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Once in awhile, no, once in a lifetime you meet a couch that completes you. For me, the Moooi is it. There is no competition, it was love at first sight. Our main house is decorated in what I call a modern French Country design, with the predominant colors being black and white with bright accents in different rooms. The downstairs is mostly red accents, the boys room has green accents, middle son has blue accents and our daughter has pink accents of course.

Finding a black or white couch is difficult unless you want leather, a fabric that shows every fuzz, or want to replace it every year due to having four kids. Until now. The Moooi is available in 15 different fabrics and 5 different legs that can give the couch a modern, futuristic, or elegant look. This is truly a couch that can set your small or tiny house apart.

Fitting four kids in a tiny house pretty much ensures we need bunk beds, but I’ve never been a big fan of the rather frumpy designs available. I’ve also been thinking about having the beds built into the home in order to save more space. With single beds there are more options, like murphy beds that can be put away during the day so the kids have more space to play, without being too cumbersome to actually use. I don’t think I would actually use a queen sized murphy, so I’m not considering it, although they are perfect for small home designs.

The Lollipop bunk beds by Bonbon in the UK are exactly what I’ve been thinking about for the kids rooms. At just 31 cm deep (someone else can do the math to transform that to inches) it’s the perfect size, I love the modern clean lines, the storage at the top, and the ladders for the top bunk that are designed just for the bed. They can also be painted for a personalized touch which is wonderful for kids.

As I’m staring out my window where the world is currently covered in melting ice and snow, I’m already dreaming of another summer on the patio. Outdoor rooms have been gaining popularity, and I think they are the perfect addition to a tiny house, especially if you live in the south. For now I’ll dream about warm weather and decorating a huge patio.

The Dodaz Outdoor Sofa is made with rust and corrosion proof aluminum with weatherproof Outdura™ fabric. It’s available in lots of colors but I kind of like the blue, it reminds me of the ocean even though we are nowhere near the coast. I also love that two people can lie next to each other, perfect for reading or gazing into your special someone’s eyes on a warm afternoon.

The beautiful thing about a tiny house is that you aren’t bound on the outside, so you can add all the little nooks you want inside like a reading space or even an outdoor fireplace, without taking up square footage.

I’ve never really thought much about the design of my toilet other than avoiding pink or blue. Apparently designers are spending a lot more time in the bathroom these days. There are a lot of choices in toilet and bidet designs, including green/bio products that I’m not quite sure I’m prepared to switch over to yet.

The Suspended Toilet and Bidet from Simas are small enough to make a difference in a tiny house plan, without lacking in modern appeal. I think they are small enough to consider actually having both which has never really been a consideration when putting together a floor plan for a small home.

Building a tiny house for a family is a challenge when it comes to having enough room for food. Currently we have 2 fridge/freezer combinations in our main house, and a single side-by-side in the cottage. I don’t like side-by-sides because there is never enough room for large trays, we have a lot of company and buy in bulk since we have 4 kids. While I love the idea of the drawer fridge, I still wonder where we would put the milk, large juice containers, pitchers, etc.

The corner fridge by Norcool is ingenious for two reasons. The first is that it’s HUGE without taking up a lot of floor space. The inside is the size of 4 normal refrigerators, amazing. The second reason I love the Norcool is that it takes advantage of the dead corner design issue that occurs in kitchens all across America. No more lazy susans, cabinets at weird angles, or dead space that can’t be used at all. Now small kitchens can handle big appetites!