Garage Converted Into AMAZING Tiny Home with Modern Design - Laneway House Tour
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In this video, we're touring a laneway suite in Toronto, Ontario. It was originally a cinder block garage that was converted into a backyard suite with the original garage on the main floor and a 1-bedroom apartment addition built above it. The garage is approx. 400 square feet and the apartment above is almost 500 square feet, but a chunk of that interior space is taken up by the staircase.
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The interior of this unit feels bright and spacious thanks to some clever design features like a floor-to-ceiling window in the dining room, a skylight, and frosted windows in the bedroom and bathroom to bring in the maximum amount of natural daylight without sacrificing privacy. There's a sparkling clean and modern kitchen, a dining area that seats four, a living room with a custom sofa and built-in TV, and a large bedroom with a Queen sized bed and en suite bathroom. All of the doors are pocket doors to save on space, and there's quite a bit of storage in the bedroom with two built-in closets as well as a laundry closet. Additional storage under the bed could also be used.
The idea behind building accessory dwelling units in backyards and laneways is to increase the density of the neighbourhood by adding more housing units to the existing area. It's one of many solutions that cities are using to create new living spaces and to densify the population in urban spaces.
While they are an exciting and new tool that homeowners can use to invest in their property and create an additional living space on their property for family members or for rent, they are not the ultimate solution to the housing crisis. You have to be a landowner to build one, they are not severable (can't be sold separately from the main house), and they can be expensive to build. So it's just one of many ways options to create new housing in our growing cities.
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The next time you make a laneway suite video, could you include footage of the laneway suite's relationship to the main house? I would like to see what the entire lot looks like. Thanks.
That TV is too low. I get wanting it not to be a focus, but you could have made the wall next to the stairs a foot taller and put the TV at a reasonable height
It should bo on some movable frame to move it up higher over the stairs, when watched 💡
@@mayamyu great idea
A 'disappearing' TV, coming out the top of the 1/2 wall might be a practical solution.
Or just add a projector in the bookshelf and use a simple screen canvas over the wall would work as well. Depending on how smooth a wall is you can even project onto it.
Agree. It barely clears the coffee table.
Beautiful kitchen. Most of these mini apartments do not have a true functional kitchen for those of us who enjoy cooking our food, rather than buying it from restaurants. And also a good point to have washer and dryer, so this is a real functional house.
How big do you actually need a kitchen to be to consider it functional?
Most tiny homes feel claustrophobic and too cramped and unrealistic for most people. This is an option that feels reasonable and doesn't sacrifice amenities. Love it!
Beautiful house. I'm so glad major cities are finally allowing multiple houses and more density. We can't just sprawl forever!
excellent build really beautiful
This is the first time I've heard of Laneways,what a fantastic idea and this suite is greatly thought out. 😀
How are you doing today Shirley
Really beautiful. Love the simpilcity of the design and decor. Even though it's a small space it has everything you need.Thanks Matt and Danielle.❤
Thanks for watching Cathy, hope you're doing well :)
@@ExploringAlternatives Yes I'm doing super duper thank you for asking
@@cathylynnpietranton You look so beautiful..tell me what is the secret of your beauty..?i would like you to tell me about yourself..and who is the mother that gave birth to an astonishing beauty like you..?
“Laneways” offer smart, creative solutions. So forward thinking and I could certainly happily live here
Laneways suites are awesome
Wow! This is an amazing solution and it works! Every detail has been considered and functional. Love te space in the kitchen with the dinner’s table. Also the Television installation which is so well incorporated. Each detail has been studied and make the place so nice. Only thing for me THE STAIRS! Of course a knee surgery knocked me out from a project like that! Except that great idea for expanding possibilities to live in the city and very smart way to use a garage ! Thanks for this very informative video.
Hey jocelyne how are you doing today ?
Beautiful! I don’t usually like super modern but it is the best at this size! It is warm and has clean lines!
Hi Janice how are you doing ?
