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Beautiful & frugal tiny house living. Share your tips and photos!

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expatartist:
Whether you live in the world's most expensive cities, or just want to reduce your footprint, living small can be a way to do just that. Let's have a thread of tips and inspiration for those of us who live small - or are glad they don't have to ;)

Attached is a photo of my tiny 'closet', which rests at the foot of my perennially opened sofabed: secondhand teak shelves (US$26) piled high with books on top, and my winter wardrobe underneath: tops/sweaters on one shelf, dresses on another, trousers at the bottom. At right is a rack (US$10) about 2 feet wide with skinny vintage hangers (US$10) from steamer trunks, where a few delicate clothes hang. Behind them a secondhand, never-used shoe organizer (US$5) hangs from the side of the shelves, its pockets filled with socks, leggings, tights, unmentionables etc.  PJs dangle from the side of the shelf from a hanging hook designed by a colleague (free), next to the sliding Japanese-style door that divides my curved bedroom from the living room.

It's a juggling act but all quite organized-ish. All summer clothing is rolled and bagged into built in storage, overhead Japanese style, until March when I'll do the switch-over.

How about you? Would love to see how other Mustachians live in tiny spaces, what solutions have worked for you, etc.

expatartist:
Secondhand fridge (US$90) fits perfectly on secondhand washer/dryer unit (US$300). A setup I wouldn't recommend to most, but works for me and those of my neighbors who can afford a washing machine.

limeandpepper:
Posting to follow for now and hopefully contribute later. My partner and I are moving into a 40sqm/430sqft flat sometime this year, which isn't super tiny but has to accommodate a home office setup (the sort that requires extensive hardware... not the sort where a laptop suffices), occasional entertaining (including sleepover visits from my parents), and I'd like a cat, too.

Salim:
PTF

My house is small, but not tiny, and I am always trying to reduce and reorganize. I am here to learn more.

Your clothing setup is impressive. I have reduced my wardrobe by about 2/3 since retiring and am still reducing it a bit at a time.

We downsized my business office from 1200 sq. ft. in an office building to 114 sq. ft. when we moved it home. Had to re-home a lot of furniture and equipment. It was a big job. We've given a lot of stuff to our children, friends, and charity. Sometimes selling things seems like more trouble than it is worth.

I love the idea of living light and having a small footprint.

Missy B:

--- Quote from: expatartist on January 02, 2018, 08:29:09 AM ---Secondhand fridge (US$90) fits perfectly on secondhand washer/dryer unit (US$300). A setup I wouldn't recommend to most, but works for me and those of my neighbors who can afford a washing machine.

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I am fascinated by your combo washer/dryer. I didn't know they existed, and it might solve some of my work laundry issues.
Can you say more about brand and model, drum capacity, cycle times, general satisfaction with the unit? Is it vented or ventless?

I live in a 420 sq ft apartment in one of the top three least-affordable cities in the world. (Other cities are more expensive, but their wages are also higher.)

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