The Tiny House Movement - Living Small with Jay Shafer

MP3 Download Houses in the U.S. average between 1500 to 2300 square feet, but this may be slowly shifting thanks to the Tiny House Movement happening worldwide. Usually, a tiny house measures between 100 to 350 square feet. However, designer Jay Schafer is quite liberal in his definition of what qualifies as a tiny house, declining to specify square footage. “Any house in which all the space is being used well, basically towards the happiness, contentment, health of the occupants is a tiny house,” he says. In 1999 he published his first article about the merits of simple living and began speaking out against the legislated ban on small homes in the US. He believes people should be allowed to live as simply as they choose. Since the recent housing bust, bank bailouts, and subsequent economic downturn, there has been increasing demand for well-designed, affordable homes, and more sensible laws. As a pioneer in the Tiny House Movement he asserts that it comes down to prioritizing needs, m