No one really wants disruption in their lives, but it can sometimes be a blessing in disguise (sorry for the bad rhyme). Last week our lives were disrupted by a backed up kitchen sink. This turned out to be a corroded pipe that in turn became a leak, mold damage, … Read more
After the decluttering process is completed, every space in your tiny home should be pristine and completely organized. Yeah, right. Everyone knows there is going to be those random odds and ends that just don’t have a home: rubber bands, extra (but necessary) pens, tea lights, Post-It Notes, paperclips, and … Read more
For anyone wanting to live small in the fun and funky city of Austin, Texas, the Village Farm tiny home community is now open. Located just a few miles from downtown, this community is also centered around Green Gate Farms. Village Farm is a tiny house community centered around an … Read more
Millions of people are now finding themselves either forced to work from home or have lost their jobs all together. While we all hope the “shelter in place” requests will end soon, there are some people out there who may need a little extra cash. Microwork or micro jobs pay … Read more
Just like the rest of Europe, Ireland is also seeing a fast rising cost in housing. The average cost of a house is around €261,000 or $288,000. Dónal Byrne, the owner of The Big Red Barn Company in County Mayo is hoping to remedy some of the cost with his … Read more
Seasoned fly fisherman, Alan Peak built a simple yet very clever tiny house on wheels using recycled and reclaimed materials. He parked it on his own land, a beautiful wooded lot. It’s located in a rural neighborhood just outside a Colorado mountain town. Ultimately, after much hard work preparing the … Read more
Northern California stretches from San Luis Obispo County to the Oregon state line. It is diverse, grandly beautiful and chock full of tiny houses. They can be found on farms, ranches, vineyards and of course, backyards. Beginning March 5th, we could see them greatly multiply across San Luis Obispo backyards … Read more
Two years ago, Oregon tiny house advocates were embroiled in a fight with the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD). The BCD director was actively working to stymie the governor’s directive to create a building code for tiny houses that would draw from the International Residential Code (IRC) Appendix Q. What’s … Read more
When I sat down to write this article, I started to make a list of all the lessons that I have learned over the past three and half years of tiny house travel. My first draft included over 50 examples of personal growth, travel realities, and tiny house movement insights. … Read more
You are ready to make the leap into tiny house living. Check! You found a builder that offers financing. Check! You can easily make regular, affordable loan payments. Check! Even with all these positive factors, do you lack the funds to make the necessary down payment? Good news. Operation Tiny … Read more
In episode 9 of Today’s Tiny House Parking spot, we travel with our tiny house on wheels into the Land of Enchantment. There we parked at the Animas Valley Village, a new tiny house/RV community. It is located just over the Colorado state-line into New Mexico. The village is surrounded … Read more
One of our recent tiny house parking spots was in beautiful Durango. It is located in southwestern Colorado where the high desert meets the mountains. This bustling little city is known as mountain biking and kayaking haven. It now becoming known as a tiny house friendly city, offering multiple legal … Read more