This Super Cool Tiny House in Arkansas Is Actually a Working Amp

Any electric instrument can be plugged into the home—and the deck even doubles as a stage!


  

This tiny house is a country music lover's dream! Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the unique structure features a large deck which doubles as a stage for concerts. Part of the house is built on a trailer, which can be easily taken on the road. And most importantly, it looks like an amplifier—because it is one. Yep, any electric musical instrument can be plugged into the trailer portion and be amplified through the front marine speakers.

Last July, Asha Mevlana, then living in New York City, decided she wanted to build a tiny home in the Arkansas town where her brother and nephews live. So she applied to Tiny House Nation, and when she was accepted, she got to work.


But it couldn't be just any tiny house. Mevlana, a professional electric violinist for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, needed a pad that provided a place for music—not just inside, but out. She enlisted the help of designer Brian Crabb, her brother, Z, a contractor and the owner of eco-friendly housing company 3Volve, her brother-in-law, Stefan, who owns Vickery Construction in Little Rock, and Zack Giffin, host of Tiny House Nation.


The resulting L-shaped house consists of a stationary, 400-square-foot main house and the "amplified" 120-square-foot trailer, which can be detached and taken on the road. Joining the two structures is an expansive deck designed specifically for concerts. The tiny house was featured in an episode of the TV show on March 4, 2017.






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The coffee table can be converted into a video-editing desk with built-in drawers.


In the kitchen hangs a recycled bicycle wheel that, when turned, lowers the rack for pots and pans to an accessible level.


"Coming from NYC, I was used to living in a small space, and what I love about this house is that it has everything I actually need," Mevlana tells CountryLiving.com. "It feels open and bright with a lot of light. It feels spacious because of the amount of windows and the expansive porch. I also really like the shape of it. Having two separate structures makes it feel so much bigger."



Soundproofed with recycled denim, the trailer area serves multiple functions: a music room and recording studio, a guest room for visitors, and a mobile space to take to music festivals.


"One of the reasons I built a deck in the front of the house rather than the back is because I wanted it to have a welcoming feeling," Mevlana says. "Most people recommended I build a porch in back for privacy, but instead I built it facing the streets, on a corner. I've started a concert series where local musicians or musicians coming through town play concerts on my deck. I'm also working on putting together a music festival called Fayetteville Amplified Music Festival, which brings in musicians from around the country. The first festival will most likely take place next summer."


  


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