Small House Swell (Small House Movement)

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Micro or small homes are part of a global trend of scaling down to live more cheaply and closer to the outdoors.  Let’s call it simplifying through downsizing. The often transportable and non-permanent nature of micro homes can also help their owners bypass zoning and building regulations as their owners living light on the land.

 

Micro homes are simple yet intricate, they most often include a sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom or sleeping loft.  They are tightly crafted from new and recycled building materials. Another economical way to get started is to follow the “container” style of small home, these homes are based upon the repurposing of old containers once used to transport goods by ship, truck and train.

 

Owners can plan on enjoying very low utility costs, the average for a 300 to 500 square foot (30 to 50 square meters) would be less than $20 per month. Purchase one of the kits of custom built homes with solar power generating roofs and your solar panels can take you completely off the grid. 

 

Primary motivation for living in a micro house is simply the sustainability of their footprint and riding lightly on the land.  Micro homes are part of a global trend of scaling down to live more cheaply and closer to the outdoors, director of the Iowa-based Small House Society that dubs itself "the voice of the Small House Movement."

Micro homes are gathering a larger following, and generating more buzz, curiosity and awareness.  There is a Small House Society and numerous blogs such as the Tiny House Blog.

 

Check out these great examples…

Teeny in Texas

Tiny in Tokyo

Mini and Modern

Containers to Casas

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