I sent an
email out to my friends who signed up to be on the
list, in which I mentioned wanting to build a little shed to live in. I believe I said eight feet by eight feet, but I was just pulling a number out of my butt. Some people suggested putting it on wheels. Others said putting it on wheels would make me trailer trash.
It turns out that people are really into this stuff. The
Tiny House Blog,
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, and
The Small House Society are all dedicated to creating little ridiculous houses, not all that dissimilar to the 64-square-foot shed idea. Most of them are built on wheels to avoid having to deal with building codes. (It gives new meaning to the idea of having your house robbed, if you ask me.) Tumbleweed sells their plans, but you can also buy one already built for about $40-55,000. At that point they may as well buy an old used RV.
Wacko nut jobs though they may be, I have to admit that there's a certain appeal to actually owning a house, being a minimalist, and being able to hook your house up to a pickup truck and get out of dodge.
If I built one, it would have to be called "the love shack" because calling it "the shed" or "the tiny house" just doesn't sound right. It would
not be called "the love shack" because of any extracurricular activities inside--no one living in a house that's barely bigger than my television is going to have any guests coming over, I don't imagine.
These things really blur the line between staying home and going camping.
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