hi there welcome to my channel where I take you on tours of unique homes and showcase stories of
people living alternatively in today's episode we're traveling back to the largest tiny house
community in the world incredible tiny homes this community has six villages to choose from
and will be dropping into the Grove to meet Melody a widow who is searching for a smaller
more affordable housing option Melody is going to take us on a tour of her space and explain
how her tiny home has provided her with so much dependence without having to give up the Comforts
of home so this is my loft bedroom one of my most favorite spots in the whole house I feel like
a kid again you get to live in a a little tree house but before we jump right in make sure that
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hi my name is Melody and I want to welcome you to my tiny little [Music] castle I lived
in Indianapolis most of my life my husband and I built our home 25 years ago that was where we
were going to retire um and then he suddenly passed away way I was well out of my comfort
zone and decided that I just needed a change I didn't want to stay in that home it just didn't
have the memories in it anymore I decided to look into tiny homes my best friend lives in
Kentucky my daughter's in South Carolina in college and so this was the perfect match
this is just where my heart was and I knew that this is what I needed to do and it's a
little scary you know I was married um almost 40 years and so venturing out on my own was a
huge deal tiny home was just my solution to my new lifestyle that I wanted I have met
so many wonderful people that are in the exact position that I'm in either widowed or there's
divorced or they're retired I literally know everybody on my street it was more than what
I ever could imagine I would never pull out of here and go anywhere else the layout for me is
perfect I can honestly say that I don't feel like I'm lacking anything in this space this home was
63,000 between my electric bill my water bill and utilities it's about $155 a month and then the
lot rent will be $200 a month and that's it I've really only been here about 4 months but it feels
like forever because of meeting so many wonderful people I literally feel like I've been here for
years years and would not ever change [Music] anything welcome to my tiny little castle this
is a 10x 20 the outside is stucco it's double Dormer I had the skirting done as well as the
decking done I wanted something completely totally different so we went with a different style on the
decking and I just love it and I just think it's cutest thing ever I opted to do an octagon shape
Deck with a small deck over here it's just me I have privacy but yet I can visit with all my
neighbors as they're walking down the street the decking and the scooting was done by an outside
company the cost of the decking all the scooting the staining the painting was probably about
$4200
I love this layout as soon as you walk in you get the feel of a traditional home the
living room big picture window I wanted it to feel welcoming as soon as you come in so
I have a full-size sofa a lot of my things did come secondhand all from Facebook Marketplace
I had to be recreative on my storage I actually found these old luggage pieces I think they were
maybe $5 each and a friend of mine helped me put legs on them and they become the perfect coffee
table so for my heating and cooling for my 10x 20 I use the mini split it Heats and cools up to 600
sare ft for Ambiance I have my little fireplace here that does put off some heat but I just use
it just for the look this is my favorite spot in the whole house because I can see what I have and
what I've been able to do with such a small space so I can sit here I have my TV there I can look
upstairs I have my kitchen right there I had my husband to help me with so much this was all me
so when I sit back and I look that I painted it all myself I furnished it all myself everything
in here just reflects me and my personality and it's such a rewarding feeling when you sit back
and you look at this and you go this is all me I did all this no matter what your taste is no
matter what your budget is it's just just a great feeling so let's head into my tiny kitchen I have
my cooktop my microwave Rin [Music] Hood I did a surface finish on my butcher boock which is just
a cutting board oil and then I put three coats of polyurethane on there to protect it here's
where all my dishes are I have a 10.1 cubic foot refrigerator which is plenty my hot water
heater is under here 19 gallon which is plenty I never run out of hot water who would have thought
you could have had a farmhouse style sink in a tiny home I love this sink it's deep it houses
everything dishes your pots and pans it's a great addition I have plenty of cabinet space because
these and these are all soft closed doors this is all open underneath I have all my pots and pans
in here plenty of storage space I never feel like I'm lacking in storage at all so across from the
kitchen we will go into the um bathroom laundry room I love my barn door here Works beautifully
this little unit here is the washer dryer combo it is a great little unit it plugs into 110 and it is
not vented at all including your time to wash and your time to dry is about 2 hours this is a great
addition I don't like to go to the L had so I want to have my own unit for when I want to do my own
laundry and it's perfect plenty of storage I got all this storage from Walmart hung a rod across
there for my hang-up clothes but I also have a ton of storage upstairs that houses more of my clothes
this is a lot of bathroom toilet tree things that I need towels and things like that of course you
have your regular size toilet and I have a 32-in shower I am only 5T tall and this 32 in shower
is perfect for me I don't live in my shower so I don't need a whole lot of space but it's
great it works perfectly let's head out of the bathroom and let's go upstairs into the [Music]
bedroom so this is my loft bedroom one of my most favorite spots in the whole house I feel like a
kid again you get to live in a a little tree house so I did op to carpet the entire upstairs
and the steps as well well because I fell down the stairs one time and so um I had one leg go
this way I had one leg go this way and I thought you know what maybe it's time to carpet though
so it's been a great addition I absolutely love it it just warms up the space anyway I
have a twins siiz bed you could definitely fit a full up here but I did up for a twin
size since it's just me and I also have a lot of storage I have 15 drawers over there I have
a TV some photos and lamps and another picnic basket for more storage so you'll see another
photo of my daughter over there I'm so super proud of her she is my absolute pride and joy
she hasn't been here yet so I'm so excited she's going to be here Monday and Tuesday she can come
and stay she'll be upstairs I'll just sleep on the couch I'm thrilled that she's going to
be here and everybody's so excited to meet her on the far side of the bedroom I do have part
of the wall that is closed in and I love that option because it does make it even more warm
and cozy fuzzy feeling the ceiling really warms up the space as well because it is all unfinished
natural tongue and groove wood I just love being up here as we head downstairs I have installed two
handles just for that add of protection because there's no room for an actual [Music] handrail
[Music] one of the things that I do think is very important is when you are either widowed
or divorced or separated and you feel like you're out on your own you're really not out on your own
don't think of it as a challenge think of it as an adventure I would hope that people would not feel
that they're going to lose out on anything it's not the size of your home that's important it's
how happy you are and I needed to make that change just for me alone in the end it's a huge benefit
more so than I ever could have thought it would [Music] be thanks for watching this week's video I
hope you guys enjoyed it if you'd like to see more tours of tiny homes in this community make sure
you check out some of the links in the description and I will see you soon with another unique home
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