Elaine over at Tiny House Community has done a great job of organizing the 2013 Tiny House Fair at Yestermorrow Design Build School in Vermont.
She just announced scholarships for the fair that she needs help funding. I’ll just let her do the talking. But I can assure you that the money she raises here will be put to good use this summer.
Scholarships for the Tiny House Fair at Yestermorrow
Before I hand it over to Elaine I want you to know that contributing to the scholarship is completely optional. Please only do so if you really want to. If not no worries! Feel free to check out our other tiny home photo/video posts in the Tiny Houses category instead.
How to Get a Scholarship
Elaine’s going to explain that in a moment below, but basically you submit an essay.
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Every so often I enjoy doing some Q&A on tiny houses and simple living.
And what usually prompts me to do it is an email or question in the comments from other readers.
So here’s a question I got yesterday along with my thoughts. I’d love to read through your thoughts and suggestions too.
Family Desperate to Downsize/Simplify
Below is a copy of the email I received. Let’s let the sender remain anonymous.
Subject: needing to downsize and simplify with a quickness
Message: Hey Alex. I am such a fan. I have been following you on you
tube for a few months now. The Tiny house movement is everything i am
into. Here is my delima… My husband and I just moved up here to
Alaska just over a year ago. Getting a bank to back us for land and a
build, not easy. We are a family of 4. We both work and feel like
hampsters on a neverending wheel. We work to pay rent and so the cycle
continues every month. How do we get out from under it and on our way to how it ought to be?
Pretty tough question, right?
If you want, read my response/thoughts below then add your own in the comments at the bottom.
I have a feeling there are many of us who feel like this too and by us sharing our own experiences, thoughts and tips, we can really make a world of difference for others who are trying to do the same.
Photo by Alex Pino
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Downsize, Simplify and Consider Moving Into a Smaller Home
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How do you handle water in a tiny house or in the city in a small apartment?
Whether you are off-the-grid or using the city water system you might want to consider a water filter.
This way you don’t have to buy water. If you have a well or other access to water you can use a simple gravity fed filter to ensure your water is pure and 100% safe to drink.
Why Gravity Water Filters
- No need to buy water
- Cleans water inexpensively
- Filters last a long time
- You can clean these filters
- Works with no power usage
- Can take with you anywhere
- Works well in emergency situations
Big Berkey Gravity Water Filter in a Tiny House
Top 5 Berkey Gravity Water Filters
My favorite gravity fed water filter is the Berkey Light because I’ve owned one for years and absolutely love it. They come in several different sizes and there’s even a small portable one that you can take with you anywhere. I’ll show you all of them in this post starting below:
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One of our awesome Tiny House Newsletter readers sent these Tiny Cabin photos to me.
It’s of a tiny house he found in the Catskills in Upstate New York.
14’x16′ Tiny Cabin in Upstate New York
The cabin has an upstairs sleeping loft that you can actually stand up in.
And it’s hooked up with a wood stove and propane. It was previously lived in but is now just used for storage.
Tiny House in the Catskills
Photo by Dirk
Enjoy the rest of the post and another angle of the cabin below:
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I’ve always wanted to draw out my own tiny house plans.
One of them has always been one for a person like me who works from home.
Whether you’re an author, writer, blogger, artist, cartoonist, musician, freelancer, or accountant…
Wouldn’t a backyard tiny house to work in be awesome? I think so.
The WorkHaus Tiny House
So I decided to create the WorkHaus Tiny House Design. It’s a simple 7’x11′ structure used to work in.
It can be built on a regular foundation as a shed in a backyard or it’s small enough to be built on a 10 ft. single axle utility trailer much like the XS House from Tumbleweed.
Tiny House Design for Bloggers, Writers, Artists to Create In
I encourage you to check out the rest of this tiny blogger/author/artist/worker house below:
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Ever wonder about having a tiny house in the winter?
Our friends Chris and Malissa at Tiny Tack House just posted the video you’re about to see.
It’s of their tiny home on wheels while it’s snowing.
Video: Tiny Home in the Snow
Just because a little house is on a trailer doesn’t mean it can’t handle rough weather. Look at the solar panels filled with snow below. 🙂
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The Oregon Cottage Company built this beautiful tiny house on wheels for a client with great ideas.
The based it on their Siskiyou design but they changed the following to meet the client’s needs better:
- removed the porch,
- added a utility room,
- created a front deck,
- and made the sleeping loft bigger.
I’d like to call this a great tiny house for full-time living!
Tiny House for Full-Time Living
Photos by the Oregon Cottage Company
This house has everything you need:
- bathroom with composting toilet and shower
- utility room with storage
- two large storage closets with washer/dryer
- separate storage space for clothes
But let’s take you on the rest of the tour so you can decide for yourself below:
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Just got done updating our tiny house plans ebook/catalog.
It’s a free downloadable PDF that we give away to new subscribers over at Tiny-House-Plans.com and here on TinyHouseTalk.com.
With this update we have almost doubled the amount of plans from last year!
30+ New Tiny House Plans Added!
This update was long overdue. And I plan on doing another one soon to add even more plans that should be coming out. We’re now featuring:
- Teardrop campers
- Tiny homes on wheels
- Small cabins
- Vardo campers
New Tiny House Plans Catalog Book Cover
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I’m so excited to show you this micro apartment in NYC that was photographed by David Engelhardt for Dwell Magazine.
Living in a place like NYC forces you to make the most of the space you have. That’s why the city is filled with so many fascinating small spaces, like this one.
Micro Apartment in NYC
How much can you fit into 240 square feet? This apartment/studio will give you a great idea of what might be possible in just about any small living space.
This masterfully designed space was designed and created by Brooklyn architect Tim Seggerman with inspiration from furniture designer George Nakashima.
The entire apartment is a master class in finish carpentry: There are cabinets of cypress and bamboo; a gently chamfered ash-and-beech staircase; flooring of quartered white oak; a desk of red birch slats that slips out into the living space. The lighting in the loft, much of it recessed behind panels of papyrus, lends the space a subtlety that doubles the sense of warmth. “It’s basically a piece of woodwork,” says Seggerman. “I’m very proud of that.” (Source)
Read the rest of our post and get the rest of the apartment tour below:
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