I came across this video of architect Luke Clark Tyler who lives in a 78 foot square foot apartment in Manhattan. He pays $800 a month {$800 a month!!!} and loves living there. His old apartment was 96 square feet and he decided to downsize.
Holy Smokes people, I think most of our storage rooms might be bigger than this man’s apartment.
What do you think? If you were single and lived in the city, could you live in a 78 foot square foot apartment?
Watch the video and see how Luke utilizes his space.
I think it’s pretty cool.
~Mavis
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Patty P says
Wow! That is crazy! I can’t believe that he can live there….It’s about half the size of my college dorm room and I felt cramped in there! At least he seems happy. It just seems so ironic that he does architectural design, yet he lives in this tiny little place!
Veronica Vatter says
I would. I love tiny homes, tumbleweed tiny home and the like. Does one person really need a thousand square feet?http://tinyhousetalk.com/mcg-tiny-house/
My fav is the humble homes McG loft house.
Corie says
The fact that he does architectural design is probably the reason he can live there… he can design to fit!
Mary Ann says
That’s just nuts! Even more nuts that he pays $800 a month for something that tiny and without his OWN bathroom! Wow. Just wow.
Jill says
I couldn’t do it. My husband could. He lived in a only slightly larger place before we were married.
Jude says
I’d prefer a few feet more and not sharing a bathroom.
Rosaleen says
No….no….NO! I will share bathrooms with family members and guests, but neighbors?. No sink for food prep, other than the shared bathroom sink! Uh, uh! Living on peanut butter and cheese with some veggies and maybe cereal. No thanks! I need my FOOD, sewing machine, tools, backpacking gear, jewerly making supplies: my STUFF! This guy doesn’t have room for a pot of chives, or sprouts, never mind a house plant or pet. No thanks! Using the wall for an ottoman doesn’t work for me, either. Just NOPE!
Renee A. says
Ok…$800 for that!!!??? He shouldn’t even have to pay $100…he doesn’t even have a stove or bathroom….ugh,that’s just crazy. Maybe we should start renting out all our bedrooms, then w’d really mak some money since our bedrooms are bigger than his house, so we could charge double…..one room could cover our mortgage….hmm. 🙂 I do love the idea of living small, but if I had to sacrifice too much for it, it wouldn’t be worth it……although I think for a single person, it might be doable,maybe even a young couple….I would just find as many things to do outside the home that didn’t cost anything so I wouldn’t be spending all the savings.
Cecily says
Never Gonna Happen. I would never give up the space I have (three acres) just to be close to the things that the city has to offer. It’s great that this young man is happy in the space he has but I couldn’t be. I’m just not happy if my hands aren’t dirty!
Chris says
There is some really creative and inspiring ideas on faircompanies.com. It’s worth going through many of their videos, including the full length “We the tiny house people” documentary. You dont have to be someone who wants to live in 200sqft to appreciate most of their froogle tips and tricks.
Mavis Butterfield says
I’ve seen that one and I think it’s great!
Gwen Betz says
Interesting.
Too small for me to be happy for more than an overnight.
Would not want to share a bathroom..steam from microwave hitting clothes? No thanks, not wise.
Food prep water from bathroom? No thanks.
Practical Parsimony says
He is young and can bend to get to his microwave, strong enough to handle the bed, and needs few clothes. I am none of those. my sewing room is 300 sq. ft.! And, my mortgage before I paid it off was $192/month. No, I could not live there.
Diana says
These stories inspire me. Ideally, I’d want a private bath and a kitchen, and a work table for sewing, etc. I also couldn’t imagine not having my dog, so that would add a bit more of a space and equipment requirement. In downsizing, I’d feel an immense unburdening in passing all of my ‘stuff’ on to others, but wow, how difficult it would be to achieve. And then, would I just start accumulating all over again? Who knows….
Ellen in Clackamas says
no thanks. I don’t see the need for 10,000 sq foot houses but need some kind of elbow room. No where there for plants, or cats or holiday decorations or childrens keep-sake art projects
sheila says
I can appreciate wanting to live simply but that just makes me claustrophobic. I like my wide open spaces.
BC says
Inspiring…almost. I could see splitting a standard bedroom into two of these mini rooms so each of my boys could have their own private bedrooms. Probably with loft beds so they wouldn’t have to move the beds. But, for me? Apparently, I have needs beyond what this guy has — a kitchen, bookshelves, a private bathroom, did I mention bookshelves? … DH and my first apartment was about 1000 square feet. I think we could go back to that (but not less than that) once the boys grow up and move out except that I dream of our house being the family-gathering-place.
Deanna says
In September we sold out 2500 sq foot, 5 bedroom 3 bath, 4 story home…. And moved into a brand new 38ft 5th wheel. The kids were grown, and we were empty nesters. Talk about adjustment. I. Love. It.
We sent our priceless keepsakes to storage, along with my stockpile and sold the rest. Freedom! I love it, and so does my husband. Really a chance to have what you need and nothing more.
In total, with 4 slides we still have a beautiful kitchen, leather recliners and plenty of comfort. We should all learn to live with what we really need, not just what we want.
😉
Stephanie says
Well said!
Deanna says
Thank you Stephanie!
Deanna says
And I have to add…. We have our 2 kitties, 3 house plants and my granddaughters art work proudly displayed. It can be done, happily! But, its not for everyone. Just 6 mo ago I wouldnt have wanted to, but I wasnt ready then. Today, I couldnt imagine not being here!
Stephanie says
Thank you for sharing this! I live in a 1078sq ft 2bd/2ba condo with my husband, 2 kids and a dog. Our ultimate dream is for a bigger home, but for now this works. When we were deciding to add baby #2 to our family just a year ago, space was a big factor. We decided that if people all over the world could live in less space and with less stuff, so could we. I have never regretted it! My 2nd daughter is such a blessing.
CathyB says
I think it is interesting and cool to see how people use space. I love the ideas for how to maximize space and organize things. We could all live this way if we HAD to. I mean look at all the families that were crammed into tiny apartments with shared bathrooms in the former Soviet Union; plus lots of current examples in many other countries. Some people really like to live with the minimal that they need. However it is sure nice to be able to live in more than you absolutely need if you want to. I am glad that we have the freedom to be able to choose (within our means) the way we will live and what we will trade off. Someone else would gladly trade the convenience of the city, which is important to this man, for wide-open spaces and lots of elbow room. At this point in my life, I would be a more-space kind of gal. Ironically, it looks like he would not be able to afford even this small space if there were not some people out there wanting to live in larger spaces.
Jenn says
It would be a bit small but we have 5 (Myself, my husband, our 16 yo daughter, 13 year old daughter and 12 year old daughter) all living full time in a 32 foot RV 🙂 It can be done.