Small World: The Tiny House Trend

Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by systemtest on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:35AM (#19086874)

I like having a separate bedroom. It has nice carpeting, a big bed, a clothing closet and blinds that make the room pitch black. The walls are isolated for heat and noise and the only window is facing the garden, not the busy street on the other side. No electronics to distract me, nothing to look at. The temperature is lower than the rest of the house (on purpose). It's really magical for me to sleep there and I have the best sleep. I used to sleep in the living room and it was terrible. Fan noise from the central ventilation system, lights from various electronic devices, noise from the street-side window, noise from the dishwasher and it was way too warm in the winter.

So yes. Having a bit more space in your home can raise your standard of living.

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Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by lm28469 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:50AM (#19087033)

You do realise that this is the epitome of first world problems though ?

I wonder what will be next when most people will have reached that level of quality of life.

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Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by hoaw on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @02:19PM (#19088729)

I am not sure it is. At least not in a bad way. Things like sleeping, eating and showering are universal. There is a quite defined line, in terms of space, where things gets fundamentally worse. Even in terms of pure functionality, as in e.g. functionalism, you just can't make things smaller at some point without significant downsides.

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Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by wetpaws on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:00PM (#19087748)

You can easily have it with 600-800ft

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Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by systemtest on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @02:14PM (#19088688)

That is correct, but have noticed that a tiny home, RV or an apartment under 400 square feet usually doesn't have a (properly) separated bedroom.

I've seen a couple of tiny homes that had a bedroom in the form of a mezzanine above the living space. With all the heat rising upwards I wouldn't be able to sleep with all the heat trapped in the sleeping area.

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Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by driverdan on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:05PM (#19087192)

Why would you need a large home for that? You can have a small home with multiple rooms.

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Re:Small World: The Tiny House Trend by notJim on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @02:49PM (#19089049)

But that's a small home, not a tiny home. But even small homes (if they exist at all) cost at least 500k in many cities.

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