that alcohol & nagging just don't mix. See? Even though the exterior looks cluttered, I zoomed in on the photo, and everything is 100% legit, cordin' to the rules here. 6157

[iris lilies]

Okay---there's a row of these type o' "tiny houses" across from the Park near me. They are small, but not "tiny", by definition. Prolly 20 x 20, built in the late-40's. All are same design except this one--see photo. It was the scene of a homicide on Xmas day. The perp is 64, victim 77. My theory about the case is that alcohol & nagging just don't mix. See? Even though the exterior looks cluttered, I zoomed in on the photo, and everything is 100% legit, cordin' to the rules here. 6157

Bobby, is that abandoned motel court, the one with tiny stone houses, still extant in Springfield? I always thought those places would be cool to develop. We had a fabulous Art
deco motel court called “The Coral Court” on highway 66 in St. Louis, but eejits tore it down to make cheap tract houses. Tragic.

edited to add:

this is the one I mean. Apparently it has been torn down. But isn’t there another one that National Park Service owns that is similar?


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[littlebittybobby]

okay----IL, I'm not certain which lil ol' motel court you are referring to, as there are several of those along the various routes old 66 took through NW Springfield. Newspaper articles have covered these many times over the years, and I don't recall all the details. But there's one on K-street just west of Glenstone, across from Aldis. The rock-sided "cabins" have been residential rentals for years, and I don't mean touristy-type rentals. One resident with an El Camino has been there quite awhile; another unit caught fire several years ago, killing the occupant. But yeah--in SFD, "old" does not necessarily mean classy; newer is better, for the most part. Mosta those old Mo-tells became No-tell-m0-tells and were stigmatized,countless times. Like the one at the corner of W. Bypass & Chesnut Expwy(66). A few years back, the cops raided the place, an' shot a feller in his truck as he tried to get away. Seems like they tore that one down since, as it was a den of iniquity, anyway. That's another point: your idea of "junk" and "historical" vary greatly from mine. A motel just up at the interection near me that also housed the "Stuffed Pig" rest-o-rant for many years was razed in the early-70's, after the owner was murdered on-site. The crime was never solved, but his heirs still own the land, and it was leased to build the first Walmart located in a urban area. Wallmart then moved down the street 30 years ago, so now the building is occupied by hobby-lobby, which has lots of high-priced junk & trinkets for wimmin. Yup. But hey--there are still quite a few o' them late-30's early-40-s rock-sided houses on the north side. We got um. Yup. But, I can't say I'd recommend sinking a small fortune inta rehabbing one. They didn't build 'em like the Scand-o-navians waaaay up north there, in the middle o' nowhere; they used hill-people building codes, if you get my drift. Yup.

[iris lilies]

Bobby, of course you do not appreciate the nicer things in your area. I’m not surprised.

Those stone houses, the ones made of flat stone, are called “giraffe houses “and they are a vernacular architecture for the Ozarks area. We have one of those houses on the edge of town in Hermann. They are very cool but the exterior is a PITA to maintain.

A Google search tells me they are built this way:
The method goes something like this: sandstone or limestone is collected, sometimes split and then carefully mortared in place. The mortar, along with the flat-surface stones with their hues of brown, tan and red, are what creates the pattern that resembles a giraffe's hide.Apr 6, 2024

https://www.ozarkian.com/giraffe-stone-architecture-in-the-ozarks/


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[littlebittybobby]

My neighbors have one, originally built in 1942. They have lived there 30 years. But when the previous owner lived there, I got a close look at summa the "stuff" that was done originally and in a 1963 remodel. Not good. Git-er-done was the operative slogan. But yeah---there's a diff in how things "look" and how stuff is made. I would not give 2 cents for the 'giraffrican" place. Now, the place across the street, built in 1957--I wanted to buy it real bad. It was bilt rite. And yea--it has 30 year-old-plastic "capped" (asap)over 67-year-old cement tile. Still looks good, though the new guy isn't conscientious about it. But yeah---the old rockk houses look cool, but not well-built. But for the times, I guess.

[rosarugosa]

I know that not everyone here does FB, but for those who do, this is absolutely hilarious!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16oTgv6JCx/

[catherine]

I know that not everyone here does FB, but for those who do, this is absolutely hilarious!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16oTgv6JCx/

LOL That IS hilarious!!! Thanks for sharing. Did you ever see the Portlandia spoof on tiny houses? I used to like that one, too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GpxC7ZwQAg

[happystuff]

I know that not everyone here does FB, but for those who do, this is absolutely hilarious!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16oTgv6JCx/

:laff::laff:

[happystuff]

LOL That IS hilarious!!! Thanks for sharing. Did you ever see the Portlandia spoof on tiny houses? I used to like that one, too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GpxC7ZwQAg

:laff:

[rosarugosa]

Thanks, Catherine. That was great!

PS: I think our little houses are about as little as I would want to get.

[iris lilies]

These videos were funny! I couldn’t get the audio to work in the one Rosa linked, but I got the main idea by just watching the film.

[littlebittybobby]

okay---not in tune with this thread, except ta say that i reckon those "Tiny Houses" will evolve like a consumer product like the Ford Mussdang. That is,they actually start out "tiny", and over time, become bigger and fatter, with more excesses. Just like the Mussdang, which now weighs as much as a 60's Ford Galazie., and costs a fortune. See? But yeah---a "Tiny House" in ca. 2040 might have 1600 s.f., by combining several modular units. Adding bedroom units, adding whatever, and costing $300k. Yup. That's progress. Hope thatt helpps you some.

[catherine]

okay---not in tune with this thread, except ta say that i reckon those "Tiny Houses" will evolve like a consumer product like the Ford Mussdang. That is,they actually start out "tiny", and over time, become bigger and fatter, with more excesses. Just like the Mussdang, which now weighs as much as a 60's Ford Galazie., and costs a fortune. See? But yeah---a "Tiny House" in ca. 2040 might have 1600 s.f., by combining several modular units. Adding bedroom units, adding whatever, and costing $300k. Yup. That's progress. Hope thatt helpps you some.

You are not far from the truth, bobby. Here is a link to the company that started the tiny house trend--The Tumbleweed House Company, started by Jay Shafer and sold a few years later. The original, most famous house, was 80 sq. ft, owned by Dee Williams in Oregon, I believe.

You will note that the SMALLEST tiny house you can get from the SAME company a few years later is 217 sq. feet, and the "big tiny" is 390 sq. ft. I'm thinking that the houses that most of us in my generation grew up in will qualify for the "tiny house" designation soon.

Oh, and check out the prices.

https://tumbleweedhouses.com/biggest-tiny-house/