Jay Shafer's Tiny House, The Gifford

THE GIFFORD - 112+ SQ FT

House Width 6'-10" Porch 6'-10" x 2'-6"
House Length 16'-2" Main Room 8' x 6'-6"
Trailer Size 7' x 16' Kitchen 4'-6" x 4'
Road Height 13'-4" Bathroom 5’-6” x 2'
Dry Weight 5000 lbs Ceiling Height 6'-6"
Loft Height 2'-8"

This adorable tiny house, The Gifford, is Jay Shafer's very own house that he built with friends in 2012. It is a stunning 7’ x 16’ structure squarely rooted in the American Craftsman Style. It has been beefed up where beefing up was necessary for a sense of mass and fortification, and it has been pared down everywhere else. It has a standing seam, metal roof, cedar board and batten siding and a tiny integral porch that’s good for staying dry as you perch or fumble for your keys. The interior is all knotty pine. The cathedral ceiling is 9’ 8” tall at the peak.

Ironically, this little thing was inspired by the sizable Great Lodges of North America. When you enter it, you enter into a relatively narrow space that opens into a relatively huge space with a cathedral ceiling to increase the sense of mass and fortification.

The bathroom’s interior is 21” W x 53” L; the great room’s 96” x 75”; the kitchen’s 53” x 46” and the sleeping loft’s just 75” W x 91 ¾” x 33” H. Two skylights over the pillows make it feel much bigger. There’s a 20 ½ “ x 57” desk/dining table, a stainless steel fireplace by Dickinson Marine and a couple of puffy chairs for entertaining.

Take a virtual tour of Jay Shafer's Gifford here:
http://www.fourlightshouses.com/products/the-gifford