Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

Malcolm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:16:43 GMT

Elendy asked if Bill's unit had a bathroom, the answer is "Yes." It has a full-size shower, toilet and washbasin.

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

leahsmom — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:39:07 GMT

Elendy - go, you! I was going to post and say that I'd lived with my then-boyfriend (now-husband) in 500 square feet, which was actually pretty comfy, if hard to handle differing schedules (I used to sit in the closet to read if he'd gone to bed) - so I bet 250 would work ok! I guess I'd have to give up some of my fancy pans, though - they take up a lot of space in my current kitchen!

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

Mary — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:32:55 GMT

When I was young in Manhattan, I lived in a place that was a little less than 200 square feet. There was a bathroom of not horrendously small size, a wall that served as a kitchen (complete with under-counter mini fridge), a walk-in closet about the size of a photo booth, and the rest of the space, which allowed for a single bed, a desk and chair, a dining set for two, and a bookshelf. The view -- well, there wasn't one, but there were beautiful tiles in the bathroom and hardwoods everywhere else. It was really all I needed, and although my guests were often a bit shocked at the size, I did just fine.

Until my boyfriend moved in. We were out of there in a month.

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

Neel — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:46:58 GMT

If you have a pickup mounted camper, it would be less than 50 square feet, to put this in perspective. Yes Elendy, I believe you could have a bathroom. I read about something like this awhile back, and that unit had overhead beds that would provide sleeping quarters for a family of four, but the privacy is limited.

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

Maureen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:16:49 GMT

Yes! If I lived alone, I would definitely love to live in a tiny house. With two kids and a husband, I sometimes wish I had a mansion just so I could find a place to hide... they always find me:)

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

Elendy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:30:42 GMT

Hmmm - well, right now my family of 4 lives in 500 sq feet in Brooklyn NY - so I guess that's almost like 100sq ft per person. It's a little insane and sometimes I go through massive cleaning fits -throwing out all sorts of stuff in an effort to make more space in our tiny little apartment. But I do really love our neighborhood and can't imagine living anyplace nicer. We step outside our door and it's like Sesame Street out there :)

Actually, I think NY is pretty notorious for people living in small spaces. My ex used to live in a room that was basically a closet.

There's no way that little house has a bathroom in it though, right?

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

Manjari — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:24:56 GMT

I could never do it. I am claustrophobic, and I don't care about living in fancy neighborhood enough to willingly put myself in a little box. I'm trying to imagine how I would handle it if I had no other choice, but I can't.

re: Could You Live In A House The Size Of A Closet?

JeanneSager — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:45:41 GMT

If you live with anyone - even the person you love more than life itself - you need to have enough room to GET AWAY from each other! Or you might find yourself loving them a little less!