horses and there spied the rusty, peeling, flat-tired, rotten-planked trailer of my dreams moldering under a refuse pile.” She bought it, got rid of the rotten decking, regreased its bearings, replaced the tires, scraped and repainted the frame, and rewired its brake lights. One year later, the little house was lowered onto its new foundation. Scavenging for materials became one of Angela’s favorite parts of the project: “At first, learning to see these things was like hunting for mushrooms. You go to the places where they would ideally lurk and
Curtained cabinets — even burlap sacks will do!
look for hours in vain. Finally, as you’re just about to give up, you spot one! The second find becomes easier. Then you eventually develop an eye for it and begin to see salvage finds everywhere.” These items add character to her home. Her favorites include the loft’s half-round leaded window and an old woodstove door covering the cook fan.
favorite features
The Mighty Micro House features great use of bright colors and open space (helped by the dormers in the loft). Curtained cabinets, such as the ones under the sink, are a great technique to cover the clutter within. They take up almost no space and weight; can easily be changed out when a new look, color, or style is desired; and, most importantly, don’t eat up “swing space” — you just push them aside to gain access to the stored goods. Oh yeah, they also cost far less than cabinet doors and are far easier to install!
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