We've posted about living in cramped spaces before on Neatorama, but I love how one family learned that they could actually live large by living in a tiny house:
Hari and Karl Berzins decided to build a tiny home for their family in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to free themselves of the financial burden of owning a large home.
They knew that moving two children, a dog and a cat into a 168-square foot space would be a challenge, though it would also eliminate the need for a mortgage and cut their utility costs.But they didn't expect it to completely change their lives, Hari Berzins said. [...]
"Living mortgage-free has given us the freedom to make decisions based on what will make us happy, not what we have to do to pay the mortgage," Berzins said in a CNN iReport.
The Berzins are part of a small contingent of homeowners who have found solace living in less than 500 square feet. Many of them live in homes built on trailers so they can move around; others, like the Berzins, live on property they own. Others live in Cob homes built of clay and mica. Some are motivated by a desire to lessen their carbon footprint while others want to own a home without worrying about property taxes.
Emanuella Grinberg has more over at CNN: Link
no doubt it would include the constuction of a 2nd equally tiny place
I'm actually quite comfortable with my set-up. Six people can sit around the table and with floor cushions we can lean back & watch TV. It's not bad at all.