When catching up with tiny house builders across the country, they all agree on one thing: They talk about toilets…a lot! Why Are Toilets Such A Big Deal? When building a traditional home, toilets are pretty much basic outside of fancy upgrades like a dual flushing. When you are talking … Read more
By nature, tiny homes are considered eco-friendly residences due to the downsized living quarters they create in comparison to typical households. They have become a fun and trendy way to live on less, often with the inside and outside of these home being decorated with oak panels and Pinterest worthy … Read more
A beautiful house can be ruined if it is not cleaned regularly. Untidiness means the beauty gets hidden behind unnecessary clutter and dirt but it isn’t easy to keep a house clean either. This infographic from HappyCleans might help you as it goes into detail on how often different areas … Read more
We love our tiny house, but that doesn’t mean it has to stay the same. Over the past few years, we have put our home through the ringer. It has hosted over 50,000 guests, traveled over 46,000 miles and been subjected to all kinds of climates and weather. It’s held up … Read more
There are many reasons why people choose the tiny house lifestyle. Traveling with your home is a common one, or it could be because you want to live more minimally. In the end, it’s usually a combination of factors that truly makes up someone’s mind on purchasing a tiny house. … Read more
When we decided to minimize, simplify, and downsize to tiny home living a year ago, financial freedom was one of our driving motivators. Ours is a hard-working family who still lived paycheck to paycheck due to circumstances like medical bills and living in areas of high poverty and low employment … Read more
Your house might be tiny, but renovating it is a huge deal. Tiny homes come with unique needs, which means they usually need custom pieces that work well in the home. Not only do pieces need to fit, but they need to be multi-functional to make the most out of … Read more
Downsizing and going tiny isn’t for everyone, but purging your closets and countertops of unwanted and unnecessary stacks of stuff is not only good for your household but great for your soul. Many articles support that clutter encourages anxiety. So, let’s partner together on this organizational journey. While my planner may be … Read more
You’ve decluttered and culled. You’ve downsized and minimized. Now you’ve moved into your new tiny house, but something is missing. With such a small space and barely any room for a bathroom, what sometimes goes by the wayside is a meditation space or spiritual corner. A tiny meditation space in … Read more
Traveling tiny houses get dirty, no matter how frequently they hit the road. After our first cross-country road trip, from North Carolina to Colorado, our windows looked dingy and mud splattered. The bottom few boards of our siding were grimy, dark and sticky. After each subsequent trip, the road grime … Read more
My wife has been out of town the last couple of days and I pulled out the trusty American Press to make just a single cup of coffee for myself instead of using the large French Press we usually use for several cups of coffee. The American Press is great … Read more
Spending our first winter living tiny in Ohio has taught us some hard and fast lessons about surviving the snow and negative temps when your house is on wheels. This winter has had record breaking negative wind chills that were set back in the 1800’s. This is not a drill. … Read more