Sapphyre
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Has anyone ever looked into these before? Very small, but fully functional (and cute!) houses, e.g. those sold here: https://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/ Lots of other places too.
I've also seen an encouragingly large number of DIY blogs and vlogs, even from people starting out as complete newbs (like myself). I'm intrigued by the idea of designing and building one of my own.
For someone like me, the concept is intriguing. A huge mortgage and being effectively tied to a specific area has never appealed to me. And, confession: I despise cleaning... so the less there is to clean, the better off I'll be. ^^;; I notice that I don't technically need a lot of space to live. My apartment right now is about 1000 square feet, and for the most part I live in the computer room (a space of about 99 square feet), the bathroom (~35) and the kitchen (~132 sq ft and poorly laid out). The livingroom basically just holds furniture and is almost never used except when guests are over; the bedroom is literally just a room for the bed to go in (and to store my clothes). There is also a spare room which is right now full of boxes and junk from when I moved in.
Which is to say, the ~1000 square feet of space I have is being used very inefficiently, and is probably much more than I need. And I'm paying for it in rent. ;.; I also deeply regretted the amount of furniture I own when I had to move out of my last place on short notice. What a pain... >.<
I know a couple of friends who might be able to help teach me the requisite skills to design and build my own, even though the idea is rather intimidating. I feel like with something that small, though, the details would really matter, and I'd want them done my way. Plus, I think it would be kind of special to really know the place in which you dwell inside and out, every nook and cranny. It would make it feel more mine.
It's a thought for avoiding a lot of mortgage debt down the line and maintaining some flexibility to relocate without having to pack up, sell the house, buy a new house, get used to the new place, etc. Has anyone here ever tried or considered anything like this?
I've also seen an encouragingly large number of DIY blogs and vlogs, even from people starting out as complete newbs (like myself). I'm intrigued by the idea of designing and building one of my own.
For someone like me, the concept is intriguing. A huge mortgage and being effectively tied to a specific area has never appealed to me. And, confession: I despise cleaning... so the less there is to clean, the better off I'll be. ^^;; I notice that I don't technically need a lot of space to live. My apartment right now is about 1000 square feet, and for the most part I live in the computer room (a space of about 99 square feet), the bathroom (~35) and the kitchen (~132 sq ft and poorly laid out). The livingroom basically just holds furniture and is almost never used except when guests are over; the bedroom is literally just a room for the bed to go in (and to store my clothes). There is also a spare room which is right now full of boxes and junk from when I moved in.
Which is to say, the ~1000 square feet of space I have is being used very inefficiently, and is probably much more than I need. And I'm paying for it in rent. ;.; I also deeply regretted the amount of furniture I own when I had to move out of my last place on short notice. What a pain... >.<
I know a couple of friends who might be able to help teach me the requisite skills to design and build my own, even though the idea is rather intimidating. I feel like with something that small, though, the details would really matter, and I'd want them done my way. Plus, I think it would be kind of special to really know the place in which you dwell inside and out, every nook and cranny. It would make it feel more mine.
It's a thought for avoiding a lot of mortgage debt down the line and maintaining some flexibility to relocate without having to pack up, sell the house, buy a new house, get used to the new place, etc. Has anyone here ever tried or considered anything like this?