Tiny House Basics: Living the Good Life in Small Spaces

✍ Scribed by Joshua Engberg, Shelby Engberg

• Year: 0
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 172
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Tiny house living is sustainable living: Tiny House Basics is an adventure in off grid living! In their debut book, tiny house living experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show you how you can join the revolution to downsize to small space living without giving up everything you hold dear. This is not about downsizing drastically, or giving up a lot of your necessities. They show you how your life still can be comfortable and entertaining in a tiny house living environment. This is about redefining what a house is and mastering organization, location and happiness. You can still keep your closet full and pantry stocked.

Tiny house living tips and tricks: As avid campers and off roaders, Shelley and Joshua present the best tips and tricks to help you enter the world of small space living. You will learn about:

How to maintain a good relationship in a small space


Practical downsizing for everyone


Small space living with pets


The pros and cons of off grid living and on grid living


How to make your small space feel big


Keeping your small space feeling fresh with practical storage solutions and design tips


Equipping your space for entertaining


Accordion/bi-fold style windows


How downsizing and simplifying your life will allow you more freedom and time

✦ Table of Contents

Praise For Tiny House Basics......Page 4
Contents......Page 9
Author, Designer, Builder, Youtube host of “RelaxshacksDOTcom”, and former host of HGTV’s “Tiny House Builders”......Page 10
Who Lives In These Tiny, So Called Tiny Houses?......Page 13
Making The Decision To Go Tiny......Page 21
Planning: Research......Page 33
Downsizing......Page 49
Building: The Unspoken Realities Of Doing It Yourself,Plus The Cost......Page 61
Why We Chose Our Design Aesthetic And Layout......Page 75
Making Room For Your Junk In A Small Space......Page 98
Pets In A Tiny House......Page 108
Relationships In Tight Quarters......Page 120
The Rewards, Benefits And Challenges Of Downsizing......Page 132
How Practical Is A Tiny House For The Long-Term?......Page 150
Our Tiny House Trailers and Tiny House Shells......Page 162