After A Long-Distance Relationship, Couple Dive Right Into Close Living In DIY Tiny Home.

After a long-distance relationship, Jon and Christina dove right into close living quarters by downsizing to a tiny home just shy of 400sq ft. Their quaint house is 32’ long, 8.5’ wide, 13.5’ tall, and designed with an open layout. Storage is abundant as they've made space in the stairs, the couch, above the washer/dryer, and in both lofts. The beautiful bedroom occupies one loft, and the other is dedicated to books, art, and crafts. Jon created a convenient homemade mobile ladder that allows full access to either loft and secures safely when not in use.

Walking into the bathroom, you'd never guess it's a tiny home with a full-size bathtub and shower, large vanity, and a mirror that opens for more storage. This gorgeous tiny home is just right for them, their pup Sammy and bird Peter.

I (Christina) grew up in North Carolina in a small town my whole life, until I met Jon in the summer of 2015. He was doing an internship a few hours drive from me, and we started talking and hit it off pretty instantly; fast forward to him moving back home to Florida two weeks after we met. We had a long-distance relationship for three years while we were both in school. I finished my undergrad and half of my Masters, while Jon finished his undergrad as well.

We always knew that one of us would move to the other, and it was easier for me to move down to Florida since he started law school in 2018. So, in the summer of 2018, I sold the house I had bought at 20 and renovated (my late great aunt’s house from the 1950s) and moved down with a lot of my stuff.

I had first started seeing Tiny Houses on Pinterest. And I thought that it was such an amazing idea for people who wanted to save money, have a home of their own that is movable, and not have to pay an outrageous amount for an apartment or “normal” size home. I started watching a TON of youtube tours and fell in love with the idea of a Tiny House on Wheels. In the beginning, my friends and family (and Jon) wasn’t sold on the idea since the whole building process was a lot of work, and I let it go for almost a year until the idea came up again. Then, Jon and his dad began to think of the advantages of a Tiny House and how we could build it ourselves, which started our Tiny House Journey.

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