Typically constructed on a trailer with wheels instead of a foundation, tiny houses are part of a growing movement in which people seek to live simply in small quarters (around 500 square feet or less).
Tucked into a grove of trees at the edge of Alex’s parents’ property in Elgin, the tiny, portable house is parked adjacent to a chicken coop and not far from a small gardening shed. From a distance, it almost looks as if it’s part of some kind of tiny village.
“[They] ask, ‘What’s the most remarkable thing about living in a tiny house?’” Korie says. “And I’ll say the most remarkable thing is just how unremarkable it is.” v
