Following divorce, architect built a new home for just $11K

Macy Miller's home in Idaho (via Macy Miller)
Macy Miller's home in Idaho (via Macy Miller)

WEEKENDEDITION After divorcing and losing her home to foreclosure, Macy Miller, an architect from Idaho, bounced back in an unusual way: by building a new home from scratch with her own two hands.

It cost Miller only $11,000 to build her tiny new home — less than 200 square feet – and took just 18 months. And although the home is certainly a downgrade from the 2,500-square-foot house she used to live in, Miller says she never feels claustrophobic.

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“Honestly, it doesn’t feel that tiny,” Miller told NPR. “The space is laid out in a way that I have a living room, I have a bedroom, I have a kitchen, I have a bathroom. They all function; none of them feels cramped.” [NPR]Christopher Cameron