This past weekend my fiancé and I headed upstate for a tiny home getaway. We’ve always been obsessed with the idea of a tiny home and we thought, what better way to enjoy a spring weekend outside of NYC than by renting one upstate. To be clear, we too essentially live in a tiny house also known as a 1 bedroom apartment in NYC. Our apartment is exactly 750 square feet. While we like to think we already live in a tiny house, we were so incredibly excited to actually live out a dream and stay in one for the weekend.
If you’ve never heard of the tiny home movement, it’s basically a social movement where people are choosing to downsize the space they live in. They are forgoing the average American size home of 2,600 square feet for a small or tiny home between 100 to 500 square feet. The tiny house movement is micro-living at its finest and not to mention super efficient and cost-effective.
The average cost to have a tiny house built is anywhere between $10,000 and $60,000. Depending on your needs, they can be built for even cheaper or can cost way more than $60,000. It’s really up to you and your budget. One thing we also learned is that not every state allows you to build a tiny house so that can be somewhat of a barrier for someone looking to downsize.
We found the place online through Air BnB and booked it right away as we were seeing a lot of the tiny homes for rent were booking up pretty fast. We left Saturday morning, had lunch in Woodstock, NY at a super delicious all vegetarian/vegan place, strolled around town for a bit, and then headed towards the tiny house. Once we got there, we met with our host, signed a wavier, uploaded the car, and took a tour of the place. Naturally our jaws dropped and we loved it right away.
We started to think of ways we could get one, how we would build it and even started throwing out things like “we could put the couch over here, the full kitchen over there, and so on. The size of the place we stayed in wasn’t listed online so we guessed that it was approximately 300 square feet. It included all full-size appliances like a large stove, refrigerator, microwave, and sink. It also had a ton of cabinet space, more than we have in our current apartment, and places to store things. There was a full-size bathroom with a normal tub and running water of course.
As far as the sleeping accommodations are concerned, there was a lofted full bedroom with a ladder (think tree house) and also a bedroom that fits a comfy queen bed on the first floor. This place had a heater, a/c, and two ceiling fans. Out front, there was a nice grill, a place to entertain people, a paved patio, and a cute fire pit with a view.
It was truly an amazing experience. Here are some photos from the tiny house we stayed in over the weekend.
Overall, while I don’t think I could live full-time in a tiny home, I definitely could see myself having one as a vacation home or a rental property! I do encourage you, if you find one on Air BnB, to check it out. It’s definitely worth exploring the experience and it’s also just a super cute and fun way to get cozy with a loved one for a weekend.
Question for You:
http://sjfiremuseum.org/wp-load.php Could you ever live in a tiny house?
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Doorress says
I am utterly obsessed with Tiny Homes. I’m a college student, so paying a one time payment and saving $ is key. Also, I’d love my house to be mobile, with one permanent location where I could live off grid ???? country style. #601 #tinyhousenation