This guy’s vocabulary is impeccable
That was a brilliant design and I think you executed very well. From California💜🤟🏻😎🇺🇸
Hey liz👋
Beautiful unit
Hey Cheryl how are you doing today?
so well thought - beautiful!
This guy is really smart you can tell by the way he speaks
I don’t know why smallish size homes like this aren’t built kn mass. Could give so many people a lot of functional space with a small footprint. Just imagine small little communities with like groups of homes about this size. So many life changing designs can be found with keeping space and efficiency as the main priority.
Very cool
Beautiful home. Well utilized space.
Hey Suzette
Nice house idea.Beautiful minimalist design.
Now, this piece is just great. Although I would consider removing TV from a bedroom. All the details are like a walking on a razors edge between space and functionality. Let's say that it's obvious but it's like taoism-like aproach to this kind of topic. What a great asset to all people who wants to get something more from an ordinary garage alley.
$300-400 sq ft? I realize that is CAD, but that is pretty steep. How much if that is fees and permits?
Too rich for my blood!
But the main house is probably $700,000. Toronto is incredibly expensive
None of it. He said that "soft costs", including surveys, permits, design and engineering fees, were on top of that.
great house , thanks
Super cool 👌
A nice Home 🏡
That television is ridiculously low. Should have just made that divider wall higher
This is a very creative and nice use of the space that you have .I am always intrigued and amazed when I see videos like this! Looks like a nice bachelor pad or a Airbnb for two.
Really a bad idea to stick the cook top in the tight corner--heat gets trap in the area; worst when it is next to the refrigerator. You also don't want the oven or microwave above the stove. Only people who don't cook would design a cook space that way.
Beautiful
Very nice but very expensive.
Hi Rhonda how are you doing
BRILLIANT 💜 BEAUTIFUL 💜
Thanks🌸🌸🌸❤
This place is stunning!!!
Nice design and well-thought out. I only wonder if I'd like to have that alleyway for walking or driving home. Once inside it'd be more do-able.
Very nice and clean simple but classy
Extremely thoughtful design! I really love the kitchen, especially. Well done!
Beautiful 👍
I would literally live here
Lovely, just lovely!
I like the overall design.. but i wouldput the dishwasher where the stovetop is.. and put the sink in frobt of the window.. move the stove and microwave to where the sink is currently.. use open shelving above window..
I also woukd install a desktop (march the countertop material) to the left of the fridge - acros the large window.. it would make a great place to work... you could even add a buffet surface (countertop material) to the left of the window on the same wall as the bookshelves.. maybe change the dining table to a rectangle shape..
Superb !!
Great space!
Very interesting!
Thanks for checking out the video Phil :)
What a beautiful home! Such an amazing use of space and still looks spacious and luxurious! Great Video!👍🏻
Great use of space
Really great use of space!!!
I love the design and execution of this home. I’ve been researching this type of unit above garage and this is the most beautiful and efficient design I’ve seen yet. How may we access this?
Go to the info in the Description.
Laneway Suites are the future. Its a shame that most municipalities don't recognize this potential!
A Mirror instead of the picture in the dining area would double the space
You look so beautiful. Tell me what is the secret of your beauty..?i would like you to tell me about yourself..and who is the mother that gave birth to an astonishing beauty like you..?
Nice!
I would’ve maybe just built stair straight into kitchen and put sofa on other side or room so the tv sat on full wall with the built in shelves next to the tv.
Hi lulu how are you doing today ?
You could swap the location of the toilet itself to where the shower is, and still have a frosted full-height window there, and add another pocket door in the wall by the toilet so people won't have to literally walk through the bedroom to get to the bathroom (I really hate that, get out of my bedroom, LOL)
Such a gorgeous home!
