Article by Laura LaVoie Henry David Thoreau is often held up as the first tiny house adventurer; the Granddaddy of our movement, as it were. His history is complicated and interesting and to truly understand his place in the American narrative one must pour through Walden and Civil Disobedience. His philosophies are almost always shoehorned [...]
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Tiny House Living Transitions: Making the Decision to Leave the Tiny Life Behind
Article by Laura LaVoie What is the permanence of the tiny house living? Do people move into tiny spaces and live there for the rest of their lives? Since the movement is still rather young I imagine that we have not yet reached that moment of maturity when the first generation of tiny dwellers begins [...]
ADA-Accessible Wheelchair-Friendly Tiny Houses
Article by Laura LaVoie This post will show you some basics regarding ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible tiny homes in case you or someone that you know has special needs. We recently had this question as a comment on a post about container homes: “I rather like the ideas for container housing. What I need [...]
Tiny House Talk Q&A: Parking a Tiny House in Your Backyard
I wanted to share with you this reader question on parking a tiny house in your backyard. It’s interesting because it covers two ways of building and using a tiny home… One as a backyard shelter or granny flat. And the other as a recreational vehicle parked out back. So here it is… Hi Alex, [...]
Tiny House Talk Q & A Interview with Tammy Strobel
Article by Laura LaVoie of Life in 120 Square Feet One of the most common questions I’m asked about the tiny house movement is “Where can I build or park my tiny home?” You’ll quickly find that most municipalities are not tiny house friendly and you can’t build such a small home on a foundation. [...]
Tiny House Psychology And Why You Love Small Spaces
Article by Laura LaVoie During my research for topics to share with my fellow Tiny House Enthusiasts, I came across this blog post by Emily Badger at The Atlantic Cities. Here Emily shares a conversation she had with Tiny House author Mimi Zeiger. In their conversation, Zeiger offers several psychological profiles of people who love [...]
NYC Asking Developers to Build 300-square-foot Apartments (USA Today)
Today on USA Today the Associated Press announced that New York City is requesting developers to design studio apartments 300 square feet or smaller. The city believes these tiny homes could be a solution to growing population and the need for affordable housing, especially for singles and two-person households, according to the article. The mayor, [...]