The challenge of packing a family into a tiny living space isn't so
much about lack of privacy, forced quiet hours (shhhhhh, the baby's sleeping!)
and a useless Costco membership. It's furniture and furniture
arrangements -- ones that work for grownups (look good) but also work
well for kids (and messes they create).
I love my four-person
family's teeny, tiny house because it's affordable, we have enough
rooms for a little office, it has a matching tiny yard (with garage!) and, best of
all, zero shared walls with virile young construction workers and their
vocal lovers.
But I've found it's really hard to furnish.
Everything has to be on a smaller scale, stand up to kids, not add or show
clutter and serve a dual purpose -- seating and storage/beauty and
storage/storage and storage. Everything has to be arranged just so.
Which is why I'm always looking for tiny living ideas and/or
commiseration. This slideshow of a suuuuuuper tiny townhouse in
Washington, D.C. opened my eyes.
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