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Why build a tiny house instead of buying existing small house or trailer?The biggest reason for me is creative empowerment.There are so many things we arent in control over. But one of them, if you have some money put aside, is your shelter. Theres something incredibly validating about building my own shelter.If you think about it, how many things do you create on a daily basis, vs consume? How much of your individualized potential is being expressed in your daily life, vs molded by others?So many of us wake up in beds designed for the masses, wearing one size fits all PJs, grabbing our push-button coffee out the door on the way to our increasingly commoditized jobs in the car with the best reviews.Best not become unemployed or youll lose access to your pharmaceutically manufactured pills. That would make the CEOs very angry.I sleepwalked through 3 years of consumption before I finally realized Im not even participating in my own life!In my house, everything is exactly how I want. And if its not, Ill have intimate knowledge how to change it.Solar power, heated floors, loft speakers, enclosed shower, four-burner range Hell a garden in my living room if I so desire. I can have it all in 150 sq ft. for about $30,000. And go anywhere with all that too. And no one can evict me or foreclose on it.

Why build a tiny house instead of buying existing small house or trailer?The biggest reason for me is creative empowerment.There are so many things we arent in control over. But one of them, if you have some money put aside, is your shelter. Theres something incredibly validating about building my own shelter.If you think about it, how many things do you create on a daily basis, vs consume? How much of your individualized potential is being expressed in your daily life, vs molded by others?So many of us wake up in beds designed for the masses, wearing one size fits all PJs, grabbing our push-button coffee out the door on the way to our increasingly commoditized jobs in the car with the best reviews.Best not become unemployed or youll lose access to your pharmaceutically manufactured pills. That would make the CEOs very angry.I sleepwalked through 3 years of consumption before I finally realized Im not even participating in my own life!In my house, everything is exactly how I want. And

This house in Bordeaux (France) was designed by Rem Koolhaas for a handicaped client. It features a hydraulic elevator that doubles as multi-purpose room space. [3676x2496]

This house in Bordeaux (France) was designed by Rem Koolhaas for a handicaped client. It features a hydraulic elevator that doubles as multi-purpose room space. [3676x2496]

1950s era home in Florida 

1950s era home in Florida 

Pillar to wall reading nook

Pillar to wall reading nook

The living room in a luxury panoramic African house by Metropole Architects [1500x1000]

The living room in a luxury panoramic African house by Metropole Architects [1500x1000]

Shelves, plants and photo gallery 

Shelves, plants and photo gallery 

Rise and shine

Rise and shine

Happy Birthday to Finn Juhl! Born on this day in 1912. A photo from his home in Charlottenlund, which is just North of Copenhagen and is now a museum. [1000x750]

Happy Birthday to Finn Juhl! Born on this day in 1912. A photo from his home in Charlottenlund, which is just North of Copenhagen and is now a museum. [1000x750]

Living Room, Warsaw [854x1100]

Living Room, Warsaw [854x1100]

When your room looks exactly like an apartment from GTA V. Its because of the telescope

When your room looks exactly like an apartment from GTA V. Its because of the telescope

CASWES House / TOOP Architectuur

CASWES House / TOOP Architectuur

architags:Shinichi Ogawa Associates. Florist Studio. Mie. Japan. photos: Shinichi Ogawa Associates

architags:Shinichi Ogawa Associates. Florist Studio. Mie. Japan. photos: Shinichi Ogawa Associates

architags:AR Arquitetos.  Atelier Aberto. SĆ£o Paulo. Brazil. photos : AR Arquitetos

architags:AR Arquitetos.  Atelier Aberto. SĆ£o Paulo. Brazil. photos : AR Arquitetos

MA House / Cadaval Sola-Morales

MA House / Cadaval Sola-Morales

Un appartement vintage et DIY - Lili in wonderland Interior Design Home

Un appartement vintage et DIY - Lili in wonderland Interior Design Home

Private library getting plenty of natural light in Granja Vianna, Cotia, SĆ£o Paulo State, Brazil. [800x1000]

Private library getting plenty of natural light in Granja Vianna, Cotia, SĆ£o Paulo State, Brazil. [800x1000]

Bright Airy: $20 million Mediterranean estate in Malibu w/ Antique Limestone Fireplace, Stone Portals, Reclaimed Limestone Floors, and Opus Sectile Inlays [860 x 1151]

Bright Airy: $20 million Mediterranean estate in Malibu w/ Antique Limestone Fireplace, Stone Portals, Reclaimed Limestone Floors, and Opus Sectile Inlays [860 x 1151]

Floorboard raised to support a table 

Floorboard raised to support a table 

Japanese style interior design ideas 

Japanese style interior design ideas 

Tiny Parisian apartment with charming loft bed [1500*2304]

Tiny Parisian apartment with charming loft bed [1500*2304]