Couple Haley & Michael moved into this 160 square ft Philly tiny house in the Germantown neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania less than a year ago. They acknowledge that they followed advice gleaned from the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever by neatness doyenne, Marie Kondo. They say that it has altered their relationship with their possessions.
Ever since we, ourselves, halved our living space 15 months ago, we’ve found it easier to adjust than we thought. We dispensed with unnecessary ‘stuff’ that we’d collected over many years; we realised that we had a lot of unused, surplus rooms in our previous house. Like Haley & Michael, we’ve come up with unique and bespoke storage solutions; we built bookshelves from re-purposed scaffolding planks and have stacked old apple crates as kitchen ‘cupboards’. Our clothes, towels, bed linen and all sorts of other stuff are secreted away in stacked vintage luggage.
Baskets made from natural materials (wicker, bamboo, water hyacinth) of various shapes & sizes are also put to good use. We’ve even come up with a novel way to hide our broadband modem! Having compact accommodation makes you more mindful of how you use the precious room that you have.
Do you have any tips for maximising restrictive living space?
- 5-blade white ceiling fan
- RÄCKA curtain rod combination, black
- Tab top curtain, white
- Water hyacinth storage basket
- Vintage wooden cheese boxes
- Vintage wool blanket
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