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in today's video we're traveling to California to meet one talented young designer who lives and
works out of her 280 square foot tiny house she's cleverly designed the space so that
she's able to work without sacrificing on the gorgeous interior design I think you're going
to learn a lot about small space design from this tour because there are so many good ideas
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make this house
hello my name is Denise Byron welcome to my tiny house
this little house is 280 square feet and I've lived here for three years three very joyful years
it's an Adu so it's an accessory dwelling unit and it was built
on the footprint of the original garage
I share the side yard with my neighbors that are in the main house we look out for each other we
take care of each other I have a chosen family and my neighbors have been absolutely delightful
if I were to purchase a home in this community where I'm living now the average home price is
about a two million dollar barrier to entry in this phase of my life I'm renting a tiny
home and saving money so that I can buy a home in the future but living tiny has given
me the opportunity to have the lifestyle that I desire but also living within my financial means
another thing I'd love to share that's happening right now because they just
hit the shelves is I have a cover story in Vogue knitting magazine
I design knitting sewing crochet and macrame patterns that I sell online on my website and I
also travel the world teaching those four crafts I live a very small life pun intended and I spend my
days making things by hand and what a blessing it is for me to be able to pay for my cost of living
by making things from scratch to then sharing the process of making it with other people and
how that brings joy to someone who suddenly turns a ball of yarn into a garment that they can wear
for many years and pass on to their children it really is an incredible way to live making
clothing can be a mindful act about dressing your body in a way that makes you feel good
and makes you feel confident which then allows you to move into the world with that confidence
thank you
we are in my garden and I'm really blessed to have this area for my private youth really
creates a cozy space to welcome all of my friends and family welcome today you're part of my family
I moved to California for the blue skies and access to the ocean and so obviously I'd like
to take advantage of the outdoor space I reached out to a company called article that is based in
Canada and asked them if they would consider sponsoring some furniture for me so I got all
of this beautiful furniture that is made of acacia wood so that it's outdoor friendly i Custom sewed
covers for all of the furniture using vinyl shower curtains so that's pretty cool I also have a fire
pit and because I'm in a dense City I specifically wanted this model because it's smokeless or a
smokeless as a fire pit can be and so my friends and I are able to order taken sometimes and set it
up on the table and sit and be together and yet not be on top of each other and so the fire pit
and candles and plants and flowers just make it a really beautiful ambient space to be in
and I've moved these with me from my previous tiny tiny it's been really nice they're just
like my little friends that keep growing and it's like having family members that grow with
me as I move throughout this city plants make me happy and every day when I leave the house
and when I come home it's like they're my welcoming committee my hype friends that
tell me you're doing a good job so yeah these are my friends and I love them very much you've
seen my garden now let's see the real reason why you're here let's see the inside of my tiny house
when we enter the house you will see that I set up my space in zones so in this corner I have a
sleeping Nook then I've got a lounge space a work area with my desk and a sewing table so I designed
clothing for a living I'm wearing one of my dresses right now called a dress for everybody one
of my favorite architectural details of this house and what made me decide that this was my home the
moment I saw it were the skylights because natural light is flowing into the space all day followed
by the internal Windows this little house is on the footprint of the original garage and
the owner is an architect so he knocked down three out of four walls of the garage and rebuilt this
little house as an Adu I really wanted to have the feeling of an indoor outdoor lifestyle and
when I first moved in one of the first things I did was put up this shelf over my workspace
while it does house some of my work supplies for example these two baskets and a yarn Swift most
of it is planned when I'm feeling stressed when I feel a little bit of anxiety I will pull out
a ladder and get up there and water them and talk to them sometimes sing to them it just adds a lot
of warmth and coziness to the space and it's part of my daily routine to care for my plants
I set up my desk right underneath this window in this little Nook because I wanted to have
