Tiny Houses

One fun part of looking at old homes all day is marveling at the lifestyles of our turn of the century ancestors. Their homes were uninsulated, had poor heating. Homes were laid out oddly. Most of all- they were smaller.

The turn of the century homes that you see around Portland these days have generally been expanded considerably. It would not have been unusual to see an entire family live in a 500 square food house. Just imagine that. Scary?

But imagine the upsides. You are living simpler. You have less stuff. You have less space to clean and maintain.  You can spend more time doing what makes you happy, and less time worrying about keeping your home from falling apart.

There is a new lifestyle movement out there that is trying to bring some of these values. Here is a great blog all about it: The Tiny House Blog.

Coincidentally, there is a post there that mentions one of my listings! Isn’t that amazing!