Trying a Tiny House on for Size

After The Colonel and I attended the 18th Century wedding in Sainte Genevieve, MO and began our return trip back home, we made a little side trip to Dover, TN. There, we stayed in a tiny house Air B&B for three days.

We have always wanted to stay in one (once we knew they were a thing). This tiny house was beautiful. It was owned by a mother/daughter team. It was situated on high ground along the Cumberland River. 

We drove along the winding, hilly road until our GPS told us our destination was on our left. We pulled up to this pretty house. You get a sense of the size of the house next to our truck parked alongside.

It stormed the whole time we were in Dover, so sadly we did not take advantage of some of the amenities the tiny house had to offer like the firepit and riverside seating. The house was cozy so that did not impact us much.

We walked up to the front porch and then opened the door. What we walked into made us almost giddy. It was beautiful and spacious for its size.

The main room flowed into the kitchen. Down the short hall, on the right was a set of bunk beds and on the left was the spacious bathroom with a huge shower (cannot believe I forgot to take a photo of it). At the end of the hall was the master bedroom. Up the ladder in the kitchen was a good-sized loft. I slept in the bedroom and The Colonel slept on the bottom bunk in the hall. We chose not to use the loft because the ceiling was a bit too low for us and our older knees did not want to crawl around on the hardwood floors. We both thought it would be a perfect place for youngsters to sleep. There was also a full-sized washer and dryer (stackable) which we took advantage of. 

The tiny house had an electric fireplace in it, and we turned it on for atmosphere more than necessity. The back porch was a very nice spot but again we did not use it as the weather was very stormy. 

We walked down to the river. It was very steep and thank goodness they had installed a rope handrail to assist us in the coming and going. The tiny house was perched on top of the hill above the river.

This is the pretty firepit we passed along the way. Too bad we could not use it during our stay.

The tiny house was very near to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area and Fort Donelson.I will tell you about that in another post.

The Colonel and I enjoyed our stay in the tiny house and believed we could stay in one as a vacation home but not live in one full time. There was not enough room for an office or craft area. I suppose you could add a couple of out buildings if you chose to live tiny all the time. Being able to spend time out of doors would be beneficial too. We are glad we had the opportunity to experience living in a tiny house.