Could you live in something this size?

[Bloodeagle]

139 m2 is a normal size villa in Sweden. Being as you are 3 people it must be more than enough.

We do tend to spend 6 mos out of the year huddled in our houses here!
We heat with wood and any smaller than this would be to difficult to moderate the heating extremes. It would tend to get to hot and then to cold as you let the fire die out.

139 m2 was the average size American home in 1970.
Our house is 36% smaller than the average size house in America today!

When I retire to Hawaii I plan to build a home around the 93 m2.

[RoyBatty]

I'm currently in something of a similar size. Depending on what your requirements are it *could* work but I definitely wouldn't recommend it. Even the owner admitted towards the end of the program that he needed to get something bigger.

It's fine if one has minimal requirements and only need it for temporary use but it's too small for doing any kind of work, practicing hobbies, entertaining people etc. Yes it's "possible" but it's always going to be struggle.

[Majar]

I've always wanted to live in a tiny cabin, trailer or yurt. Living in a mansion has never appealed to me. My house is considered small by local standards, but it still seems too big for my needs. I really only need 2 rooms and a lavatory. Something this size, around 500 sq ft would be ideal.

[Tony]

This one is more sophisticated

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[Sabinae]

im fine with my studio and its quite smaller than all of these-its about 45 m2... but im only by myself. For a family, i think you need a bit more space indeed. And 139 m2 will suffice. Depends on the family and lifestyle.

[Skandi]

Hmm.. I like separate rooms, smallest house I have lived in was the one I bought a two up two down terrace, small yes our car was longer than the house was wide, but quite big enough for two, you need space to get away sometimes! mind you the current house has 4 rooms... but they are a lot bigger!

So.. No I could not live in that... shed for longer than a month or so, how would I cook!!! if i were to live in something that small it would be a boat

[Arrow Cross]

"Tiny"? With 96 square meters?

My current residence is 55 (for 3 persons), the previous one had been 52 (for 4), and the flat I was born into... uhh, no idea, but even smaller, without adequate heating.

[Aemma]

"Tiny"? With 96 square meters?

My current residence is 55 (for 3 persons), the previous one had been 52 (for 4), and the flat I was born into... uhh, no idea, but even smaller, without adequate heating.

No no no my friend, square feet! Imperial system! A metre is roughly a bit bigger than 3 feet. So divide that which you think this is by 3 or so and you'll get an approximation of sorts.

I liked this tiny house and the tiny house movement and what it stands for since, for a North American at least, where McMansion homes are the thing, it makes one think about housing needs as opposed to housing wants. I think I could safely say that most middle class North Americans are overhoused these days. There are repercussions with respect to overhousing, least of which is the carbon footprint one leaves. Yes I realise that I sound like some Granola Girl. But thinking about these kinds of things is important to mankind's overall well-being in the end.

[Piparskeggr]

96 square feet is approximately 8.9 square meters

10.8 square feet is approximately 1 square meter

An apartment of 55 square meters is about 594 square feet, about 6.2 of the little house described at the start of the thread.

[Tom Cat]

The small cabin depicted in the OP is a bit claustrophobic even by my standards.

The spacious houses depicted appear to be uncomfortably large to me.

My wife and I own a modest, single bedroom house. It has an enclosed front porch, a relatively large rectangular family room that we also use for a computer room. There is a smaller dining room with a small yet comfortable kitchen. It also has a nice partial basement. As part of our small backyard landscape project, we recently added an enclosed concrete patio. We also have an unattached, single bay garage, that provides extra space for a small shop.

We're both very happy with our cosy sanctuary.