Best Space-Saving Hacks For Your Tiny House

Tiny house living may be a dream but the truth is — it is very challenging to keep up with everything you want to do in a very limited space not to mention, the constant downsizing that goes along with it. Well, worry no more.

We have the best space-saving hacks that you can incorporate in your tiny house living experience. You don’t have to be like Zack Giffin or John Weisbarth to figure out by channeling your inner-MacGyver to do things efficiently. Even if you have a small unused space, you can make it larger than it is by a creative use of custom-build furniture and efficient usage of available space. Organizing also plays a big part here so just imagine how you play Tetris, you know how it works.

The Bathroom

This is the part of the tiny house is usually the least used and overlooked in the storage perspective. Oftentimes, it is the most challenging area that is difficult to squeeze in space-saving fixtures.

Consider the idea of placing a washing machine that fits the space between the sink and the floor. This is a dead space that can also be fitted with a small storage to hide all the towels and cleaning equipment.

How about placing a custom rack behind the toilet? This way you place your fresh and neatly-piled towels and other accouterments so you can do your “business” perfectly.

Installing a custom bath tub or jacuzzi can be an expensive proposition but if you do, make sure that you have storage in mind. Even if you are in tight budget, you can still squeeze in a few storage space if you think about mounting your tub in a box platform wherein you can transform the sides into a nifty storage spaces to hide your towel and bathroom robe.

The Kitchen

In most tiny houses, the kitchen is the centerpiece and oftentimes competes with the living room as the focal point of your tiny house lifestyle. Since the stove, microwave oven, coffee maker, and other kitchen appliances and utensils take up most of the space, it is important to use a lot of multi-functional fixtures so that you can do more without compromising your cooking space.

Love that hot coffee in the morning but afraid that too much of it means that you have to let go some of the things you love like that pasta maker that grandma used? Well, you can use a so-called mug tree where you place your favorite coffee mug without that unsightly mess.

As long as your kitchen is not lined up with tiles, you can mount as much racks as you can. Just make sure it doesn’t hamper your everyday cooking experience. A vinegar, oil and spice racks are good idea to begin with.

To take it to the next level, why not a pull-down rack for a change.

If you want additional eating and prepping space, use a kitchen island that offers a lot of storage space. So that it frees up your main kitchen cabinets with additional dried goods and ingredients you may want to use in your next house party.

Believe it or not, there are manufacturers out there that produces quality yet inexpensive custom kitchen fixture that will help you save a lot space. Pull-out drawers can be utilized to fit in small unused space in the kitchen. Racks are installed in the cabinet doors so when you open it, extra storage will be used to hide your pots and pans.

The Bedroom

Although the bedroom is basically a dead space in tiny houses, it is considered an important part of your lifestyle. You need a good night sleep do you? Of course you do but why not a storage element in it?

All you need is put drawers under the bed or have ottomans that also serve as clothes storage or your children’s toys. Organize your footwear with a pull out shoe rack.

Effective use of hangers and stackable platforms plus arrangement of colors will make your clothing storage solution aesthetically pleasing to your eyes.

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This article was posted in Tiny House Lifestyle on February 2, 2018.