Joe Everson of Tennessee Tiny Homes is doing a road tour right now. The dates, times and locations are listed below. You’ll get to tour a real tiny house on a trailer. From Tennessee, to North Carolina, to Georgia, and back to Tennessee. Here’s your chance to experience a tiny house for free. Upcoming stops…
Some of you may already know me from my life with the COMET (cometcamper.com), and my appearances at many tiny house workshops and events. But for those of you who don’t, it’s nice to meet you, and please feel free to get in touch any time. If you’re in New England and have a tiny…
In last week’s article on passive solar design for tiny houses I briefly mentioned advanced framing and SIPs—two alternatives to conventional 2×4 stud framing. Well, it turns out there are a lot of alternative framing systems out there. Why would you use one of them to build your tiny house? In a lot of ways,…
This is a little story about a tall tiny house with a covered porch and a tall loft. Since it’s not built on a trailer with wheels, you’re allowed to build taller since you never have to worry about driving under a bridge. This is nice because you can actually stand up when you’re up…
One of the biggest challenges when downsizing to a tiny house is figuring out how much clothing to keep. With closet space at a premium, understanding your actual clothing needs—versus what you’ve accumulated—becomes essential. Closet Storage Example
This is a guest post by Jane Dwinnell as a part of her series Tiny House Travels: Chronicling Life on the Road. February 5, 2013 Rooftop Tiny House Living in the City We’ve settled down for several months — on a rooftop in the middle of big city. It’s a great place, and an unusual “tiny house”…
I recently asked my own Facebook community for some inspiration about topics for the various blogs I write. One question that intrigued me was this one: “I’d be curious to know where folks think “tiny” ends and “small” begins. I dream of downsizing to a smaller space, but I don’t think I could live in…
I still remember laying it all out on the living room floor the night before our trip, lining the items in rows like we were playing a game of memory. Toothbrush, camp stove, cycling shorts, book of poetry. How would we know for sure what we would need to live for three months on a…
Many people are aware of the concept of passive solar design, but it’s such a big and potentially complex subject that it’s easy to get overwhelmed or lost in a few details that are only part of the whole picture. In this article, I’ll walk through some basic steps for applying passive heating and cooling…
Yes, even Tim Ferriss is interested in tiny houses! The best selling author and entrepreneur talks about Tumbleweed Houses in the video you can watch below. He mentions property that he owns where he’s interested in building a couple of tiny homes. It’s great too because he’s alongside another famous entrepreneur, Kevin Rose. Watch the clip…
