Empty nesters Karen and Trevor Canty are living large in a tiny cottage! Their cottage is only 78sqm but instead of expanding, they optimized their space and never looked back! ""We've had a couple of very successful parties. We have a marquee that we put up on the lawn and people wander in and out of the house and around the garden." Their next project was to build a separate guest suite for family and friends to stay at. The results are simply stunning! What do you think, could you live in a space this small? Also, who says cottages can't be year round homes?
Karen and Trevor Canty expected to encounter chaos when they moved into an apartment while their cottage was being renovated five years ago. Instead, the Auckland couple got a big surprise when the experience opened up a delightful new way of living. They scrapped expensive plans to expand, opting to improve the 78sqm cottage within its existing footprint. It was a lesson in living small for Karen and Trevor, a development manager for a property company. "We were surprised at how quickly we got used to having less room," says Karen. "When the cost of our plans to extend the...
Empty nesters Karen and Trevor Canty are living large in a tiny cottage! Their cottage is only 78sqm but instead of expanding, they optimized their space and never looked back! ""We've had a couple of very successful parties. We have a marquee that we put up on the lawn and people wander in and out of the house and around the garden." Their next project was to build a separate guest suite for family and friends to stay at. The results are simply stunning! What do you think, could you live in a space this small? Also, who says cottages can't be year round homes?