This shot from the bedroom loft sets up the tour nicely. You can see the stairs on the left-hand side of this shot (notice the banister). The kitchen has lots of floor space, cabinet space, and windows. What you can’t see is that the heating in this tiny home is through the floor with a wood stove for backup. This means heat is distributed equally throughout the home. La Chene “has the most complex heating system, radiant flooring, and its water is off the grid, even with a bathtub, with a very big 250-gallon integrated drinking water tank,” Minimaliste Houses told us.
They’ve also made sure that there’s no risk of frozen pipes even at -40 degrees.
A coffee pot and a toaster and there’s still plenty of counter space left for preparing meals. Comparing this photo with the one above tells the story of the table at the end of the kitchen. It folds up out of the way when not in use.
