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Peek Inside - Old Grain Silo Makes the Coziest Tiny Home

A rustic, weathered grain silo repurposed into a charming outdoor living space with plants and a swing.

This cozy silo guest house goes against the grain of housing standards. Far from corny, this setup threshes all expectations.

Vintage-inspired living room with distressed wood walls, leather chairs, and a rustic decor.
Wynn Myers

Amy Kleinwatcher was already in the flow of alternative housing. She had built a home out of recycled materials. But the home seemed incomplete without a guest house.

A rustic interior with a wooden wall, vintage chair, and a sign reading "500" in red.
Wynn Myers

The end result was a liveable, if not an unconventional house that has a porch, a bedroom, and a bathroom with about 1,000 square feet of living space.

A rustic desk with a vintage gramophone, lamp, and books, set against a window with wooden shutters and a metal stool.
Wynn Myers

What sort of decor would go with an aging grain bin? You see something different everywhere you look inside. Some of the windows feel like “Ye Olde” shop windows.

A rustic bedroom with wooden walls, a metal bed, and a crocheted blanket.
Wynn Myers

Peeling, flaking paint is used everywhere, along with antiquated signs that might have graced the walls of general stores from a bygone era. You feel transported back in time.

A rustic bathroom with distressed wood walls, a white sink, and a vintage cabinet.
Wynn Myers

But that doesn’t mean that you won’t feel comfortable. The bed is big. The space is warm. The room is plenty. Just enough and just right, in fact.