the natural light from my window pouring on me throughout the day and it just feels good to sit
in this spot I spend the bulk of my time here working so it's been a cozy spot to work from
and one where I've had a lot of inspiration it's been a good space for me creatively
when you live in a tiny house it's really hard to hide the not pretty things that you need for
everyday life and so you'll see my kettlebell and my little weights in the corner a bolts of fabric
and a yoga mat a tripod I tried to hide them disguise them with a pretty tree but in this
corner we also have my sewing table I'd love to have a separate Sewing Studio but that's
not in the cards in this moment it's coming I'm manifesting it but for now I made the best out of
living and working in this space and so I have the table that every tiny house owner has I purchased
it at Ikea it's a solid wood table with six drawers on each side that flips up and so I'm able
to open it to a full dining table size and put my cutting mat on top of it and really work and
make a giant mess in this space but the convenient part of it too is that when it's open I can tuck
the sewing machines underneath it and I can use this the table at a dinner table which I've done
many times and so having Dual Purpose Furniture in a tiny spaces a really good idea when I first
moved into the house I really had to think about where I wanted to place my bed and so I wanted to
create a sense of privacy by placing a credenza along the length of the bed what it does is that
it intentionally directs the flow of the room so that my guests will walk in and naturally walk
towards the sofa and it tells them I guess that I'd like this to be my private and personal space
when I first moved in I placed all of my things in wicker baskets because it had to be pretty
right I quickly learned once we got into the wet season when it rains here for several months
that you can get ants and bugs so not so pretty but definitely practical I went to Target and I
bought these plastic bins and in these bins I'm able to organize and separate all of my supplies
a lady should keep her private things private but now I'm just putting all my business out in
the streets I wanted to show you how I store my shoes I like clothes I like fashion so obviously
I love shoes but I have limited space so I keep these two shoe racks tucked underneath
my bed they are color coded I have other areas in the house where shoes are tucked underneath
dressers and credenzas but this is my main shoe area this forces me to be intentional about what
I buy and so I have a one in one out policy if I buy a pair of shoes I will donate or dispose
of a worn out pair of shoes and so having a physical limit for how much I can own really
helps me to be intentional about how I spend my money so I don't over buy shoes so I also keep
an elliptical tucked underneath my bed it's the smallest elliptical I could find and I can pull it
out and I will turn on a YouTube video or a movie every day and do a 20 minute little cardio workout
now we are at the only closet in the house so I've selected a few pieces to show you the majority of
my wardrobe was made by me but I've also um shall we say padded my wardrobe with vintage pieces this
for example is a vintage silk Chanel gown I have a cover story in bold knitting magazine and I
was wearing this gown and then other garments are garments that I've made this shirt for example is
a linen shirt that I made when I taught a sewing clasp now that we're in the bathroom you can see
I have a shower these built-in shelves have been a lifesaver I wanted to add a handmade
piece to the bathroom and so I designed and made this macrame plant holder then I added another
little shelf here to house my a little clock to make sure that I show up to places on time it's
a really comfortable place to get ready in the morning and then to wind down in the evening
I've made a morning routine where every day if I hand pour my coffee and it's become a
little ritual and so even though the Space is really small it still feels homey and I'm
still able to build in little rituals that make it feel like it's mine I have a two
burner gas stove you know I don't cook very elaborate meals sometimes I cook my meals
sometimes honestly I eat frozen foods and then sometimes I will order a meal delivery service
I've got this what I like to call child size fridge and I keep the essentials like
non-dairy milks and juices and fresh fruit and non-dairy yogurts and things like that
as my daily supplies and then I'm able to pad my meals with the other methods
in this country we think that our value is shown in our material belongings but as someone who
loves beautiful things and appreciates beautiful things I'm still choosing to keep it on a very
small scale and that allows me to be authentic in my intention making a deliberate decision to live
in a tiny home just means that I'm being true to myself it's a give and take and I'm making
sacrifices but I'm making them consciously because I think that the benefits outweigh the sacrifices
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