So without further ado, start clicking to be inspired by all 65 of these tiny homes. To illustrate these principles I asked some of my favorite residential architects for examples of not so big houses that came about as a result of their. (Or to take the extra easy route, you can buy one of these tiny houses straight from Amazon!) And more recent iterations can be found in work from the 1990s, most notably Sarah Susanka’s The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live (1998). A house with a floor plan inspired by our. Tiny design trends aren’t new they can be traced back to Lloyd Kahn’s 1973 book Shelter. A house that is more than square footage. Landscape, Buildings / Residential, General, Garden Design Item Width. In her 1998 book, The Not So Big House (Amazon affiliate link) Susanka challenged the notion that bigger is better: More rooms, bigger spaces and vaulted ceilings do not necessarily give us what we need in a home.

No matter your style and taste, you're sure to find one in this list that fits your decor preferences for a vacation home, to downsize, as a 'granny pod' in your backyard, or even to just find some design inspiration for a small studio apartment or a cozy reading nook in your home of any size. Sarah Susanka, Julie Moir Messervy Genre. With it the tiny home lifestyle comes with a small price, reduced environmental footprint, and simplified way of living, not to mention the many options for architecture and interior design they bring. NC Lake House Plan 454-14 4 BR 4.5 BA 2 Story 5892 Sq. Is there anything more quaint than a tiny house? With the increasing popularity of these homes, we have rounded up also our favorite tiny house plans and small houses (they're practically tiny!) to let you ooo and ah over them and maybe even dream up your own tiny home to build or buy. Libertyville Not So Big Showhouse Plan 454-12 3 BR 3 BA 2 Story 2460 Sq.

Not so big house examples