Hmmm, I'll pass. Sterile and artificially artistic. no decent storage (except lemons) I think I understand the appeal of a th, but I've not seen any real world practical applications. Housing is cheap in our city so it is not a money saver, and every th that I have seen has been by late twenties or mid thirties failure to launch folks who really just want a clubhouse to park in Mom's back yard. I sound really cynical- perhaps I should open my mind and free myself from the constraints of possessions.
Light and airy are the opposite of what I want in a shelter. Unless that shack on wheels is located where there is never any harsh weather then it will just end up as scrap that someone else has to clean up on their own property a mile down the road.
But I do like the job that the media is doing pushing Americans into shanties - it is unrelenting and done with such nice pictures. No favela ever looked so arty!
shack on wheels also known as a camping trailer. We have one. I wouldn't want to live in it.
Living small is fine (for a while), but they are really getting ridiculous with some of these small houses. You would go crazy being cooped up that tightly with another person. Never being able to just be alone.
Maybe for a guest cottage it would be cool. We have thought of building something like that on our property for when we have family come up. Been collecting photos and clippings for ideas. A small cozy, not sterile like this one, one room with a small bathroom cottage and little covered front porch. Like a rustic studio apartment, about the size of a double car garage, or less. Murphy bed. Little kitchenette and table. Some comfy reading chairs. Bookcase. Throw rugs. Storage. And maybe even a small wood stove to supplement the propane heat and for atmosphere.
This way the guests have their privacy (as do we) and they can join us in the house at their leisure. Someday, we might get around to it.
It's fun to look at these, but I wouldn't want to live this small. This is one of the nicest I've seen as far as looks and style. I would definitely cozy it up.
The skylight running the length of the roof is a cool touch. I especially like this, because I wouldn't want a loft for sleeping...I'd be afraid of sleep walking or falling as I climbed down. And I would require a full bath tub.
I could see a smaller, duded up trailer for camping/travel, but the cost would cover vacations for several years, and I'd rather stay in a hotel.
While you can think what you like deborah, the color and shape is lemon:) Lemons have bulges on both ends. Plus they're used for cleaning!
I don't find tiny homes presented in this fashion fun to look at. They bring to mind Seventeen Magazine from days gone by, which was geared toward guiding and fulfilling the fantasies of adolescent girls seeking to entertain themselves with illusions about what being and acting like an adult involved. I feel annoyed when I encounter seemingly thoughtful women who find such illusions swoonworthy, or worse yet, worthy of regarding swoon to be a fitting response.
Sixty Grit hit the nail on the head with his reference to arty favelas. I first encountered something similar in Caracas, Venezuela, where they were artlessly and artfully referred to as "Ranchitos"
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Hmmm, I'll pass. Sterile and artificially artistic. no decent storage (except lemons) I think I understand the appeal of a th, but I've not seen any real world practical applications. Housing is cheap in our city so it is not a money saver, and every th that I have seen has been by late twenties or mid thirties failure to launch folks who really just want a clubhouse to park in Mom's back yard.
I sound really cynical- perhaps I should open my mind and free myself from the constraints of possessions.
Is that a sky-light window up there? I like that.
Light and airy are the opposite of what I want in a shelter. Unless that shack on wheels is located where there is never any harsh weather then it will just end up as scrap that someone else has to clean up on their own property a mile down the road.
But I do like the job that the media is doing pushing Americans into shanties - it is unrelenting and done with such nice pictures. No favela ever looked so arty!
shack on wheels also known as a camping trailer. We have one. I wouldn't want to live in it.
Living small is fine (for a while), but they are really getting ridiculous with some of these small houses. You would go crazy being cooped up that tightly with another person. Never being able to just be alone.
Maybe for a guest cottage it would be cool. We have thought of building something like that on our property for when we have family come up. Been collecting photos and clippings for ideas. A small cozy, not sterile like this one, one room with a small bathroom cottage and little covered front porch. Like a rustic studio apartment, about the size of a double car garage, or less. Murphy bed. Little kitchenette and table. Some comfy reading chairs. Bookcase. Throw rugs. Storage. And maybe even a small wood stove to supplement the propane heat and for atmosphere.
This way the guests have their privacy (as do we) and they can join us in the house at their leisure. Someday, we might get around to it.
Maybe :-D
Maybe it's for hipsters who don't want to live next to the Trailer Park Troubadours. It ain't home 'til you take the wheels off.
I have a mess of those small houses on my property. I call them sheds. Okay, one I call a dog house, but I wouldn't want to live in any of them.
Everything old is new again!
I'll take 2. Maybe 3.
It's fun to look at these, but I wouldn't want to live this small. This is one of the nicest I've seen as far as looks and style. I would definitely cozy it up.
The skylight running the length of the roof is a cool touch. I especially like this, because I wouldn't want a loft for sleeping...I'd be afraid of sleep walking or falling as I climbed down. And I would require a full bath tub.
I could see a smaller, duded up trailer for camping/travel, but the cost would cover vacations for several years, and I'd rather stay in a hotel.
Jim, I think those are oranges.
While you can think what you like deborah, the color and shape is lemon:) Lemons have bulges on both ends. Plus they're used for cleaning!
I don't find tiny homes presented in this fashion fun to look at. They bring to mind Seventeen Magazine from days gone by, which was geared toward guiding and fulfilling the fantasies of adolescent girls seeking to entertain themselves with illusions about what being and acting like an adult involved. I feel annoyed when I encounter seemingly thoughtful women who find such illusions swoonworthy, or worse yet, worthy of regarding swoon to be a fitting response.
Sixty Grit hit the nail on the head with his reference to arty favelas. I first encountered something similar in Caracas, Venezuela, where they were artlessly and artfully referred to as "Ranchitos"
But I do like the job that the media is doing pushing Americans into shanties..
They tried pushing us into McMansions but we all know what that led to.
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