Portland - Part 2

Portland’s Tiny Digs Tiny House Hotel

Portland, Ore. was the first city to open up a tiny house hotel with Caravan – The Tiny House Hotel. The city is expanding its options with a new tiny house hotel in the Kerns neighborhood in the NE part of town. Tiny Digs offers six tiny houses to choose … Read more

What’s It Like to Move a Tiny House?

by Kent Griswold

Moving a tiny house is a lot like having a baby. You can eat right, you can go to the doctor, you can read baby books, and watch videos; but in the end the baby is going to come out and be what it is. It’s stressful, and amazing, all … Read more

Tiny House Unconference

by Kent Griswold

Another fun episode of Tiny House Podcast. In this week’s episode, number twelve, Michelle riffs on her weekend experience which included the Tiny House Conference in Portland, our Unconference…

The Tiny House Movement Grows Up at the Build Small Live Large Summit

by Kent Griswold

One of the ways I chart the progress of the tiny house movement is by the company it keeps, and by that measure, tiny homes on wheels have made some pretty incredible strides toward mainstream acceptance lately. We’re now living in a time when “Tiny House Hunters” comes on HGTV … Read more

Epic Tiny House Mixer Slumgullion

by Kent Griswold

Tiny House Podcast is the hottest thing going on in the tiny house movement. Currently enjoying a high iTunes ranking, the show has six of its 18 recorded episodes online. You can now listen to Tiny House Podcast each week on Wednesdays right here on Tiny House Blog. The show … Read more

Tiny House Trailer

by Kent Griswold

Guest post by Peter Schweitzer My wife and I bought it and renovated it right after we got married as we were planning on moving for school and we were not quite sure where we wanted to settle down. After I finished school here in Portland, Oregon we ended up … Read more

The Deja Vu

by Kent Griswold

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

Build Small, Live Large Spring ADU Tour with Caravan – Tiny House Hotel

by Christina Nellemann

With the explosion of newly built and available ADUs (accessory dwelling units) in the Portland, Ore. area, the option to view them has also increased. Caravan – Tiny House Hotel in NE Portland had over 850 attendees tour 12 ADUs during their Build Small, Live Large event last year. This year the attendance is expected to double in size and will include 25 units on the self-guided tour. The 2nd Annual Build Small, Live Large: Portland’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Tour will be held Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31, 2015. The early bird cost (until May 23rd) for the workshop and the two day tour is $75 per person. The two-day tour is $50 per person.

“We already have people registered to attend from 10 different states for this year’s tour, so it’s drawing national interest,” Kol Peterson of Caravan – Tiny House Hotel said.

Inaugural ADU Tour in Portland

by Christina Nellemann

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

ideabox 360 Square Foot minibox

by Kent Griswold

by Jim Russell Hope all is good with you! Seems the last time we talked we were talking about the “AKTIV” house…. a simple cottage that kind of took on a life of its own. The waters have calmed since then, which is nice. The AKTIV is a great house, … Read more

Caravan’s Skyline

by Christina Nellemann

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

by Kent Griswold

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