A single mom, 2 kids, and 2 dogs all live inside a 270-square-foot tiny house. Here's how they make it work.

Before she moved into her tiny home, she lived in a 2,800-square-foot house with her wife and two children. When she and her wife decided to part ways, Burger thought it was the perfect time to follow her dream of downsizing.

"I like the idea of all of us being in the same space. My kids are always within five feet of me so I knew it wasn't going to feel crowded because they're always right there anyway," she said, laughing.

First, she bought the outside shell, which consisted of the exterior wood and interior studs. She decided to finish the inside herself, which included the staircase, the windows, the kitchen, and the bathroom.

It wasn't easy. Burger had just a month before she had to move from her big house. She said she remembers falling asleep with the brush in her hand when she was painting the ceiling of the loft. But she said it was all worth it in the end.

"It's everything I wanted it to be," Burger said.

Burger said she chose a white color scheme because it makes the space feel larger. She did, however, admit that it's harder to keep the all-white surfaces clean, especially with two children.

When you enter the home, the living room is to the right. It has a couch, a flat screen TV, and a cage for her dogs.

To the left of the entryway is the kitchen, which has limited counter space, but Burger loves that the countertops are granite.

This is just one example of Burger maximizing space in her tiny house.

The staircase also houses Burger's stainless-steel refrigerator.

The giant drawer goes all the way back to the wall, wasting no space in the tiny house.

Burger said finding storage in her tiny house is a constant challenge.

"I joke that it's one big Rubik's cube," she said. "It's all about constantly changing things."

Burger said she has always been a minimalist, so downsizing wasn't difficult for her. She could not, however, get rid of her Chuck Taylor collection, which she also found space for in the house.

"You don't need what you think you do," she told Insider. "[But keep] what makes you feel happy, what feels like home to you."

It may look decorative, but this painting is actually extremely functional.

If you look closely, you can see the black frame of the painting now acts as the table's legs.

The bathroom has a toilet, a full sink, and a stand-up shower.

Burger bought beds that could be packed away into chairs so that there is enough room to play.

"They just think it's the coolest thing in the world," she said. "Every time I pick them up somewhere they're [excitedly] like, 'Are we going to go to the tiny?' I'm like, 'Yes, we live there, guys.'"

Across the way is Burger's bedroom, and downstairs is the living room.

The pitched roof makes the loft feel bigger, but it's impossible to stand in. She does, however, have enough room for a bed and a shelving unit for storage.

She has outdoor seating, a children's playground, and a swing set that hangs from the back of her tiny house.

Orlando Lakefront in Florida is home to over 30 tiny houses, and Burger pays $500 per month to be part of it. She said it's worth every penny.

"There's something about the fact that we're all living simply that brings us together," she said when talking about her neighbors.

"I think it's worth every compromise," Burger said. "The stuff I've given up I don't even miss."

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