Couple Design and Build Beautiful Tiny House with Limited Experience
Young couple Brian and Joni have designed and built a very polished tiny house with little previous construction experience. Close to their 30's they were eager to settle down in a place of their own but they did not know where their fledgling careers would take them. So they devised a solution that was unorthodox but practical, and they built a house that could go with them no matter where they ended up.
tiny house 3.3m high and 2.6m wide
Large skylight over loft bed
Storage compartments in the floor
The 22 sq meter (236 sq foot) mobile tiny house cost $50K US. “We maxed out all the assets we had. Most of our family members thought we were crazy.” Brian says. “I thought I would knock it out in a few months,” but the project, which the couple squeezed in around their jobs, took about a year. They married in August 2014, plan to continue living in the trailer full-time until they start a family.
The cedar-clad trailer is slightly taller at the back, giving it an angular, contemporary shape.
Structural insulated panels were used for floor, walls and roof
Inside, the dominant material is birch-veneer plywood - a modern choice, versatile enough to serve as walls, floor, ceiling, and kitchen cabinets.
Simple yet stylish kitchen with full size appliances
Large sliding-glass door and two sky lights adds natural brightness
Still room for a 55-inch flat-screen television
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