I spent 2 nights in a 212-square-foot tiny home. Here are 6 genius storage hacks I'm stealing for my 1,200-square-foot house.

Arrows point to storage hacks inside the tiny house.
Arrows point to storage hacks inside a WeeCasa tiny house in Lyons, Colorado. Monica Humphries/Insider
  • I spent two nights in a 212-square-foot tiny home at WeeCasa, a tiny-house resort in Lyons, Colorado.

  • I was impressed by how WeeCasa made the most of the space in the tiny home.

  • Here are six storage hacks I plan to re-create in my 1,200-square-foot home.

I recently packed my bags and spent two nights at WeeCasa Tiny House Resorts, which offers short-term stays in 22 tiny houses on its property in Lyons, Colorado.

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The author in front of the WeeCasa tiny house where she spent two nights. Monica Humphries/Insider

I convinced two friends to join me for a stay in one of WeeCasa's tiny houses, which cost $179 a night.

I saw storage hacks left and right in my 212-square-foot rental, and by the end of my stay I wanted to take some of these ideas home with me.

Images of the interior of the tiny house.
The interior of the tiny house. Monica Humphries/Insider

We stayed in Juniper, a 212-square-foot home with an open layout, a lofted bed, and several clever storage hacks that made the space feel bigger.

I think I timed my stay in a tiny house perfectly. This fall I moved into a 1,200-square-foot home with my roommate.

We're still organizing and looking to add smart storage solutions to keep our small home feeling spacious, and I'm excited to implement some of what I saw in the tiny house.

The first storage hack I admired was the shelving unit under the staircase. The cubbies were simple yet effective for storing all sorts of items.

Storage cubbies underneath the staircase in the tiny house.
Storage cubbies under the staircase in the WeeCasa tiny house. Monica Humphries/Insider

Eight cubbies fit under the stairwell in the tiny house. We used them for storing groceries, luggage, towels, and toiletries.

My basement at home could use some more storage, and I think the space under the staircase would be ideal for adding some custom-built cubbies.

Currently the space beneath my stairwell isn't used for anything.
The empty space beneath the author's stairwell in Denver. Monica Humphries/Insider

My roommate and I hope to use our basement to store everything from our outdoor gear to our craft supplies. A clever shelving system under our staircase would be a great place to start.

If we built the storage unit ourselves, I think we could tailor the cubbies to our belongings.

Small hooks under a shelf stored mugs in the tiny house.

An arrow points to hooks where coffee mugs were stored in the tiny house.
An arrow points to hooks where coffee mugs were stored in the WeeCasa tiny house. Monica Humphries/Insider

WeeCasa provides its guests with cups, mugs, plates, and most other items needed for cooking and eating.

A shelf in one corner of the kitchen had just enough room for four plates, four bowls, four glasses, and four mugs.

The mugs had clever placement: WeeCasa had drilled four hooks into the bottom of the shelf, and each mug hung below.

This hack freed up shelf space for dinnerware that you couldn't hang.

As our cabinets quickly get cluttered at home, under-cabinet hooks could be a smart way to show off our kitschy mug collection.

An arrow points to where we could add hooks for mugs.
An arrow points to where the author could add hooks for mugs in her home. Monica Humphries/Insider

My roommate and I are quickly filling up our cabinets in our kitchen. Any more mugs, and our shelves would overflow.

Incorporating the tiny house's under-cabinet mug hooks would give us more space to store plates, cups, and other dinnerware.

The handrail for the staircase took up minimal space in the tiny house.

An arrow points to the handrail in the tiny house.
An arrow points to the handrail in the WeeCasa tiny house. Monica Humphries/Insider

The handrail leading up to the lofted bedroom appeared to be made from a metal pipe and was consequently thinner and closer to the wall than a conventional handrail.

It was nice to have as much room as possible climbing up the narrow stairs while still having something to hold on to.

My staircase is narrow, so a handrail that doesn't take up much space would be ideal.

Our stairwell currently lacks a handrail.
The author's stairwell lacks a handrail. Monica Humphries/Insider

My roommate and I have debated whether we want to add a handrail to our narrow staircase at home.

The tiny house proved that you could have a handrail without sacrificing much space.

In the tiny house's bathroom, a wire allowed the designer to curve the curtain around the inside of the shower, adding just a bit of extra space.

An arrow points to a wire that served as the tiny house's shower rod.
An arrow points to a wire that served as the WeeCasa tiny house's shower rod. Monica Humphries/Insider

Because the shower had a wire instead of a straight curtain rod, the curtain perfectly fit the shower.

My roommate and I want to add a rod that creates more space in the shower, and a metal wire could do just that.

An arrow points to our current shower rod.
An arrow points to the author's shower rod. Monica Humphries/Insider

My roommate and I looked into curved shower rods that would give us extra space in the shower, but we couldn't find one we loved.

While we haven't figured out how to attach a wire to a middle point on our ceiling, we think the tiny house's shower-curtain system could work in our bathroom.

A pocket door to the bathroom took up no space when it was open but created a sense of privacy when it was closed.

An arrow points to the pocket door, which separated the bathroom from the rest of the tiny house.

Besides the front door, the only other door in the tiny house was a pocket door to the bathroom.

My roommate and I were brainstorming a way to section off our office space, and a pocket door could be the right solution.

An arrow points to where we could add a pocket door.
An arrow points to where the author could add a pocket door. Monica Humphries/Insider

We have an area in the back of our house where my roommate and I both work from home.

While one of us is on a call, the other typically moves to our dining-room table. It'd be nice to have a barrier between our office and kitchen that would soften the sound of our work calls.

We don't want a door that swings in and out, and a pocket door seems like a great solution that doesn't take up walking space.

The tiny-house designer creatively repurposed a shoe-storage cabinet for storing odds and ends.

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A narrow dresser in the WeeCasa tiny house. Monica Humphries/Insider

I initially thought the tiny-house designer had found a narrow dresser for the home, but I later learned that they'd repurposed a narrow shoe cabinet for storing clothes and blankets.

I thought it worked great in the space. It provided a little extra storage without taking up a significant portion of the living area.

My bedroom doesn't have much space for a dresser, so a slim shoe cabinet would create storage without taking up too much space.

An arrow points to where a narrow dresser could fit in my bedroom.
An arrow points to where a narrow dresser could fit in the author's bedroom. Monica Humphries/Insider

My bedroom doesn't have enough space for a dresser, so I had ruled that out until I stepped foot in the tiny home.

I realized that I could still have storage in this area of my bedroom — I just have to get creative and find the right narrow piece of furniture.

I left the tiny house with more than just fun memories - I brought home about six ingenious storage and space-saving hacks.

The author outside of the tiny house at WeeCasa.
The author outside the WeeCasa tiny house. Monica Humphries/Insider

I expected to feel cramped and claustrophobic in the tiny house, but smart storage solutions helped make it feel spacious.

My goal in my 1,200-square-foot home is to keep it feeling spacious and open, so I plan to incorporate the storage tricks I learned.

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