Tiny House Blog

I saw these interesting cottages on Boutique Homes and thought that together they made a beautiful, little vernacular village. Individually, they would make a great tiny house. The Shobac Cottages of Nova Scotia were designed and built by Brian MacKay-Lyons on historic land settled by the Acadians during the 1600′s. The four identical cottages, large studio and octagonal barn are used for rentals, private events and a design/build internship program called the GHOST lab.

Each 800 square foot cottage has 7-foot tall windows that frame the ocean view of the Atlantic. They each contain two bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, one bathroom, two decks, a wood stove, dining area, living bay and custom tile and maple floors. They rent for between CAN$1,500-$1,995 a week. The entire site, along with the studio and the historic octagonal barn can also be rented for events and are ideal for art workshops, weddings, equestrian vacations, family reunions or corporate retreats. Continue Reading »

Two weeks ago I ran a post about Tiny House Meets in your area. I received lots of great responses and I wanted to update you on my plans to help in this area on the Tiny House Blog. Following are some changes I plan to make to the blog in the near future.

1. Events Calendar: I will create a page to post events such as workshops, meetings, etc. I need your help in letting me know what is going on in your area.
2. Ads Page: Featuring Craigslist ads, Ebay ads, etc. Some readers don’t like the daily posts to be this type of ad so I will try to keep this page current, so please keep them coming. I know I like to see what is available out there.
3. Tiny House Forum: The Tiny House Forum will be coming under the wings of the Tiny House Blog and will be tied in more directly so you can converse on ideas in a forum format.
4. Location of Your Tiny Homes: I want to create a map of some type (this is still in the noodling stage) showing where tiny homes are located and people who are willing to show them via an open house, or group meeting.

These are some ideas to start with, the Tiny House Blog is an ever evolving blog but the goal is to keep you updated as best I can in what is going on in the Tiny House World. Please continue with your suggestions and help me make this a better place.