Sleeping in a tiny house with a family...
There seems to be a lot of interested in the sleeping situation of a family in a tiny house.  So I will take a minute to talk about what our experience has been  I will first say that EVERY single decision in this particular tiny house was made as a group.  Equal vote for all three of us, this includes the sleeping arrangements. Â
We first offered our Son (18) the loft so that he could have more space than us, but he didnât like the feeling up there, so he preferred to have his bed on the first floor. Â The next phase was, how wide of a bed would he be comfortable for him, so we began experimenting at our old townhouse with bed widths, etc. Â If you go back to the earlier post we show lots of photos etc about that process. Â Before he was sleeping on a twin bed, so in order to have the font door be in the center of the tiny house, it would need to be about 2âł less wide than heâs previous bed. Â So we cut down is old latex mattress to that size, and he slept on it for months before we moved in. Â He determined for himself that that size was perfect for him. Â We offered to make that downstairs bed a fold out, double size or a queen and move the door over etc, but in the end he liked the modified twin. Â So away we went. Â He and I built it together, and tested itâs comfort all the way. Â He has two giant storage compartments under his bed, one of which is filled with his books, games and misc items. Â The other side is for the couch pillows and this sleeping linens. Â The other unintended perk of him taking the downstairs, was he stays up way later than us, so it works out well that he can be in the main part of the house late into the night... and we can be asleep upstairs and not be disturbed. Â
Lotâs of questions about what his bed is made of since itâs not a typical size. His bed is made of two 4âł pieces of natural rubber latex purchased from our favorite organic mattress store.  It works great, and we flip it over each day to keep both sides fairly even and no moisture build up
As far as the upstairs loft bed, weâve always slept on a queen size and we just stuck with that, even though a full would have worked for sure. Â As far as the privacy thing goes, well there is none when everyone is home. Â Iâve thought about adding a curtain to the upstairs loft so that you could pull it closed when you wanted more darkness or privacy, but it hasnât been an issue so far. Â You defiantly have to tune into each family member and get the sense of when they need space, and then give it to them. Â For me, when I donât want to be in the middle of it, I go upstairs, and put on my headphones and chill. Â My son like to mediate up there etc. Â As far as more adult activities, as in every home, you take advantage of alone time when it comes. Â If you think about it, most families are not all home, all the time. Â There are lots of blocks of time, where one, two or all of you arenât home. Â So what Iâll say about that is, that works just like every other household.
I did post about our mattress brand with from Sudbury Organic Mattress, our specific brand was Eco-Slumber. Â The natural latex topper was Naturepedic. We love it, and highly highly recommend them. Â The linens: Nature Soft organic wool comforter with Nature Soft, duvet, sheets, and wool pillows. Â That company has been terrific. Â The more you wash the softer they get. Â For realz.