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Tiny House Inspiration: Flying by the Seat of our Pants

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Say Goodbye to Old Toys with a Going Away Party

on March 12, 2019

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Five Unexpected Realities of Parenting in a Tiny House

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Love and Marriage in a Tiny House

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I Have Never Been Homeless

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Living in a Small Home with Kids: 10 Reasons It Might Not Be Right for You

I recently read a great article over at The Tiny House asking "How Big Can a Tiny House Be?" In his post, Ethan ponders the definition of "tiny" when it come to little houses and concludes that the perfect "tiny" house is whatever size meets your needs, whether that is less than 100 square feet or much, much bigger. I think his conclusion is sound. He points out that even if a small house is too small for you, you can still benefit from some of the tenets of tiny house living. I would include living within your means and being mindful of the environmental impact of your chosen lifestyle as practices that anyone can enact, regardless of their home size.

If living large (or larger than we do!) is your thing, you'll hear no judgment from me. Living in a small home might sound romantic or adventurous, but the obvious truth is that there are downsides to the tiny house lifestyle. It's not all sunshine and roses, and you have to be committed to making i…

Our Biggest Small House Regret

When we bought our house nearly ten years ago, we did so knowing that we ultimately desired to fill it with children, yet our options at the time limited us as far as choosing a floorplan that would easily accommodate kids. When I think back on the plan we had for the future, I'm not convinced we really had much of a plan at all beyond buying a house we could afford with the limited funds we had. I think we assumed that it would all just kind of work itself out as our needs changed.

Overall this has turned out to be mostly true. Each time we've faced a new challenge regarding fitting all the members of our family into our tiny space, we've met that challenge head on and figured out a way to make it work. We've moved beds and bought a mini crib and replaced it with a homemade toddler bed before ultimately redoing the whole bedroom. We've rearranged and updated the loft as well and even used the living room as a sleeping space at times.

Living in such a small home w…

How to Add a Trundle to an IKEA KURA Bed: Attaching the Beds

This post is part of a tutorial on turning an IKEA KURA loft bed into a bunk bed over a trundle. For the other pages in this series, go to the Introduction and Disclaimer, the Parts List, Prepping the Wood, Part 1 of Assembly, Part 2 of Assembly, and Cross Bracing.

It's time to attach your bed base to your IKEA KURA loft bed. This is not a one-man job. You will probably need at least three people: two to lift the KURA and one to slide the bed base in underneath. Once you get this done, the rest is pretty easy.

Step One: Lining Up the Beds

Set the KURA down on top of the bed base. The open side should face toward the center of the room. Make sure that you line everything up so that the KURA is sitting directly on the bed you constructed. If you measured and cut everything correctly, it should all match up just about perfectly.

Step Two: Attaching the KURA

You need to drill vertical holes for screws to attach the KURA to the bed base on the long sides of the bed. See the photos for …

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