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That's way too much money for a shoebox. My opinion.
the little TV niche IS a good idea, tho personally i find it way too low to the ground to be confortable to watch. the half wall up the stairs could have been easily higher with differently placed skylights for light on the stairs which would have allowed for the Tv to be mounted much higher and for there to be some shelves...etc under it. as it is now you can't put anything plugged into your tv near without having to put it on the floor, that's a real shame.
Also there is missing storage IMO, especially in the living room
That tree on the side of that must go .....
Nice
Hey Stacey how are you doing ?
New sub ! Liked 👍👍🙏😀😀
Don’t want the TV to be a focal point in the living room yet you have one in the bedroom.
Since it has a flat roof, is a rooftop patio/space a posibility?
'single/duel person kitchen' that kitchen is bigger then my kitchen in my rowhouse thats shared with 3 adults 😂😂 we also dont have a dishwasher and have only one overhead cabniet
Hi, can you tell me how much this particular house cost, including making the garage?
Was any one else dying to see the downstairs?
Is a 10x10 shed big enough?
The TV looks like it should be a fire place too low for a TV put in upper wall for TV
Hey Tanya how are you doing today
Awesome!!! 👍😎🇨🇦
i wonder how much more psace there would be if they didnt have to include a car space
The car space is probably the homeowner’s, I mean it is built over a garage. I think they said it would be a 500 sq ft + 400 sq ft garage, making it a comfortable 900 sq ft townhouse.
Looks well.thought out..but the gloss white and bare ply feels a bit Ikea budget like
It does look like bare plywood but they said it's finished birch.
With such projects I always wonder about the heating system.
If you look closely in the bedroom there are vents on the floor, so I assume there's some sort of forced air/heat.
What's with the dirty looking ceiling and wall going up the stairs?
It's weird to have to lose space due to entrance stairs. Yes, once inside the door one is 'in' the place...but not really, so that feels like lost space to me. I know ya have to get in and this is above ground. it's just nothing one has to compensate actual living space for in a condo (or apt).
His understanding (implied or spoken) of what is necessary is really NOT congruent with mine.
I want a real sink not something to water the plant in...and I am loathe to metal sinks. I want a full size stove top, because I cook. I want cupboards that go all the way up. If one HAS to have dishwasher, either make it a 2-Drawer type or a compact size. That huge thing is lost storage space. Then there is the fridge...?... I'm thinking well, um ok...and then I hear that some of it is a wine fridge. 🤔 I see two parts, so does that mean that half the fridge part is for wine storage or is there no freezer? I have less than zero use for a wine fridge. Why in a tiny place, does one need a full size dishwasher and a wine fridge...in the Burbs? Oh for the parties we won't have 'cause there's no place to park? Spatially speaking the living area feels awkward to me. He said to account for the furniture in the design. There's a bookcase you have to move the coffee table and then the couch to really have access to it. I would rather make a floor to ceiling (yes ceiling) bookcase with space to 'wall mount the TV & built in power for lights and electronics. (TV being to low...fixed.) More lighting can be added for stairs they don't have to have skylights. The lights that help prevent S.A.D. would be a nice touch. I'd not have an elongated coffee table. I'd rather have one of the leather ottomans you can put your feet on and a tray for coffee cups or popcorn. The bedroom I'd have major underbed storage.
The washer/dryer/storage is great.
All the windows and their placements are great.
The skylight is great.
The dining area is great.
The space for the tree is great.
The wood walls are great.
The bedroom & bath doors are great.
The B/W photo above the couch is great.
(That was a wonderful ad campaign.)
But I haven't thought about this at all. 😉
The TV is too low imo. I'd replace it with an electric fireplace, and use a projector instead.
I know this is very much beside the point, but can anyone make out what the movie is in the poster next to the couch?
It's an ad for Maxwell tape for recording music. From the 80s I think.
th-cam.com/video/Zk71h2CQ_xM/w-d-xo.html here is the ad
@@brianmombourquette2673 Sorry, I meant the one next to the couch, not above it. The one with a crop circle. You can see it pretty clearly around 5:30.
