{"id":2237,"date":"2018-06-06T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.storewithneighbor.com\/storage-blog\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2024-01-29T18:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T01:03:05","slug":"tiny-house-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/tiny-house-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Tiny House Movement?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The tiny house movement is growing–and not on a tiny scale. In the past four years, interest in the tiny house movement has nearly quadrupled as tracked on Google Trends.<\/span> The trend is not just limited to the U.S.; tiny houses are popping up all over the world in countries like New Zealand, Canada, the Philippines, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n

So what is the tiny house movement? You may have heard some call it a lifestyle, a social movement, or a financial savings\/retirement plan. Or maybe you haven’t heard of it at all. The point of this article is to explore what is a tiny house and why people like it.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Tiny House Movement?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The tiny house movement consists of, well, tiny houses; I am talking smaller than 500 sq. feet on average. So to put that in perspective, a fairly normal-sized house is around 2,500 sq. feet, a number which has exponentially grown in the past 30 years. In 1973, the average house size was 1,500 sq. feet. It is interesting that within the growing trend of larger homes, the tiny house movement has emerged. This is partly in response to the economic instability that we are facing, which includes a need for frugality and decreased spending. <\/span><\/p>\n

The movement also encompasses the minimalist lifestyle, another growing social movement that we will talk about later on. And the environmental benefits of downsizing<\/a> are numerous–less space, less utilities, less resources used. Tiny homes appeal to all sorts of people: the millennials, the retired, the frugal family. I think the appeal comes because it’s the chance to design, build, and live in your dream home in a completely economical way, and who wouldn’t want that?<\/span><\/p>\n

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