Post by Imbannedeverywhere on Aug 5, 2015 22:35:18 GMT
If you've spent any time whatsoever on social media in the past few years, chances are a Tiny House has crossed your path. They tend to be shared along with breathless comments to the tune of "That's it! I'm selling everything and building a Tiny House in the desert!"
Tiny Houses are everything to everyone: Pinterest fuel for the aspiring declutterer, an adorable way to play in your childhood cubby house forever, and an antidote to the McMansion hangover of the turn of the century.
Small houses can provide compelling alternatives to homelessness and urban density, but we're not talking about those. We're talking about the shiny, schmick versions of the idea; Tiny Houses as gee-whiz design blog fodder, hang the (often considerable) expense.
Tiny Houses are everything to everyone: Pinterest fuel for the aspiring declutterer, an adorable way to play in your childhood cubby house forever, and an antidote to the McMansion hangover of the turn of the century.
Small houses can provide compelling alternatives to homelessness and urban density, but we're not talking about those. We're talking about the shiny, schmick versions of the idea; Tiny Houses as gee-whiz design blog fodder, hang the (often considerable) expense.
But then the writer goes on to give five reasons why he hates them...... resulting in unanimous bagging in the comments
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/70860050/Five-reasons-why-I-hate-tiny-houses
