13 yards of idyll: the life of a married couple in a tiny wooden house

Is it possible to live happily on 13 meters?The Tack couple claim that it is quite realistic and even convenient - everything is at hand and nothing extra around. All the secrets of this unusual tiny house are in our new article. The spouses Malissa and Chris Tack have dedicated their lives to high technology and never thought that one day they would become adherents of the new eco-friendly trend for tiny village houses. However, an idea they noticed somewhere on the Internet completely captured them, and after some time the couple was already buying building materials and storming forums of the same enthusiasts. Of course, you can build it with your own handsA small (only 13 square meters) house for a programmer and a 3D artist was not easy. The installation of windows caused especially many difficulties, but the experience of the forum members and the great desire to fulfill the plan still had an effect, and in 2011 the couple became the owners of their own tiny home. Regarding the interior, there is only one thing to say— it is maximally functional. The living room is equipped in such a way that you can sit on the sofa and read without worrying about the lack of lighting — there are windows on both sides of the sofa, and another one is cut out in the ceiling. Opposite the sofa there is a large iMac monitor, which works in two directions at the same time — entertaining the spouses as a TV and helping in work as a full-fledged computer. Pay attention to the panel under the TV.In reality, it is a folding desk. Not far from the sofa there is a very ordinary chair, which the spouses also use in two variations - as a chair itself and as a coffee table. The kitchen here is compact to the extreme - cupsliterally hang from the ceiling. The trend towards multifunctionality has continued in the kitchen. The refrigerator is used as a tablet for magnetic containers. Hanging basket shelves can also be used as portable storage systems. High ceilings made it possible to equip a bedroomon the second floor - right above the kitchen. The huge bed takes up almost all the space, but there was still room for two cabinets. The couple keeps books and toiletries in them. The Tek couple claims to live on 13 metersnot so scary. Moreover, after moving, the spouses began to treat each other with more respect - not a single room in the house is divided by walls, Malissa and Chris are constantly together. businessinsider.com