if you’re anything like me, in addition to your love of Bravo, you gobble up HGTV and any home show.
I love House Hunters, Fixer Upper, etc….. so naturally I thought I would give Tiny House Hunters a try.
The commercials really sell it : cute young couple saying “We would rather spend our money on experiences and going places, rather than pouring all that money into a house.” and I’m thinking
YEAH. ME TOO. WHY AREN’T WE DOING THAT???
and the little houses in the commercial are adorable.
like, LOOK AT THAT. how cute is that!!!
who wouldn’t want that?
I’m in!! I’m selling our house, buying a tiny house immediately, and then traveling to Italy right after we move in because we’re being smart and using money where it should be used – experiences! And then friends can all move in next-door and it’ll be a tiny house block party every night! Woo Hoo!
……. but then I watched the show.
We watched two back to back, and I realized I am Hashtag First World Problems because I was deeeee-scusted.
Here are a few highlights from the episodes I saw :
Lemme set the stage : this couple has two kids and they are buying a not even 1 twin bed space where the kitchen “sink” is a size of a bowl inside the shower (basically IN the shower)
and they say
“with the extra money we bought a shower curtain for privacy”
read that sentence again. seriously.
and for that episode they didn’t have even have a toilet…. so, really I can’t. and really I’m confused.
before all you crazies get all nuts about how more than half the world lives like this, I am saying that these are people CHOOSING to live like this. for the hell of it. choosing to shower in their kitchen sink.
simmer down now.
another great one from the second episode is their desire to not have a functioning toilet. it’s like, “ugh, people who need indoor plumbing disgust me.”
“it’s a total plus that they have a compost toilet, I really want compost.”
WHAAAAAT????
you do your business, and then cover it with wood chips, and literally you can be touching your business covered in wood chip with one hand and the kitchen sink and counter with the other. AND while you’re making something in the kitchen you are right next to your business just, like, in there. sitting.
I JUST REALLY CAN NOT.
you know what I miss? MTV Cribs. that show was the $HEY*TE.
like YES I WANT TO SEE INSIDE YOUR FRIDGE!!!!!!
but honestly, there has GOT to be something in between excess and a desire to not bathe normally or go to the restroom normally for the sheer sake of saving money to travel or being green.
but I guess I’m a materialistic wasteful person because I prefer toilet paper and not catching E.Coli in my own home from my toilet seat being my kitchen cutting board
BUT HEY (throws hands passively up in defeat) THAT’S JUST ME.
please tell me others have seen this show and thought the same thing.
OR please write mean comments because those are great too.
but really, my main thing during EVERY episode of House Hunters is me screaming this at the television:
aren’t you glad I’m back to daily posting 🙂 sorry not sorry.
Thank you, this show is so crazy! But what gets me is that oftentimes, the people are shocked by how tiny something in the house is. They need a full kitchen or they want a bigger shower. Well, buy a regular house, dummies! I can't watch it.
Love this! Couldn't agree more!
That show was horrifying. I mean live there yourself if you choose to but for Gods sake do not make your kids go to the bathroom on top of your vegetable garden.
Ugh, how gross! Like you said, why would people CHOOSE to live like that! I am all for simplicity, but there are limits!
yup. here for this opinion as well. husband and i watched tiny house hunters last night at the gym while we were working out and basically had to work out without headphones on because we kept having to comment about it to each other. on the positive side, it did make the time go by a lot faster – although we couldn't bet on if they would love it or list it. 🙁
also hate the he-shed/she-shed show.
so you mean you're creating a rec room in your backyard the size of a shed, and usually without a bathroom/water for a bar. pass.
Couldn't agree more, so with you on this show. I think what bothers me most are the people who are like "you know this is just too small, I don't think I can do this." I'm like but you decided to do this soooo how are you confused on how small it is???
obsessed with that show mainly because I think the people actually buying the houses are insane!! I love when they look at a 300 square house and then when they are in the "kitchen" they say, umm well this is really tiny….no shit its tiny, what the hell are you thinking. On a side note I would last no more than 20 minutes with my husband in a tiny house
Yes! I thought the same thing. Maybe I would prefer a show just called Small Houses. Tiny is just too small for me. I need a real toilet and it needs to not be in the kitchen. I have friends with adorable small houses. Can we just get them a show on HGTV? I really need their organization and decorating tips.
Also I want a follow up to this show like a year later. I wonder how many went crazy and got divorced or had to go back to a regular size house (or got e.Coli) I would bet good money the couple with two kids is in a bigger place now.
Yes! I have thought that there should be a follow up show to see how long people actually stay in these homes.
Or how on house hunters the buyer says their max budget is $250,000; then when they are shown a house for $249,000 they say its more than they want to spend.
HGTV shows have become so staged its hard for me to watch anymore.
I've only seen it a couple of times and I think – why don't you get a camping trailer?! It's small, move-able, and a lot cheaper than your tiny house!
The wood chip toilet thing reminds me of this lady at my church. She's having a yurt raising party. That's right, she and her fiance are putting up a yurt, in Los Angeles! Love how you contrast the tiny house folks with Mariah on Cribs! That episode was a true classic.