Tiny Houses appeal to different people for different reasons. From stunning designs to living with less clutter and being financially better off. No wonder the Tiny House movement in Australia is growing! But deciding to live in a Tiny House is a wonderful lifestyle change. To enjoy the potential benefits of a new way of living, it’s important to do your research and make a well-considered decision. What if you downsize and simplify then discover it’s not for you?
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In this Blog we lay out the 7 benefits of living in a Tiny House so you can see your way clear of the “will I or won’t I?” conundrum.
Living in a Tiny House really does mean financial freedom. Not only are they cheaper to build than typical houses and most granny flats, utilities and maintenance are remarkably reduced. In fact, even living in a van quickly becomes more costly than life in a Tiny House!
Imagine owning your Tiny Home outright after 5 years! That’s the equivalent of renting for $375 a week and is a real-life example using figures from our clients Amy and Greg.
Amy and Greg’s general monthly expenses for standard house living vs. Tiny House living:
ExpensesStandard HouseTiny HouseRent$1,500$360Electricity$285$40Gas$0$10Internet$80$30Water$55$0Total per month$1,920$440Amy and Greg pay their friend a nominal weekly rent to park their Tiny House on land about 200m from the main house. They share electricity and internet while collecting their own rain water and using their own gas tanks.
Amy and Greg’s Teewah 7.2mWithout the burden of financial pressure, life immediately feels simpler and more satisfying.
A tiny space means less clutter. Less stuff means it’s quicker to clean the house, so you’ll have more time for relationships and doing the things that make you happy.
Life in a Tiny House gets you back in touch with fundamental things. Imagine looking at the rainfall in anticipation that it’s going to fill your water tank. Think about how good it feels to water the vegetable garden with greywater from your laundry.
At Aussie Tiny Houses we build low footprint homes that can be partly or completely off the grid.
You’ll have the option to water your garden with grey water from the washing, choosing eco friendly cleaning products that don’t harm the plants. If you do want to plumb in your home and connect to mains water and electricity, our Tiny Houses are ready to go.
Rest assured Tiny Houses take better care of the earth because they’re built off-site and parked without requiring trees to be cut down. Plus Tiny Houses are energy efficient, using less energy to heat and cool than a regular house.
Tiny Houses typically include self-sufficiency features such as solar panels, rainwater collection systems, composting toilets, and the like. A tiny house trailer with these features will be much easier to travel with and park, and will provide you with tons of flexibility! Off the grid tiny house trailers are a great option for those who want to live in more rural, isolated areas where it would be difficult (and potentially harmful to the environment) to build a traditional home.
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The financial ease and simpler life that comes with Tiny House living means an increase in your ability to thrive.
Tiny Houses on wheels (THOWs) have in-built flexibility because they can be moved. You’ll have the choice to move if the weather or any other conditions change and impact on your comfort.
Being able to meet life’s demands financially and emotionally really is a freedom lifestyle.
Our clients tell us how their decision to go Tiny radically improved their life and we share their stories here on the Blog. They mention how dream jobs became a reality, how Tiny House owners have more savings and the time to travel or grow their own vegetable garden.
Aaron and Rahel were able to launch Slide Coffee after downsizing to a Tiny House!
A Tiny House can be designed to cater for your dream to work from home, have visitors or park in an off grid rural haven. We’ve even heard of clients who’ve been able to shorten their commute to the office by parking their Tiny House closer to work in the city!
Aaron and Rahel’s Mooloolaba 7.2mA Tiny House is close to nature by design. Each room flows onto the next along the length of the trailer, with plenty of windows allowing natural light and air to circulate throughout.
A simpler life in a Tiny House offers the opportunity to grow a vegetable garden and collect rainwater in a tank. There’s something deeply fulfilling about living closer to nature.
The Tiny House movement is for people who appreciate a calmer pace of life, know that less is more and who create time to remind themselves why they do what they do.
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A Tiny House lifestyle nurtures the feeling of abundance and fulfillment. As a Tiny House owner you’re part of the ATH Community, the Tiny House movement and will know that your work in the world is being supported by your choice to go Tiny.
If you find aspects of Tiny House living aren’t for you and you want to move, you’ve got the option to rent out your Tiny House, turn it into a home office or extension or sell it.
We’re planning to build slab based Tiny Homes in the future. Talk to us about your dream vision and any concerns and we’ll design a flexible option for you to enjoy a fresh new lifestyle.
To experience some of the benefits of living in a Tiny House, book a holiday and stay at Reflections Holiday Park Moonee Beach or AirBnB Treetops Escape Cooloola.
The tiny living trend is showing no signs of slowing – as we discovered at the Melbourne Home Show. Here are five of the coolest tiny homes on the market now.
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The Melbourne Home Show is the largest consumer home show exhibition in Australia, taking place across various states and attracting more than 30,000 visitors over a weekend. We were invited down to the show earlier this year to check out some of the coolest tiny homes on the market. These compact homes will help you reduce your carbon footprint and allow you to live a more simple life.
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Featuring a ramp for easy wheelchair access, bench tops specifically designed at a lower height and underfloor heating, this compact tiny home is age-disability built and the ideal house for anyone with mobility restrictions. All materials, from the cupboards to the doors, are soft touch and the bathroom is disability friendly.
If you’re looking for inspiration on how to build a tiny house, there’s plenty out there to consider also.
Fancy a towable tiny home weighing 3.5 tonnes that you can take anywhere so you can truly live off grid? This tiny house on wheels features an off-grid solar system with a 10Kw battery, double-glazed windows, a composting toilet made in Sweden and a light, spacious interior.
We love the fact that you don’t have to forgo any of life’s luxuries, either, as there’s hot water, an oven and stovetop, a cosy loft with space for a king-sized mattress and insulation to keep you cool in summer and warm in winter.
Designed by Grimshaw Architects and built completely from sustainable materials, The Peak is the latest tiny home from Nestd – a social enterprise arm of Kids Under Cover, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to preventing youth homelessness. Its features include a six-star energy rating, fully fitted-out kitchen, loads of storage solutions and a gorgeous, modern design teeming with natural timber and flooded with light.
The best bit is 100% of the profit from every Nestd home sold is directed back into Kids Under Cover’s charitable work.
Okay, this tiny home is fab for a number of reasons. To name a few, you can live as if you’re on safari everyday; it features air-con for those hot summer nights; and it boasts a sweet covered verandah so you can kick back and soak up the great outdoors. The raised deck will keep any creepy crawlies away and the interior can be totally customised, with options for comfortable bedding, luxe bathrooms and more.
Made from scratch from a 20-foot shipping container, the ‘Glamtainer’ features a full bathroom, double-glazed windows and kitchenette, and can be shipped all over the world. The interiors are likened to that of a luxe mini hotel room; think on-trend above-counter basins, stylish, textured furnishings and light floorboards to open up the space. This tiny home can be fully customised and used for a number of purposes, from a granny flat to temporary housing.
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