Architect built a home from scratch for $11,000 because... - PHOTO

In one small swoop, Idaho architect Macy Miller has opted out of paying rent or even a mortgage with her perfectly formed 'Tiny House' - that cost her only $11,416.16 and which she broke her back building.Finding herself divorced, unemployed and losing her home to foreclosure two years ago, the Boise resident enlisted the help of her dad and later her boyfriend to start building her 196-square-foot dream home.The house which is built atop a flatbed trailer - made complete with sustainable materials - has the unlikely boast of its $2,000 compost toilet being the most expensive amenity or appliance in the whole cute build.The idea for her home came to Macy in a dream - way before she knew that across the nation a whole community of small home dwellers was springing up.'It didn't occur to me that it had been done before -- building a tiny house just made sense for me and for my situation, in every way,' she told the Huffington Post in 2011.Creating her plans for the house from scratch, taking influence from other tiny home residents, Macy invested $10,000 initially in her new home.Inside the cozy home, every modern amenity needed is available including lighting which she wired herself, a kitchen area, and a working bathroom.'I have opted to leave open shelving in the kitchen to make it feel ‘bigger’ and more open but will be using shelving that maximizes the amount of storage space available.'Her worst injury during the construction process was breaking her back falling off the roof - an injury which left her needing crutches for weeks.Declaring that she will miss baths the most, her most pressing concern now is moving her tiny house to a permanent berth.The talented architect hopes to one day run the entire structure completely off-the-grid, making it both eco-friendly and space-saving and cost saving.(dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az