Rock Musician's Tiny House
“It was really important that the bathroom felt big,” Mevlana says of the 7-by-6-foot space. “I didn’t want to be on the toilet and have my knees hitting the cabinets.” Sea green tile, an Abaco wood drainage platform and black river rocks give the bathroom a spacious, spa-like feel. “It’s bigger than my bathroom was in New York,” Mevlana says. The house is hooked up to the municipal water, sewer and electricity lines.
While most tiny houses are built on trailers, Mevlana’s sits on a concrete foundation and is 10 feet wide rather than the more typical 8-foot-wide designs. That extra 2 feet gave Mevlana room for standard-size appliances and extra storage in the 13-by-9-foot U-shaped kitchen. Mevlana worked with builder Zack Giffin for the show Tiny House Nation on the FYI channel, along with designer Brian Crabb of Viva Collectiv, builder Stefan Vickery of Vickery Construction and general contractor Zara Niederman of 3Volve Housing. Niederman is Mevlana’s brother and Vickery is her brother-in-law. Giffin designed a bicycle-wheel-and-crank contraption on the left wall that raises and lowers a pot rack. Countertops: black granite
The 11-foot-high, 10-foot-wide amp works, too, and consists of four outdoor marine speakers. Mevlana connects her electric violin wirelessly to the speakers and plays concerts for her neighbors with other musicians on the porch. “I haven’t put it up to full volume yet,” she says. “It gets really loud.” If she wants, she can take the music trailer on tour with her, though she hasn’t done so yet. Exterior: vertical Abaco tropical hardwood and black corrugated aluminum; deck: composite wood
House at a Glance Who lives here: Asha Mevlana, an electric violinist for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and her Havanese dog, Bali Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Size: Main house: 400 square feet (37 square meters), one bedroom, one bath; trailer practice space: 160 square feet (15 square meters) Designer: Brian Crabb of Viva Collectiv
Recycled denim insulation provides soundproofing in the music trailer so Mevlana can jam out without disturbing neighbors.
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