And onto other obsessions (the concept of which has recently been begging for a closer look, possibly to come in a later entry): living small. One thing I have always taken issue with about Park City is the luxury, extravagance, and waste. Jeremy Ranch, the neighborhood across from Pinebrook, where I spent my summer living in a shared space of 440 sq. feet, and one door (to the bathroom), is exemplary (others include the Deer Valley area, homes on PC or Canyons Resorts, for the strongest cases, although pretty much any neighborhood in Park City is subject to the quite wasteful trend) of enormous (5k and 6k+) square feet of space for two people, orrr two people half the year. It blows my mind.I prefer the alternative: tiny-ness.
Living in less than 1,000 sq. feet. As a home.Ok ok, so living in a quasi-studio-more-like-half-assed-mother-in-law-suite/postage-stamp space this summer was tough, but it wasn't a space designed for tiny living, and I'm quite proud of the way Sarah and I handled it (with minimal panic). However, these spaces are.
I'm just showing pictures here, follow the links (1, 2, 3, and 4) for elaboration.
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sure, it's an adjustment of lifestyle, and not for everyone (specifically more difficult for families with children!), but what genius! what simplicity that still meets all needs!I think the tiny-house concept is really all about 1) living responsibly. Carbon footprints notwithstanding, America's standard of living is not just "comfortable", it is, comparatively (when looking at the earth's resources, not to mention how little one is capable of living with and on) hogging. Yeah, I used hogging as a descriptor, get over it. But also, the tiny-house concept is about 2) paring down to sustainable simplicity, which I've become on quite familiar terms with of late. And really enjoy.
So, no pontification here, no lectures or condescension: I just love this concept of tiny-houses,
and love sharing ideas.
(links and photos courtesy of our lovely google search engine)
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