We built our tiny home using ChatGPT with no experience. Here's where AI saved us time and money — and where it didn't.
Andreea Neblea
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simone Solazzo, 31, a former tech worker from Italy, and Anne Leijdekkers, 32, a Dutch arts entrepreneur. In 2025, the couple built their house and transported it to the tiny-home village of Minitopia in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands. This piece has been edited for length and clarity. Anne: When we decided to build our tiny home in late 2024, we had no building experience whatsoever. Simone had never even painted a wall before. Thankfully,
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