Vina Lustado is a designer from California who creates tiny homes. Her first design was her own small house. Vina made her tiny home feel bigger by using the space, shape, function, and light in smart ways. It’s a great example of what she calls a “Zen Tiny House.”
Vina’s tiny home mostly uses solar power for energy. In the winter, she warms up her place with a small gas fireplace that makes it feel cozy and dreamy. Plus, her home is parked near orange trees.
In the summer, these trees fill the air with a citrus smell. In the afternoon, the light makes her tiny home and the green area around it look beautiful and peaceful.
Vina shared some helpful tips for designing tiny homes in this video. She also mentioned that building her tiny home cost $40,000, which is very affordable for a house in her area.
Vina has lived in her tiny house in Ojai, California, for over two years. She made the inside of her house feel bigger by building over the trailer’s wheel wells and making the roof less steep. Vina also made her home bright by adding glass French doors, lots of windows, a skylight, and light-colored birch wood panels inside.
