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Ahh, the Allure of the Tiny House Dream

Creating room by sacrificing space

Kaia Maeve
5 min readDec 7, 2022
Photo by Brina Blum on Unsplash

Why does life feel so complicated these days?

There always seem to be so many things to keep track of, tend to, and take care of — all the time. Especially with a full time job, a budding suburban homestead project, and the two young kids I’m raising together with my amazing husband.

Yes these are all things I care about and want to care for, but… geez! It just takes so much headspace to keep up with. So many details!

When do I get to take up some space in the world, lounge back in a clean couch chair by a beautiful window under a plant, and browse through a design magazine… just for fun?

When does that part of the storyline happen?

Oh yeah, right. What was I thinking!

The allure of tiny and simple

These humble, well-lit, small but spacious photos of tiny home living have such a pull on my heart strings. From the number of tiny home Pinterest boards I’ve come across in the last decade or so — I know I’m not alone.

Sometimes I wonder… If I willingly gave up all the relationships and material things I’ve worked so hard to gather and acquire in my lifetime — just to be…

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Kaia Maeve
Kaia Maeve

Written by Kaia Maeve

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