A 28-foot tiny house on wheels. Four cats, a dog, a piano, a karaoke station, two lofts, a full-size shower and bathtub, and a washer-dryer combo that's never been used because her parents live next door. Annie's tour is a short one, but it covers a lot of ground — and the detail that sticks with me most isn't the layout. It's the honesty.
The Kitchen and Living Area: Built Around What She Actually Wants
The kitchen opens the tour — quartz countertops, tile backsplash, full-size appliances, a large sink, plenty of storage, and oversized windows with tall ceilings. It's well-specified and punches above what most people expect from a tiny house kitchen.
But then the living room is where the tour gets interesting. A full-size couch, a piano, and a karaoke station. The cats ruined the rug so it's not fully decorated yet — she'll do another tour when it is — but the intent is clear. Annie didn't look at her living room and ask what the most practical use of the space was. She asked what would bring her joy. That's actually good tiny house design philosophy. A small home built around someone else's idea of what a small home should look like is going to feel wrong to live in. A small home built around what you actually want is going to feel exactly right.
The washer-dryer combo is in there too, for the record. She's never used it because she just uses her parents'. Honestly, that might be the most relatable thing anyone has said in a tiny house tour.
The Bathroom: Full Size, No Surprises
Annie mentions that people are often surprised to find a completely normal bathroom setup — everything you'd expect, including a full-size shower and a bathtub. The clothes storage is in here too, which is a practical solution when wardrobe space is at a premium elsewhere. Nothing revolutionary, but that's the point. It works exactly as a bathroom should.
Two Lofts: Bedroom and Office
The spiral staircase was a selling point for Annie when she chose this home — and it's easy to see why. It takes up less floor space than a standard stair run and adds a character detail that a straight staircase doesn't. The primary loft is the bedroom, cosy and still in progress on the decorating front. Across the way, a secondary loft that could fit a queen bed serves as her office instead. Having two distinct upper spaces — one private, one functional — in a 28-foot build is a real advantage, and using the second as a workspace rather than a spare bed makes sense for a single occupant.
Five animals across all of this. Four cats and a dog. The cats have already claimed the rug as a casualty, which is simply the tax you pay.
What This Tour Gets Right
What I appreciate most about Annie's tour is that there's no performance of perfection. The decorating isn't finished. The rug is gone. She'll do another tour when things look the way she wants them to. That unpretentious quality — this is just my home and I love it — is sometimes the most convincing case for tiny living there is. No staged styling, no aspirational lifestyle framing. Just a 28-foot house with a piano in it and five animals who have made themselves entirely at home.
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