Minimalist Homes

Small homes are designed in such a way as to meet the living needs of an individual; featuring a kitchen, living room, storage, bathroom and bedroom. Are you looking for ways of living efficiently? Then, a tiny home may be what you are looking for. Tiny homes have a number of advantages some of which include:

Low cost

You can save and build your own house easily without putting yourself into much debt. This helps you avoid the costly mortgages and rents fast. The funds saved out of these rents and mortgages can be channeled to other more useful activities. Other than the low cost of such homes, owning a small home enables you to cut down on property taxes since the square footage that your home occupies is small.

Efficiency

A tiny house also offers you with an efficient living space. This is because it only occupies that space which you actually need, making maximum utility of every square foot. The designs do not “waste” land; thus the land “saved” can find other more valuable uses. This results to an economical use of land as every square foot of land is put into correct usage. Also, heating and air conditioning a tiny house is much cheaper as compared to doing the same to a larger one. Therefore, tiny homes enhance more efficient use of energy and other resources, hence lower bills.

Ease of cleaning and maintenance

Cleaning and maintenance of small homes is much easier than that of larger homes. Due to the efficacy of space, shambles within the home can hardly get out of control. It takes a shorter time to clean a small home than it takes to clean a large, complex one. The time saved doing house cleaning can be put to other uses such as reading, cooking, playing with your kids etc. It also costs less to maintain and improve a small home. For instance, repainting the exterior of your small home is much cheaper and takes a shorter time; replacing of roof or changing the floor is much faster and cheaper.

Ease of furnishing and decoration

Furnishing a tiny home is much cheaper compared to a large one. This is because you have fewer rooms to furnish in a small home. The fact that you have fewer rooms to furnish requiring fewer units of furniture to buy implies that you can easily afford the best quality of furniture out there. Also, when it comes to decoration and addition of aesthetic value to your home, it is much cheaper and easier to do it with a small home than a large one.

Ease of selling

Small homes are more likely to be sold easily than large ones. As energy costs keep on rising, people are looking for an efficient living space; hence, your tiny home is likely to be on higher demand in the future. So, in case you would like to move in future, you do not need to worry; you can easily sell your small home then.

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