This Woman's Reason For Living in a 140-Square-Foot Home Will Inspire You

Updated on July 13, 2015 at 9:15 AM

If sacrificing square footage at home could buy you more financial freedom and personal time, would you consider downsizing? For designer Vina Lustado, the answer was a resounding yes! With a $40,000 budget and a year to plan, she created a 140-square-foot mobile home that gave her just that. Located in Ojai, CA, her tiny home's wildly efficient features and serene surroundings are dreamy enough, but it's her reasons for choosing this lifestyle that shed new light on what the tiny-house movement really has to offer. Watch the video below for a captivating tour of Vina's small but mighty home.

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