Let the dog in!

I was just reading about a small house movement, people living full or part time in a “cabin” sized dwelling. I guess it is in reaction to the Mcmansions craze with houses getting so enormous. This photo is of a “Katrina” cottage, originally built for the homeless in Louisiana after hurricane Katrina. They became so popular Lowe’s is going to start carrying them.

I have to laugh, not because I am cynical (OK, maybe a little, but I come from a long line of cynics). But because I know of a couple featured prominently in Sunset Magazine last year for a major remodel of a 740sf waterfront house outside of Juneau. Good friends of ours were their neighbors. I marveled that this couple also had a baby during this lengthy remodel. Like our friends, this couple had to hike in a half mile from a small parking lot and their water came from a cistern. Slightly rough, but doable living. I was inspired by the idea of clearing clutter and getting down to “necessities.” When I asked our friends about this couple, they laughed. Why? Because right after the article came out, this couple SOLD their house (I can see the classified ad now….”as featured in Sunset Magazine”) and were excited to tell their former neighbors about the driveway, water lines, and additional space their new house has!

Oh, well. It was a good article.

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