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In the most recent New Yorker, Alec Wilkinson illuminates the "tiny house movement," profiling people who seek out small spaces -- typically 100-130 square feet -- for either financial or socially conscious reasons."The occupants of tiny houses tend to be committed, and slightly self-regarding, citizens, who cook on little stoves and have refrigerators like wall safes," he observes. "They shed years of possessions and keepsakes to get by with two shirts and two pairs of pants and two mugs and two forks, in order to occupy what amounts to a monk's cell, for the sake of simplicity, frugality, or upright environmental living."
One proponent of the tiny house movement is Jay Shafer, owner of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, who has constructed 16 tiny homes. We took a closer look at some of Shafer's diminutive designs and their cozy interiors.
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The "XS-House" is just 65 square feet and costs $38,997. Its living room features a built-in desk and couch.
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You can snooze snugly in a lofted bed.
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And hang your cutlery in a compact kitchen.
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Another of Shafer's creations, the "Epu," is similarly small -- 89 square feet -- and easy on the wallet, at $45,997.
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A low-flush RV toilet helps conserve water.
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And built-in shelves mean you don't have to sacrifice a library.
What do you think -- would you live in a tiny house?
For more information, click here to read the Tiny House Blog and here for more on Tumbleweed.