{"id":8266,"date":"2018-12-03T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T13:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/news\/?p=8266"},"modified":"2022-07-06T23:25:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T03:25:37","slug":"tiny-home-family-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/tiny-home-family-living","title":{"rendered":"How to Live in a Tiny Home as a Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Can you imagine getting rid of half of your kids’ toys, half of your kitchen’s contents and a third of your family’s clothes? If you can, then you\u2019re probably a good candidate for tiny home living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While tiny homes might not suit everyone, they\u2019re proving popular with some Canadian families who want to cut back debt, minimize their possessions and generally live a simpler life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prospect of owning a tiny home is incredibly attractive for many as it means your lifestyle isn\u2019t restrained by a huge mortgage or rising rents that swallow more than half of your nine-to-five income. It can allow you to live in your own home in a location that suits you \u2014 remember some cities have not yet embraced the idea of allowing tiny homes to occupy the urban core \u2014 tiny home living<\/a> appears to be ideal for the debt-resistant millennials. But what about those of us who are looking further into our future or those of us already raising kids? Is it possible to live in a tiny home as a family?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes. It’s absolutely possible and we’ll show you how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Families Adapt Their Tiny Homes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Firstly, choosing the kind of tiny home you want to live in can make a huge difference to your quality of family life, now and in the future. But as these families show, with a little creativity you can adapt a tiny home to your current needs without feeling squashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe it or not, Macy Miller<\/a> and her young family of four lived in a tiny home with only 196 square-foot of living space \u2014 and this includes the company of the family’s Great Dane. Only recently, the Millers added a bedroom and expanded their home to 232 square feet to accommodate their growing family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Samantha and Robert Garlow share on their blog SHEDsistence<\/a>, a tiny home can also be adapted within to be made child-friendly. To accommodate their baby, they customized their 204-square-foot tiny home with a loft crib and a loft edge net, amongst other creative solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out these further inspirational stories<\/a> of big families living tiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advice for Families Considering Tiny Home Living<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re keen on buying or building a tiny home for your family, consider the following advice<\/a> from families who have taken the plunge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n