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'My Roommates Spent Two Nights With Me In A Tiny Home. By The End, We Couldn't Wait To Have Our Rooms Back'
Tiny-home villages are popping up nationwide, and just an hour from Denver is the WeeCasa Tiny House Resort.
The resort consists of 22 tiny homes, and in September 2021, Business Insider's Monica Humphries convinced her two roommates to spend two nights in a 212-square-foot house.
[A row of tiny homes at WeeCasa Tiny House Resort in Lyons, Colorado. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
Before arriving at the property in Lyons, Colorado, the group learned that each of the 22 homes is unique and varies in layout, size, and decor.
The smallest home at the resort is 165 square feet. Its largest sleeps six in 418 square feet.
[The author in front of a WeeCasa tiny house named Juniper. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
After considering their options, the three of them opted to stay in a tiny home called Juniper, a 212-square-foot house that can sleep four people. At the time, the stay cost $180 a night.
After seeing the other options, Humphries debated whether they should have picked a larger one. Would 212 square feet be enough for three people?
[The interior of the author's tiny-house rental. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
Besides the bathroom door, the tiny house was one open room sectioned into a living area, kitchen area, and lofted bedroom space.
When you first stepped in, you entered the living room, which also functioned as a bedroom for two people.
[The kitchen had drawers and storage space. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
Behind the living room and along one wall of the tiny house was a countertop with a stove, toaster, sink, and seating for one person.
[A mattress in the tiny home's loft. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
Above the bathroom and kitchen areas was a lofted bedroom, which had a queen-sized mattress and a small bedside table.
[The author's friend Katie stretches her arms to illustrate the tiny house's width. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
You could nearly touch both walls of the tiny house, but it surprisingly didn't feel cramped. The tall ceilings and ingenious storage hacks helped make Juniper feel much larger than 212 square feet.
[The author's desk, where she works from home. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
Back in Denver, the roommates are fortunate to have ample workspace in their 1,200-square-foot house. The three of them can rotate between desks, a bar, a dining-room table, a couch, and our bedrooms. In the tiny house, options were limited.
[A view of Katie working on the couch and Ceci working from the countertop. Monica Humphries/Business Insider]
They agreed to split up their workdays rotating between the tiny home's bar, daybed, and an outside picnic table.
It was a success, and after their workday in the tiny house, they weren't sick of one another just yet. So they headed into town for dinner.
To read more about Humphries' tiny home experience with her roommates, head to Business Insider.
