1-Level Tiny House Backyard Cottage - Maximizes Function & Aesthetics

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - tiny backyard cottage
1:47 - interior tiny house
7:02 - sponsor message
8:02 - tour cont'd
9:58 - small space design ideas
12:15 - small bedroom ideas
14:24 - tiny kitchen ideas
16:13 - tiny bathroom ideas
17:15 - more tiny homes!

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[lindatuttle]

The fridge door is also my pet peeve in a kitchen! So glad to hear someone else has this pet peeve! My friends look at me like I am nuts🤣

[josiebear]

This is so cute, love this studio apt style tiny house, I could live here forever, don't need much space. I love that it has a washer and that it's all one level cause when you're older you don't want to climb steps or ladders. Great place!

[bellaluce]

*Christian, you ROCK for offering to reverse people's refrigerator doors for them!!!* 😄❤👏👏👏 Improvements to Airbnbs for full time living is a great idea---would love to see more of these! This is very nice as-is, and I also love your brainstorming! Having a blackout option for windows is appreciated, but adding a filtered white option too is my top pick for making a massive difference to this place immediately. 🌞 Also a big yes to added storage & a couch, and I agree with other commenters that a lower window in the kitchen would be wonderful (clerestory windows evoke prisons to me 😬). Absent that, a *picture* of a view with recession into space does wonders. : - )

When neighboring properties make window placement tricky, normal height windows with cafe curtain sheers and/or a greenery screen like bamboo or ivy is a great solution. Sky and leaves are soothing! 🌿😃🌿

Tanslucent window stickers instead of frosted glass are a way to keep window options open and are also nice for kitchen cabinets. Putting them on just the cabinets you end up using for less attractive items keeps things visually open, and with light strips inside, the glow is beautiful! 😃

I could list a dozen other ideas (I love interior design!), but my last one is similar to Alexis's advice in a video ages ago: add a lamp to make things feel homey. 😄 I'd put one to the left of the kitchen seating area to help cozify the place. 💖 Thanks for another great video!

[Charlotte-bngp]

You nailed all the "home sweet home" upgrades to be a full time liveable space!!! If you are older and have grandchildren that love to stay with Pawpaw and Grammy, the "living room window" would have to go but a full length of the wall, next to the ceiling narrow window so you could use the sofa Murphy style twin bunk bed unit. Our grandkids would love the fact they disappear during the day!!

[joyceparsons]

Nice place. Way better than a hotel room and I think that I could even live there! I wish l had that house in my backyard.

[ramonapuckett]

I really like this one, but when I saw that bed, I immediately thought a Murphy bed would be better! Love all your ideas! Thanks 🩷

[barbarawilliams]

Love love love this and all your ideas❣️❣️❣️

[feliciasampson]

I like the ideas you had for the entry and for the Murphy bed.

We once lived in a studio where the bedroom and living area was separated by a floor-to-ceiling bookcase. My husband had a ton of books so it was perfect.

[kayfabe]

Super stylish little abode!! ❤
Great alteration ideas, hosts.

1. Yes to a Murphy bed on that solid wall, tv stand opposite (Yay, Alexis!! Plus, I don't want mini-split blowing right above my head in bed like that current setup).

2. Swap the fridge/sink to the outer wall with cooker/micro. Fridge door direction solved (my ocd, like Christian's) and that makes an option for a window above the sink on perimeter wall (big preference for me).

3. Bathtub/shower, please.

4. Stackable w/d.

5. Padded seat/back bootbench with open cubbies (or, with cabinet doors) surrounding window and to ceiling.

6. A couple of cozy rope chairs hung from the ceiling near mini-split wall. (A large enough hook installed each side of the window for each chair to be out of the way when Murphy bed is open. Meaning, don't have to unhook rope chairs from the ceiling...they simply get bundled and draped to the window sides like "curt-ins"...as Alexis says😊).

[CarmensCuisine]

Love all your recommendations! As a cook, the fridge opening the wrong way is also one of my biggest pet peeves! Yes to a larger window in the kitchen, or an additional one on the left wall. Also, I think a few open cabinets would be great instead of the wall of closed cabinets, especially for BnB, because you could immediately see the nice glassware and dishware.

[darbla]

I like the Murphy bed idea! I think that would really work so you can have a living room space also. 👍🇨🇦

[jeffheiner]

What sweet home! So Charming, I love the landscape too.

[deliadelacruzyabut]

I love everything about in this ADU, very neat and clean...

[CuzmicTarot]

❤❤❤ This Is super cute 🥰 😅🎉, I have always loved the idea of ADUs.
Thank you so much for another great tour Alexis and Christian!

[lindamartin]

Agree the entry wall needs more storage for fulltime living.
What I like the most about most tiny houses is a loft. Proper stairway with railing. Maybe just for storage and sitting.
Love your closet ideas-stackable machines.
Beautiful house and yard🤗👍👍

[thereseshine]

I love this tiny home. I have a washer dryer combo, and it doesn't take that much longer than a separate washer & dryer. Plus, you don't have to unload one and load another, making it more convenient. It saves space. I love the orange. I think I would do the extra shelves in the closet, under bed storage, change the fridge to open into the area, and maybe put a dividing piece between the bed and the entryway.

[maryfolks]

Loved this one and you're suggestions were perfect for full time living. God bless y'all 🤗🤗

[erikaamerica]

Love this place❤the accent wall and the accent colors that match the door just pops😊

[TheSushmaHomeSellingTeam]

The way you maximized the outside area is a smart move. 💯

[sheilacirioni]

Small, but very cute..love the outdoor space.Thank you.👍🌴