Living in a tiny home means you have to make some sacrifices in terms of what you can fit inside.
For example, if you're going to live in a tiny house, maybe a dining table that can seat eight isn't an option for you — right?
Well, not if you're the designers and architects at New Frontier Tiny Homes. To them, a house's tininess has nothing to do with throwing a dinner party, as you'll see with their Alpha Tiny Home, which is small in size but big in terms of everything else, especially style and versatility.
The house was even featured on HGTV's Tiny House, Big Living, and proves that so long as the atmosphere is cozy and festive enough, you can, in fact, have an eight-person dinner in a tiny house! Because if there's one thing living small teaches us, it's how to be clever and resourceful, and how to use everything to its full advantage.
Some tiny house enthusiasts are even looking back to ancient techniques that make the most out of what's available, like "cob" construction that uses simple dirt as a building material.
Alpha is a little more glamorous, but still has the resourceful and creative spirit that drives the tiny house movement. Check it out below!
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The Alpha is New Frontier's flagship tiny home, and is available to be constructed for customers.
From the outside, it looks much like a simple box, kind of like a shipping container but a bit fancier. It also looks quite small, but that's where some clever design comes in.
For one thing, the Alpha has huge sliding glass doors that let in light and air along one side, and expand the view even if the doors are closed.
And on the other side, there's a fold-down deck that provides a whole room's worth of extra room. In colder weather, or when the house isn't being used, the deck folds up and becomes a wall again.
And if you want the light and view, but not quite so much openness, there's a window for the porch, too.
Between the sliding doors and the deck, the Alpha is already looking more spacious.
It makes for a great summer getaway, with plenty of fresh air! The ladder leads up to a sleeping loft.
The sleeping loft is simple, and is located on top of the bathroom, which you can see behind the door.
On the other side, there's also a full kitchen done in a blending of modern and rustic styles, with lots of beautiful wood that looks great against the clean white appliances.
Extra windows on the end keep the space from getting too dark and stuffy-looking.
From the bathroom (where, yes, there is a toilet), you can see that there's even a washing machine, and there's a sliding door for some privacy.
There's also a full-size tub in here, and more windows for light.
Like any other tiny house, storage is a major consideration. New Frontier solved that by mounting these open cabinets on the walls, so everything is within reach but not taking up too much space on the floor.
But under the step leading into the kitchen area is something really great. As you can see here, everything slides out.
And with some rearranging…
…It becomes a dining table large enough for eight! Pretty impressive for a tiny house.
And the steps-turned-table also do double (triple?) duty as storage with some neat compartments inside.
So when you have storage, style, and enough room for eight? It makes for a great party! You can learn more about the Alpha on the New Frontier website, as well as on Facebook and Instagram. You can even study up on financing if you're thinking of going the tiny route!
And be sure to SHARE the Alpha with anyone who loves the tiny lifestyle, but still likes a good party now and then.
