Come inside a very welcoming tiny house full of creative storage solutions

If there was a gravitational center to the tiny house movement, it might be somewhere in the vicinity of ecologically conscious Portland, Oregon.
Having said this, it's always good to do a fact check and, indeed, Travel+Leisure's survey lists Portland as the "Greenest City in America." NerdWallet says it is No. 17, whereas WalletHub says it is No. 10 and Tentree says it is No. 5 in the world — after Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Berlin.
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Of course, tiny homes are not always a measure of ecological awareness, but the reverse is true: Ecological awareness now includes the possibility of living off-grid, debt-free and beyond the confines of a lifestyle dedicated to an unchecked accumulation of stuff.
This brings us to Shelter Wise, a Portland company run by designer/builder Derin Williams and business manager Andra Williams, and their tiny house creation called Hikari Box -- Japanese for "light filled." Take a look and be dazzled.
This counter serves as a dining nook, desk, work space or a place to idle with a cup of coffee.
If you're sitting at the counter, you can turn around to see this kitchenette with a serious-looking cooktop.
Swivel in the other direction and you'll face this feng shui living room, which includes one of the 14 windows in this 286-square feet tiny house (including a sleeping loft with 79 square feet of space and a storage loft with 23 square feet of space.
These stairs lead to a sleeping loft big enough for queen-sized bed.
No tiny house, ecologically certified or otherwise, is complete without a hidden storage unit, and the stairs provide a clever solution.
The bed and the window are nice, but the skylight is terrific.
This photo of the sleeping loft is taken from the storage loft, which happens to be large enough to serve as a guest sleeping loft.
The bathroom includes a small shower and sink.
No bathroom would be complete without a functional toilet.
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Including the door, there are 11 windows visible from this angle. You can also see why the Hikari Box feels so spacious inside. The plans for this tine home, as well as many other tiny home designs by Shelter Wise, are available at Pad Tiny Houses.