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10 Tiny House Design Tips

Tiny House Made Easy

By Daniel MayerPublished 3 years ago 5 min read
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10 Tiny House Design Tips
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Long before your dream of living in a small house becomes a reality, you need to plan everything in reality. You can buy ready-made designs or ready-made models, but most of them end up in small houses because they have their own ideas. It’s important to keep this individual approach in mind, but keep these design tips in mind.

1. Tape the Design Out

There are several ways to design a small home without spending a lot of money on a professional. Software has become a very simple and inexpensive way to build a home from scratch. This will help you get a feel for your creation before spending too much time and money on it. One way to do this is to apply glue to the items that you intend to carry to the ground, the trailer that you intend to build your home on, or the house you currently live in. You can see how comfortable it really is to get around by cutting out the walkable part. Otherwise, you will end up building your dream home and find it a nightmare.

2. Use Fold Down Options

One of the small architectural reserves of the house is folding furniture. This usually applies to tables and desks, but with a little fancy, you can imagine how useful this feature would be. Consider, for example, the space required for a dining table. The ability to fold it into the wall when not in use drastically cuts down on space. Many people do it like a bench, but there are no restrictions here and, most importantly, this is a simple home solution that saves space. All you need is a wooden desk / table / bench, a pair of hinges, and a lock to hold it in place.

3. Use Your Walls Efficiently

Also remember how useful a wall is. A small house with most of the items usually has walls that should play an important role. Your kitchen is a good example of this. The more items you can hang on the wall or in the store, the less cluttered your kitchen counter will be. This means less complexity and more cooking space. However, if storing your tools upright is much more efficient, think also about the drawer space your tools will need. Walls that do not serve a practical purpose should be turned into shelves. Even if it only requires a few books or tools, everything will be fine.

4. Keep Things Clear Above the Waist

The kitchen may be an exception, but it is generally best to keep your small home from “clutter”. This gives you a greater sense of space and allows your shoulders and arms to move without constantly bumping into objects.

5. Go with High Ceilings

Get creative with patchwork quilts too. If you’re building a trailer, you should choose something that can add height to your small home, but the effect is worth it. The highest ceiling of a barn, gable, or other type of ceiling will make a small home much larger. However, it provides more room for installing windows and natural light, which saves money and provides an attractive look. Rustic furnishings really help create the feeling that there is more room and more space on the walls.

6. Install Plenty of Windows

Windows not only provide natural light, but also help make your home look bigger. If you are building a mobile home and plan to travel a lot, or if you plan to park in the countryside, you can admire nature through the window in your little house.

7. Choose Light Colors

Many small homeowners use vibrant colors to create a more spacious interior. The floor and exterior can be any color, but make the ceiling and walls a little lighter.

8. Give Every Space More than One Purpose

Another common feature of small houses that can be advertised is that there is no work anywhere. For example, you might have a sofa that you can relax on during the day, or sit down and work at your computer. But at night you can get him out of bed. The kitchen counter, which folds into the wall, has another place where you can remove the chair from the guest bed or remove the pillows for extra storage space. The idea is to allow you to naturally accommodate more clutter and things you don’t need without using up the entire space for as many purposes as possible. Remember to use all the space in your home so that your daily activities don’t become unnecessary difficulties.

9. Downsize

Here you can talk about the importance of size reduction. Many people invest in a small home because they want to get rid of unnecessary elements that get in the way of what really matters in life. By itself, living in a small house is considered a "short life." But remember when designing your new home. The less you donate, the more you earn. If you keep thinking about where all the books will go, if you need space for your sewing machine, or if you need more space to hang all of your photographs, designing a home will become much more difficult. If you decide to remove the unnecessary, you will get a better home in return.

10. Combine the Bathroom and Shower

Given the enormous space on the train, many small homeowners have combined bathrooms and showers. After all, both are necessary in the house, but individually they can take up a lot of space. Fortunately, using the toilet in the bathroom is not as difficult as in the usual way, and taking a shower with a toilet in the partition is not difficult. When you lower your chair, you can shower while sitting.

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