7 Enchanting Tiny Homes That Prove Size Doesn't Matter

Published May 7, 2015

Updated August 8, 2017

Tiny Homes: Keret House

Polish architect Jakub Szczęsny is the brains behind the Keret House, which was created for Israeli writer Etgar Keret and is considered the world’s narrowest home. At its widest, the Keret House measures in at only 48 inches, and its smallest width is a mere 28 inches.

Surprisingly enough, the tiny space still contains a living room area (accessible through a stairway that leads to a trapdoor in the floor), kitchenette, dining room for two and a small sleeping compartment and work desk that are accessible via a ladder.

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7 Spectacular Tiny Homes That Prove Size Doesn’t Matter

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While it's hard to put the Keret House's tiny size in perspective, this short tour of the home might help:

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Kiri Picone holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Pepperdine University and has been writing for various digital publishers for more than 10 years.

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John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.

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Picone, Kiri. "7 Spectacular Tiny Homes That Prove Size Doesn’t Matter." AllThatsInteresting.com, May 7, 2015, https://allthatsinteresting.com/tiny-homes. Accessed May 11, 2025.