At 50, home ownership was out of reach for Louise Southerden. When she decided to build a tiny house on tyres, it promised liberation from Australia’s rental hamster wheel
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What does it mean to come home? To have a place of your own that feels safe in all the important ways? That wraps its arms around you when you arrive at the doorstep drenched in the problems of the world?
For decades, whenever I thought of home, I didn’t picture the houses I’d grown up in. Instead I thought of places I’d stayed on my travels. Serene hotel rooms, rumbling ships’ cabins, hip-swaying compartments on overnight trains. Small spaces that made me feel safely contained and part of something bigger at the same time.
Continue reading… At 50, home ownership was out of reach for Louise Southerden. When she decided to build a tiny house on tyres, it promised liberation from Australia’s rental hamster wheelGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhat does it mean to come home? To have a place of your own that feels safe in all the important ways? That wraps its arms around you when you arrive at the doorstep drenched in the problems of the world?For decades, whenever I thought of home, I didn’t picture the houses I’d grown up in. Instead I thought of places I’d stayed on my travels. Serene hotel rooms, rumbling ships’ cabins, hip-swaying compartments on overnight trains. Small spaces that made me feel safely contained and part of something bigger at the same time. Continue reading… Australian lifestyle, Homes, Housing, Australia news, Life and style, Architecture, Ethical and green living, Interiors
