Some Tiny House Blog readers may remember Eric John Jacobs and his “McMansion” of tiny houses that was built with the help from wood shop class students at a Reno, Nev. high school. The “McMansion” is nearly completed and Eric is now parking his new home on a five acre farm near Applegate, Oregon.
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The Deja Vu
by Hal McClendon I’m a few days from finishing up this little jewel “The Deja Vu” for a client that lives in Portland Oregon. She is very excited to get her new home. It has been under construction since March 4th this year. It will be delivered June 14th. It … Read more
Primrose Bus Conversion
by Joseph Beal I wanted to share our home with you! I’m an artist living in our 1959 Internatinal Harvester bus in Bend, Oregon with my love Karin. We have lived in it for a little over a year now! We worked together creating Primrose with all recycled materials and … Read more
Tiny House in a Landscape
My son Ted and I spent Thanksgiving this year on our own. My wife Janelle’s mother had open heart surgery so she has been down with her. Our daughter Emily stayed in Portland and celebrated Thanksgiving with friends. We decided to find a place that served a traditional Thanksgiving meal and was … Read more
Tiny House in a Landscape
With our relocating and the making of a transition to a new area I have gotten out of rhythm with a lot of blog related items. One of the items being the Tiny House in a Landscape feature. This is one of my favorite features that John Chapman of New Zealand got me … Read more
St. Helens Oregon High School Tiny House Project
It started out a neat enough idea. Apply for a Lowes grant for $4000, build a couple (very) tiny homes for the student’s education and experience, and then sell them on Craigslist. I’m smiling (ruefully) thinking about the “if I’d only known then” concept. You see, when you manage a … Read more
Dragonfly Teahouse
About a year ago I read about a teahouse built of reclaimed material by the folks at Molecule Tiny Homes. The design inspired me. So, I set out to reproduce the design. This is not my first project using reclaimed wood, but it certainly is the largest. At the start … Read more
Inaugural ADU Tour in Portland
Tiny house fans in the Portland area will get a rare opportunity to tour the interiors of 11 accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Portland area next month. Kol Peterson and Deb Delman of Caravan-The Tiny House Hotel in Portland will be holding the first ADU tour in Portland, Oregon … Read more
Caravan’s Skyline
During a trip to Portland last week, I was fortunate enough to meet up with Deb and Kol of Caravan — The Tiny House Hotel in the cool and funky area of Alberta Street in the Northeast part of the city. Most readers know about the couple’s selection of tiny … Read more
Tiny House Blog Brilliant Chair Workshop
April 5-6, 2014, Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 4pm Not too late, a few more seats available. Join us for the first of our Tiny House Classes, a joint venture between Tiny House Blog, Northwest Woodworking Studio, and the Reclaimed Wood Blog. Presented at The Northwest Woodworking Studio, 1002 SE … Read more
Why I Want to Live in a Tiny House
by Michelle in Oregon If you were to ask me why I am excited about living in a Tiny House, I would tell you that the list is so long we’ll have to sit, and chat for a bit, for you to understand how perfectly perfect the idea is, to … Read more
Hal’s Caboose
by Hal McClendon Some of you may have seen the article of the little cabin on wheels Kent published on this blog May 29th, 2013. Thanks to all who commented on the post. Anyways, that post drew interest from some folks in Portland, Oregon that own and operate according to … Read more