72-Year-Old Woman On Fixed Income Builds Beautiful Tiny Home with Spacious Sunroom and Finds Joy in Simplicity
By RoseKiss
At 72 years old and on a fixed income, Gloria fulfilled her dream of owning a stunning tiny home with an enormous sunroom. Her inspiration came from a tiny house video she stumbled upon online, which sparked a fascination with tiny house living. After realizing her traditional home was too large for her and her two furry companions, she began to take action and work towards her dream of downsizing.
At present, she is living her dream as she now owns a beautiful tiny home that costs $85,000 in a tiny house village in Tennessee.
It was only a quarter of her old house but it has everything she needs. She designed it herself according to what she needs in her daily life.
Gloria has a beautiful garden where she grows herbs and fruits and vegetables. She also has a vast dog pen for her two furry friends to protect them from coyotes.
There’s a patio on the side for some barbecuing and when it gets too sunny, she just needs to pull down the big shades.
There’s enough room for everything inside Gloria’s tiny house, which she calls Tiny Taj. There is no spot in the house where it’s crammed and messy.
She worked hard on organizing her things to make her tiny house look cozy and spacious.
Her bed area is roomy and comfortable; with a queen-sized bed and a fireplace to keep her warm in the winter.
Behind the curtains is a 5×5 picture window that brings in natural light and makes the room even livelier.
She also has some pull-out spice racks and under her bed, there are two drawers where she keeps all her canned goods.
Gloria’s kitchen is very well thought out. She wanted to make good use of the space so she hung her pots, pans, and knives on the wall.
Her kitchen has all the things she used to have: a coffee bar, a big sink made of crushed granite, induction and gas cooktops, a dishwasher, and a water filter.
She even has a full-size refrigerator and freezer, which are jam-packed with food to share with her friends.
In the middle of the room, there is a special ladder hooked up to the wall. It leads to a storage loft where she keeps the things she doesn’t need every day.
She has all the bathroom items she needs and a closet area with all her clothes neatly hung. It also has cubicles filled with baskets where she keeps her folded clothes.
Gloria’s bathroom is sized perfectly as well as her 4×6 foot walk-in shower. She has a full-size wash dryer and an inflatable soaking tub which she finds very convenient. This is also where her tankless water heater hides.
The most exciting area of her tiny house is the spacious sun room she had built separately to make room for her favorite furniture.
In this room, there is an interesting piece of furniture, a Christmas tree that looks like a mannequin which she also decorates for Easter and Halloween. It also has a shoe rack where she keeps some of her shoes and a soft, comfy couch for her two dogs.
The sun room is Gloria’s favorite part of the house because this is where she hangs out with her friends. They come early in the morning for coffee and sometimes stay until cocktail hour.
Gloria is proud of her sun room because it lets her enjoy the things she loves despite the smaller space. “Just because you’re going tiny doesn’t mean you can’t have good living,” she said.
At the end of the day, going tiny is mostly about affordability for Gloria. She is now 72 years old and on a fixed income so she couldn’t afford a big house.
Another good thing that she sees with tiny living is the community environment. “Once I retired, if I was not working, I rarely saw at all. Here, it’s very community-oriented. That’s what it’s all about.”
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