Woman turns a 6 thousand bucks shed into an unbelievably cozy small house
She remodeled the interior and renovated the exterior to make it an adorably delightful home!
We come to a certain age when we begin preparing for retirement.
Most of us have likely spent half our lives working to get by. Retirement is one thing that we would like to achieve in life with zero or little debt and live sustainably and affordably.
This makes them a logical option for retiring people.
Renting or mortgaging a house becomes too expensive in the long run, more so if you are less able to work. The cost of building one could be initially higher but can save you a lot on housing and utility bills later on.
A 67-year-old Ellen moved back into her tiny home when she retired.
Having lived in Austin, Texas for 14 years, she moved back to her hometown, where she now resides in a condominium. She did not think it was an affordable way of living especially given her age. So it happened that fate provided the answer.
An ancient shed that was being converted into an art room caught the attention of Ellen.
She inquired whether she could acquire it instead. The owner accepted and so Ellen transferred it to her son’s compound. She remodeled the shed and made it a beautiful small house.
The only alteration made by her from its original design is the porch.
It had a sunken porch on one side. This, she asked the constructors to take off, stretch the front door outward, and lessen the patio. This made more space for living inside while keeping an outside homely sitting porch.
Externally, her house appears to be both cozy and rustic.
She got some decors and other accents from a junk shop, which added life outside her house. She also mentioned how much she loved sitting in front of her house mostly when she wanted to relax after a long day at work.
You can see the concept of open space in her home interior.
A complete kitchen with a stove, oven, and refrigerator fills one corner of this cottage. The rest comprised cupboards that came with the original structure; all she did was add a countertop to finish off. Moreover, there is another island installed here as well along with some shelves next to them for extra storage area.
Her living area is along with her kitchen.
There’s a simple sofa in her space and an occasional table, which isn’t too elaborate. The lower part of her TV stand also has reasonable storage room.
On top of all this, there was a toilet as well as a storeroom that had been built into the old structure.
These rooms were left unaltered by Ellen. She retained the original plumbing and fixtures including a bathtub and toilet. Her other room served as both her closet space and laundry area.
She also used ladders to get up to these loft areas.
Ellen’s bedroom was at one end of the house while her storage area was on the opposite side. Everything can be fited easily, and she has enough space to have such important material.
Can you imagine that Ellen paid only slightly above $30,000 for it?
So, she had to redo the porch, change out the flooring inside, and do exterior painting too. This account includes modifications Ellen had to make to comply with the housing code. On the whole, though, it’s not bad for such a cute little home like this.