Bedroom, Bed, and Dark Hardwood Floor The couple added solid surfaces, cable railings, kitchen and bathroom tiling, open cedar siding, a residential mini-split heater, a Dickenson propane heater, and a six-panel solar system. 

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You may have noticed that in many tiny homes, the bed is located in a lofted space, often under a gabled roof. A gabled roof has the benefit of shedding rain and snow easily, but it also makes an ideal location for a bed, where low head-height is required and the coziness of the space is just an added benefit. By placing the sleeping quarter in a raised space, this frees up the area below for other activities. Storage is another great way to utilize higher ceilings that might otherwise go unused.