Tiny homes all have one thing in common. Despite being the most important room in the house, there never seems to be room for everything you need in the kitchen. Refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, and stoves are among the bulkiest appliances in any home so cramming them all in a tiny kitchen is quite the challenge. Fortunately, tiny homers across the country have answered the call and come up with some ingenious ways of keeping their kitchens classy and functional.

Space is at a premium to say the least in tiny homes. With some tiny homes being less than 200 sq ft, tiny lifers have to get creative about cramming all of their desired amenities into such a small space. Here are ten tips to maximize space in your tiny home.

No matter the size of house, the bathroom is one of the most important spaces. Tiny home bathrooms while limited on space, don’t have to be a rustic nightmare. Tiny homers across the world have come up with creative, compact design ideas to turn their tiny toilets into lavish lavatories. Let’s take a look at some tiny bathroom solutions that address limited resources and some luxury tiny bathroom upgrades.

Before you hire full-time health aides or send your parent away to an assisted living facility far from home, you have another option that is growing in popularity: a tiny home. Depending on where you live in the country, a small home in your backyard may be legally referred to as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), an Accessory Building, or a Dependent Parent Dwelling.

Is your home bursting at the seams? Does your teenager need their own space? Does an elderly parent depend on you for care? Whether it be due to merging families or an unexpected dependent, many families are considering an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to alleviate space constraints. An ADU is essentially a tiny home or “granny pod” that sits on the same property as a main dwelling

Despite “everyone” knowing what a tiny home is, few seem to agree on a tiny home definition. To an off-grid homesteader a tiny home on wheels (THOW) may just be a fancy camper. Size is also a big point of contention……how small is tiny? By most standards a primary dwelling under 800 sq ft qualifies as a tiny home. From there things get dicey. Types of tiny homes can generally be broken down into a few categories.

With low bars of entry compared to traditional homes and very manageable ongoing expenses, tiny homes make sense for almost anyone not permanently tied to an urban center.