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Hello, Autumn

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I promised a photo tour once we were settled, and this week, I finally got around to taking more pictures.

Our house is cute, but it doesn’t photograph as well as I expected — it’s a challenge to get the right angles in such a tiny space, and capturing the interior in the best natural light is tricky. Anyone with a fancy camera and much better photography skills interested in photographing our house?

We’re more comfortable now, but still looking for a few key pieces of furniture: a table for two and (possibly) another chair for sitting and working. We have two Varier sit-stand stools and our beloved red triumph chair from CB2 inside, but the entire setup doesn’t quite work. You’d think dealing with furniture would be easier in a tiny space — since there’s less square footage to fill and figure out — but it’s even more challenging.

So, I expect the main room to evolve over time.

Welcome to our home.

The front porch.
The front porch.
A wide shot of the house and the land we're parked on, through a fisheye lens.
A wide shot of the house and the land we’re parked on, through a fisheye lens.
The rear of the house, showing the rear loft window (top) and the bathroom window (bottom). The utility box houses the hot water heater and some pipes.
The back of the house, showing the rear loft window (top) and the bathroom window (bottom). The utility box houses the hot water heater and some pipes.
Another view of the rear and side. The thin cable along the wall is a Cat6 outdoor waterproof ethernet cable, which is partially buried underground and goes a few hundred feet to the main house.
Another exterior view. The thin cable along the wall is a Cat6 outdoor waterproof ethernet cable, which is partially buried underground and goes a few hundred feet to the main house. Super-fast internet: hooray!
A side view of the porch, with a hanging plant.
A side view of the porch, with a hanging plant and pumpkin on the ledge.
Comfy Adirondack chairs, overlooking an awesome view.
Comfy Adirondack chairs (less than $20/each at Friedman’s Home Improvement), overlooking the view.
Porch essentials: mat, Magic Mesh door screen, and gourds from Hale's Apple Farm on Highway 116.
Porch essentials: doormat, Magic Mesh door screen, and gourds from Hale’s Apple Farm on Highway 116.

Please, come in.

The main area, looking toward the sitting lounge.
The main area, looking toward the sitting lounge.
The lounge nook, my favorite spot in the house. I picked up these Yoshitomo Nara postcards on a trip to Japan.
The lounge nook underneath our bookshelves, which is my favorite spot in the house. I picked up these Yoshitomo Nara postcards on a trip to Japan.
Dickinson Marine heater (fueled by propane).
Dickinson Marine heater (fueled by propane).
Our main closet (for clothes and shoes) on the left. Unicorn ampersand print by Marc Johns.
Our main closet (for clothes and shoes) on the left. Unicorn ampersand print by Marc Johns.
Princess three-burner gas cooktop and white faux-brick backsplash.
Princess three-burner gas cooktop and white faux-brick backsplash.
A view of our kitchen counter, sink with coil-spring faucet, and various essentials, from magnetic knife strip to French press.
A view of our kitchen counter, sink with coil-spring faucet, and various essentials, from magnetic knife strip to French press. I still really wish we had a farmhouse sink — this small two-bin sink is a bit awkward.
Handy wall hooks mainly for bags, hoodies, and baseball caps.
Handy wall hooks mainly for bags, hoodies, and baseball caps.
Our bathroom: small pedestal sink, bucket toilet, and more white faux-brick.
Our bathroom: small pedestal sink, bucket toilet, and more white faux-brick. The small galvanized pail is for cocoa shell mulch, which we use as cover material. (It works well!)
30x30 shower stall with 1.25 gpm Bricor showerhead. Super low-flow but powerful -- it's great.
30×30 shower stall with 1.25 gpm Bricor showerhead. Super low-flow but powerful — it’s great.
shower stall
A close-up of the faux-brick shower wall in black.
Our sleeping loft with two twin XL mattresses, side by side. Pretty spacious.
Our sleeping loft with two twin XL mattresses, side by side. Pretty spacious. These gooseneck lamps aren’t my favorite (I didn’t choose them), but they’ll do for now.
View of the main room from above, at the foot of the bed.
View of the main room from above, at the foot of the bed. I love our tiny ceiling fan (24 inches).
The storage loft, above the front door, with a few boxes, crates, luggage bags, and our laundry bin.
The storage loft, above the front door, with a few boxes, crates, luggage bags, and our laundry bin.
An opposite view of the main room, from the lounge. Currently missing: a table for two.
An opposite view of the main room, from the lounge. Currently missing: a table for two.
Looking down on the kitchen from above, in the loft.
Looking down on the kitchen from above, in the loft.

We like visitors.

My cousin Terrence, posing on the porch.
My cousin Terrence, posing on the porch.
Rumi on the porch.
Rumi on the porch.
A Saturday afternoon with the Vaughns (my cousin Jennifer, her husband Patrick, and their son Ronin).
A Saturday afternoon with the Vaughns (my cousin Jennifer, her husband Patrick, and their son Ronin).
My cousin Terrence in the lounge.
My cousin Terrence in the lounge.
The property cat, Rumi, is a frequent visitor.
The property cat, Rumi, is a frequent visitor.
An August visit from friends. The most people we've had in the house at once.
An August visit from friends. The most people we’ve had in the house at once.

7 thoughts on “Hello, Autumn”

    1. Thanks, Ressie!

      We started to use the heater a few weeks ago, here and there, on colder mornings. It works pretty well. We only keep it on for a bit (try not to use it longer than an hour.) We didn’t install it ourselves (we hired a builder), so I personally have no tips, but I’m sure you can find some tiny housers online who did it themselves 🙂

      Thanks for reading and visiting!

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  2. Oh this is such a lovely home. I admire the way you are cleverly using every inch of space. The bathroom is still a favorite of mine! It’s always tricky to make a nice bathroom in a small place. The porch is, however, my favorite outdoor feature. Love the pumpkin color of the door, matching the season and the real pumpkin. And the writer/reader loves the & cushion and the bookshelves.
    Happy fall to you too!

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  5. Wow, it doesn’t look so small until you put people in the picture and then you’re like, oh my God it’s Tiny! So do you have your own private water tank? Do you have to truck water out there? Do you dispose of the toilet in the woods?

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    1. Currently, we’re hooked up to a garden faucet via RV hose, so we have running water (yay!) although we do our best to conserve, as there’s a finite source of water (from a well). (It’s possible water will be delivered at some point soon.) In a scenario where we’re parked on land with no water source, we do have an under-the-trailer water storage tank, from which we’d then pump water through the house.

      As for the compost bucket toilets, once filled, we seal them up and put them outside. When there are 4, that’s a good amount for us to dump them into a compost bin at the base of the garden. Dump, cover with lots of hay, let that sit and do its thing. Repeat. It’s the first time I’ve dealt with humanure — a learning experience. After a year, it’ll be broken down, rich with nutrients, and ready to be used in the soil. We’re grateful that we can do this on land that is not ours; we may be gone before our compost is even useable.

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