I Crave a Tiny Lifestyle

Ever since I saw on Oprah a few years ago Jay Shafer (creator of http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/) who lived in less than 100 sq ft for over 10 years, I have been craving to downsize my living space. Mind you, not as much as Jay!! I have been reading much about Tiny Houses and I love hearing about peoples experiences from having downsized. The stories are remarkable.

I have mentioned to numerous people about my husband and I wanting to downsize our square footage to be between 400-500 (not so tiny to many of you). I've come across some negative responses or just people who think we're crazy lol.  So in an effort to help family and friends understand this desire I've come to ask those of you who have downsized to comment about the pros and cons. Please tell us what square footage you were, to what you went to and the impact this had on your life for good or for bad.

I also have a couple questions of my own if you don't mind:

1. What square footage constitutes a house as tiny vs small?
2. When you list your square footage, do you include basement space if you have one?


Al,
the Tiny Life wannabe.