It’s a poster for the Led Zepplin box set
@@KimmyCharise Oh so it is -- thanks so much!
nashville be like
This is awesome, but not affordable for most people. He said "put more people in less area". Sounds like a prison
It just means middle density.
I don't think the owners will have any trouble finding tenants and the rent should more than cover the mortgage.
Maybe for someone desperate to be near work but people are fleeing this expensive chicken battery type housing for mental health.
@@SewingBoxDesigns I mean, these types are houses are what improve mental health. Especially if they allow some of the units to be Accessory Commercial Units (ACU)
Holy crap that's expensive
Interesting concept and overall quite attractive, nevertheless the living/dining area missed a beat or two: 1) decks should have been extended from each side of this unit - from the dining area window and again on the opposite side of the unit outside the bedroom, even if that would mean switching the bedroom window to a a single door with a window or sidelights, or a French door. 2) The living room recessed shelving should not run into the wall unless it is extended all the way across that wall, because the off-center placement looks like a mistake.
Not convinced by that one. The floor plan does not give a sense of space and even though there is one large window, it seems dark and enclosed. Some smaller tiny homes have more original features as this seems to mostly try to reproduce a "regular" home. Seems more fit for Airbnb than a home.
I disagree - great use of small window spaces and reflective materials to give a bigger feel to a small space. Nicer than my apartment for sure
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"So they can cram more people in little boxes". :(
0:22 Euphoria ?
I find it very weird that people think they need a dishwasher ....
Looks very japanese inspired you see this all over the region, cut the red tape in the USA let people build homes wherever.
NOT cheap
'as you see we've put full height cabinet, to the ceiling, fully utilize the space' next shot shows two foot of space above them.
What he said was "There's nothing worse than a huge bank of tall cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling."
That’s not a full size couch.
gotta love counting ikea items
A flat over a garage, how fresh! Not.
It's fairly obvious that nobody lives in that showroom, and that he's had it built to be a show room for his company. Don't get me wrong it looks nice, but I can already see alot of impractical elements. Plus I'm pretty sure most people would delete the garage to have either more space or another apartment. Also if you're kitchen is that small why would you waist space on a dishwasher?
TV is way too low! But it could go on the stairway wall. Also the windows are way too low. I don't want people to see my crotch space while I'm eating. They say they were mindful but that window in the bathroom is also too low. No. This place is not designed well.
The windows in bedroom and bath are frosted.. nobody would see your anything..
This is an awful acceptance of our future. It is not cool, but deeply submissive instead.
Completely agree !!
Your neighbors don’t like you. Property taxes just went up. Gentrification of the situation.
What about the potential for a fire ripping through the neighborhood faster? Adding a second story adds more fuel, and on that lane, the garages are just about touching each other. Fire can spread to main houses via the wood fences from what I read or by flying embers.
Protected tree ? Wtf kinda b s is that
Yes razing every fucking tree in a city makes it shit, so who cares bro
Certain native species of trees are often in a protected category created by the city government. It's an attempt to preserve the natural habitat of an area as part of an urban or suburban ecosystem.
@@trailrider2571 you don't understand...instead of the government doing something about the radical cost of living--rent, food, purchasing a home--they should just cut down all of the trees for *frequently minimal* space!!
@@garbothacan2210 Lol. Or we can vote "It's Putin's Fault" Joe Biden out of office.
I will buy this house. Contact me.
You can't buy it separately from the main house. He said so. It's for rental or for use by the family.
@@trailrider7046 I will buy your house. Contact me ASAP.
This place looks sterile and uncomfortable. Sadly this is the direction some cities are going.
acknowledging ppl watch TV? 🤨 too small, and i would have to look downward? so awkward.
Also, the amount of cliche's on these videos that each presenter acts like they are so original on their approach to a tiny home.
they really don't get that literally every other person says exactly the same thing.
Flat over a garage...innovative, yeah? 🤣
Just speak like a normal person!!!
Beautiful home