Man Rents Closet Because Apartment Costs Too Much

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (NBC) -- Almost everybody has heard the phrase, "Home Sweet Home", but what about "Closet Sweet Closet"?

Sergio Santos' home is a closet.

Five and a half feet wide, by 14 feet long, or 77 square feet, to be exact.

"I was really struggling to pay for the place I used to live. I decided to look for something cheap," he explains.

The rent is $150 a month and to furnish his pad, Sergio spent a whopping $64.

"I have just become very well-fitted here," he said.

The "room" is equipped with a small microwave oven and a mini-refrigerator.

He shares a community bathroom with other renters on the same property.

The closet is part of a living space above a restaurant.

All the work has been done with recycled materials and, upstairs, the loft bedroom.

There was a time when Sergio even questioned himself.

"And I really feel that, Ok, I am not going to survive for too long here. I really thought I was going to give up," he said.

He did not give up, and instead found solace in his humble surroundings.

So although small in size, Sergio is thinking of the larger picture.

"That's is all about saving; it's about recycling; it's about optimizing my time," he says.

Sergio is happy, living with just what he needs, making one man's closet another man's castle.