Tiny Houses:A Big Idea
Over the past few decades,this size of the average home increased steadily in mach of North and south America But does have a larger home lead to increased happiness? Many people would say no ,pointing to way large houses tend to drain homeowner's time,energy and wallets.as a result,we are now seeing a trend towards decreasing house size.in fact ,some people are building and living in tiny houses no larger than a parking spot!
Jay shafer is the founder of a company that builds tiny homes.tha samllest home he builds is only 65 square feet(6 square meters)! This is about the size of the average prison cell. But shafer's cozy,small houses have the look and feel of a ture home. Shafer,whose 100-square-foot (9-square-meter)home is a far cry from the 4000-square-foot(372-square-meter)home he grew up in,feels that a bigger home would be too large for him