Q u e r b e e t: 11/13/13

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Tiny Mountain Town

by Kent Griswold on November 13th, 2013. 23 Comments

by Audrey Michelle

Have you ever been the first at anything? This is my first "first"…
I am the first person to live in this amazing tiny home in the Rocky Mountains. I have only been a resident of "tiny mountain town" for 3 weeks, but it has given my heart a tremendous sense of peace and I love having everything I own in 300 square feet! I began downsizing my life about 5 years ago when I sold most of my belongings and moved to New York City. This paved the road that would turn out to guide me to a {very liberating and rewarding} minimalist lifestyle.
I was fortunate to meet the builder of this amazing tiny home last year. Legacy Homes of Aspen provides construction services all along the Roaring Fork Valley. Almost every time a job is complete, what remains is leftover materials that often tend to be discarded because the client doesn't want them. This spawned a creative idea in the owner Jeff's mind, as it was difficult for him to continue to watch perfectly good building material go to waste.
"There is nothing wrong with this material; it is often bought in excess or mis-picked, therefore it cannot be used for the job at hand," Jeff explains. "I had the space on my property in the mountains to build a tiny home using these discarded materials." Jeff is definitely a builder, "I love using my hands to create things," he says. This project was obviously pretty personal to him, and I feel blessed to be "deserving" of this place to call home for now. The Universe provided the opportunity, and I completely jumped on it, heart first!