Although their new home is compact, every inch of space has been well utilised with a tiny stainless-steel fireplace, a closet and a combination washer-dryer.

Friends come pop over for dinner as the table in the living room/dining area can seat up to five people if folded out and the kitchen has an RV stove, microwave and small refrigerator.



In the bathroom is a full-sized shower and a composting toilet - the loft accessible by ladder has two bedrooms.



'No wasted space,' said the father-of two. 'It's all about not wasting,' he told the Baltimore Sun.



Their tiny home - which Mr Cantori says is smaller than the walk in closet in their current home - was built by a lawyer from Kansas who intended to live there with his family of three.



But as the family grew he sold his home to Mr Cantori who now has it sitting in his Pasadena yard.



'It's so cheap — that's what's so cool about this,' said Mr Cantori. He believes the white walls and 16 windows help give the wooden structure a sense of spaciousness.



Mr Cantori and his wife Renee now plan to split his time between the small home and a sailboat.

Getting ready: Greg Cantori can see his current home, right, through a window of his new $19,000 home