The other day I got to meet up with Joe Everson of Tiny Happy Homes along with his happy clients, Lisa and Jon, who he just delivered their tiny house to in Florida.
Unfortunately the timing of everything wasn’t perfect so I didn’t get to visit the house yet (don’t worry you’ll still get to see it) but I did get to hang out with them and get to know them for a bit which was awesome.
We met about an hour away from the house so we can hang out at the beach. We had so much fun we totally forgot to take pictures together. I’m planning another visit soon once the tiny house is ready to stay in. I’ll let you know when it’s ready to because for a little while they’ll be renting it out until they officially move into it.
Tiny Happy Homes Delivers Tiny House to Florida
Images © Tiny Happy Homes
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If you want to live in a tiny house the first piece of advice I’ve got for you is to take your time when designing your home. I’ve seen plenty of people design and build their first tiny home only to have to start all over later on because they didn’t think things through enough the first time around. That’s why I recommend spending time over here in our tiny house design 101 section which has free courses on how to create your own tailor made micro house.
SketchUp is another amazing tool (there’s a free version, too) that you can use to play around with any design ideas you might have. Or even just to mix and match ideas that you find here on our site or anywhere else as well. But enough design gibberish for now because right now I’d like to introduce you to Tuckerbox Homes, a relatively new tiny house design and construction project.
TuckerBox Homes: Designing & Building the Perfect Tiny House
Images: Tuckerbox Homes
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In largely populated places like New York City and Brooklyn people are forced to use their creativity to make the tiniest of spaces functional for themselves. In this post you’ll get to see how a man in Brooklyn turned a tiny studio into an amazingly stylish and functional two bedroom apartment.
Since he has a roommate, the space needed to properly accommodate two adults. And in a place like Brooklyn, making the most out of a small space like they did can save you some serious money every single month. And that sure adds up over the years.
Tiny Brooklyn Studio Turned into 2 Bedroom Apartment
Images: LifeEdited.com
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This amazingly curved modern small home in Krakow, Poland was designed by Arciteckt.Lemanski.
It was created for a client of theirs who wanted to have gardening space even though the lot didn’t have very much outdoor space.
Inside the house, the client wanted a simple and minimalist look and feel while still ensuring the home was perfectly functional. The result is what you see below.
Curvy Modern Small Home: Domo Dom
Images © Tomasz Zakrzewski & Arciteckt.Lemanski
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If you’re into tiny living but just need something with more space long-term than you might really enjoy this 778 sq. ft. Japanese family small house designed by Alts Design Office.
It’s a simple and minimalist style home that’s perfect for a couple that’s planning on having children or already has small children. I can also see this space working well for a professional that works from home.
778 Sq. Ft. Japanese Family Small House by Alts Design Office
Images © Alts-Design.com
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Meet Alysha, her kids, and their tiny house in Red Bluff, California. It was built with the help of the Oregon Cottage Company.
She decided to move she and her kids into a tiny home after her husband passed away tragically and unexpectedly in his early 30s after serving in the United States Air Force.
Alysha knew she had to do the best with what she had. So she decided to pick up a lifestyle that would allow her to spend the most time raising her two young children, especially since she would do it alone.
Her tiny house was built by architect Todd Miller in Eugene, Oregon. She now rents out her former ‘big house’ for immediate income and lives in the backyard.
Woman Goes Tiny with Family After Husband Dies
I encourage you to enjoy the complete story and tiny house tour below in video:
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Ever want to tour a tiny house in person so you can feel what it’s like to live in a tiny home?
Now is your chance to do it for free if you’re in the Boulder, Colorado area because Tiny Happy Homes is having an open house in Sedalia, Colorado.
They’re showing off their ‘Big Mack’ Model this Sunday June 29th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (mdt). See below for the address.
Tour a Tiny House in Sedalia, CO
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This June 18, 2014, was the first ever tiny house at the White House (and first Maker Faire there too). Sicily Kolbeck of La Petite Maison brought her tiny house to the President with the help of Teal Brown of Wishbone Tiny Homes, who hauled the home for her.
La Petite Maison (tiny house) was parked under the east portico of the White House. If you were to sit down in the east reception room on this day, you would see Sicily’s tiny house out the window. The proximity of this unique creation to the heart of American power is truly remarkable (see photos below).
Related: Teen Builds Her Own Mortgage-free Tiny Home for Only $9k
Her Tiny House Made It to the White House
Images © Suzannah Kolbeck
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I’m glad to announce that a team of good hearted people in Chico, California have organized the Chico Housing Action Team and their mission is to bring a tiny house village to serve their homeless population.
Right now there’s a growing trend of tiny house villages and communities being created to help the homeless population throughout the United States. I list current communities in this page.
If everything goes as planned for Chico’s first tiny house community it will open Winter 2014. This ‘village’ model has been working successfully in Portland for more than a decade and is now spreading throughout the country to benefit more people in need of truly affordable housing.
Related: Business Man Creates Tiny House Village for Homeless
Tiny House Village for Homeless in Chico, CA
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