4 Useful Items for Your Tiny Home

While a tiny home is great because of its low price compared to a bigger property, the limitations on space mean you must make other adjustments with how you furnish it. A certain degree of creative thinking is needed to fit in the kind of useful things that will help make the place feel homely but also not cramped at the same time.

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There are also a few essentials that you’ll find you won’t want to go without regardless of space considerations. Think about how much each item weighs because one of the points of a tiny home is going minimalist in the number and the weight of all your possessions.

Let’s take a look at four useful items that your tiny home cannot easily do without.

Washer & Dryer Machine

While it’s possible to do without the washer and dryer equipment, having to trek your dirty laundry down to the laundromat every week gets old real fast. If you don’t have a car, you’ll have to carry it over your shoulder or in a backpack which won’t be too comfortable either. It’s true that making the space for the washing in your tiny home isn’t easy, but it’s well worth it. To cut down on the floor space used, there are combination units you can buy to avoid having separate ones. Pair the washer and dryer machine with a drying rack that works both inside or outside your home (weather dependent) and you’re all set.

Space Heater

It might be warm enough now, but when the temperature drops you will be glad you bought a space heater to warm up the place. These products are now more energy efficient than in the past with thermostats to turn them off when the home reaches an agreeable temperature. They are also not as expensive to run as you’d think because you’re not having to heat multiple rooms; the warmth spreads around the home evenly as it radiates out.

Small Refrigerator

When it comes to the refrigerator, there are a good number of choices available. You can, of course, look for a tall refrigerator to take maximum advantage of the height of your home. However, these units do use considerable amounts of energy. A compact refrigerator that might even fit under a well-designed kitchen counter top is ideal because you can reach it without having to stretch up. Alternatively, installing a refrigerator under the stairs or as part of a wall are other options if you’re really trying to save space and don’t care about the unit being in the kitchen area.

Composting Toilet Facility

Having a toilet is a must for most tiny home owners. You don’t want to have to rely on local facilities in the dead of night when you get caught short. The composting version doesn’t use water and is environmentally friendly. It’s easy to empty on a regular basis and doesn’t take up too much space either. There’s also no black water tank, so it’s more convenient that way too.

Your tiny home doesn’t need too many items to feel comfy, but there are some that we’d think are essential to your overall enjoyment. You want to avoid adding too many extras in your tiny home as the point is to live small, but there are some things you just cannot do without.