Meet and Margy and Wayne Lutz who live in a 675-square-feet small float cabin in a placed called Hole in the Wall in Coastal British Columbia. It’s completely off-grid with water access only. They used a combination of solar power, wind, and thermo electricity for power. Their home is the third cabin that their friend [...]
Simple Living
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 [...]
How Smaller Homes Can Help You Beat Inflation
I wanted to get this post out to you after reading Michael’s write up called Consider a Tiny House Backup Plan over at Tiny House Design. In it, he discusses the unavoidable truths of inflation and the scary possibilities of hyperinflation due to central banks printing more and more money. Although this is nothing new, [...]
Modern & Minimalist Small House in Tokyo
It’s called the Reflection of Mineral. This modern & minimalist small house is in downtown Tokyo, Japan. At 900 square feet on a 480 square foot lot it’s the epiphany of future sustainable housing not just for individuals and couples but for families as well, especially in areas like Tokyo where space is truly limited. [...]
Tiny Texas Houses Turns Garbage Into Gorgeous Long Lasting Rustic Homes
As most of you already probably know, Tiny Texas Houses uses 99% pure salvage materials to build their beautiful rustic homes. For six years now, they’ve been turning what would otherwise be considered garbage into one-of-a-kind homes. In fact, they’ve built more than 60 of these gems as of today and each time they continue [...]
One Reason You Should Consider a Small House
There are so many reasons to consider living in a small house. But when it really comes down to it I believe that we can boil it down to just one reason. Yesterday Laura LaVoie explained to you how simple living isn’t always easy living and I think she makes a great point. She pointed [...]
