- Tiny houses are actually pretty spacious if you utilize them right.
- Business Insider spoke with four tiny house dwellers about how they make their tiny houses work for them.
- They shared their best space hacks: opting for multifunctional furniture, maximizing storage, and bringing the outdoors in.
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There's more to tiny houses than what meets the eye.
They may be small - generally defined as less than 400 square feet - but they're bigger than they look if you get savvy with the space.
Four people who traded their homes for minimalism shared with Business Insider their best tips and tricks on maximizing and utilizing a tiny house.
They love multifunctional furniture - think a bathroom door that doubles as a ladder to a loft or a bench that folds out into a guest bed. And, of course, tiny living requires creativity with storage. One couple installed floor cubbies in their bedroom to hold miscellaneous items, while another uses magnets to keep kitchen accessories on the walls.
But making the most of a tiny house is about more than purpose and organization. Some make their space seem bigger by designing big picture windows to let natural light in or using an off-white paint to create the illusion of openness. And many expand their space by bringing the outdoors in, from building a deck to installing an accordion window.
Here's how tiny house dwellers make living tiny work for them.