After working for several years for the Jamaica Cottage Shop, carpenter and builder Greg Durocher decided to start his own tiny house business in his childhood home of Townsend, Vermont. His custom designs are not only built to handle the harsh New England temperatures and weather, but they include some … Read more
It’s the time year again. Flowers are blooming; birds are chirping. And tiny house celebrations are commencing. Long gone are the days of 1-2 scattered festivals per year. Enthusiasts can now choose from a delightful slew of events, stretching from coast to coast. Each one provides attendees with the opportunity … Read more
I’ve been meaning to send you my tiny house story with pictures for a while now, but until I get around to that, here is a picture you can use for a “Tiny House in a Landscape” if you want. Photo Credit: Mary Murphy (Owner/Builder) Location: This house currently lives … Read more
Upcoming Tiny House Workshop – May 24-25th On May 24-25th we’ll be building a 12 x 16 tiny house in the shadow of Camel’s Hump in Vermont. On-site camping will be available. Join us for the 33rd Tiny House Workshop and learn the tools, vocabulary, techniques and process to build … Read more
The “Yarnbombed” Poets Shack will be raffled for Vermont chef and poet with cancer. In a remarkable display of support, over 40 people in Southern Vermont have built a tiny cabin—the Poets Shack— to raise funds for Carol Adinolfi, a Bennington chef, educator, and poet, undergoing treatment for life-threatening lymphoma. … Read more
Patti Daniels from VPR, Vermont’s News Source asks the question: “Could you live in a tiny house? And we mean really tiny, between 64 and 300 square feet. These small structures have been called economical, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and even cute. Friday on Vermont Edition will be listening back to … Read more
The Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Vermont will be hosting the first ever Tiny House Fair June 14-16, 2013. The fair will include presentations on tiny houses from Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed and Four Lights Tiny House Company and Deek Diedrickson of Relaxshacks as well as workshops on how to design … Read more
A tiny, abandoned farm cabin/shack in the snow…And some other snow shots for the heck of it – all up in Vermont where I’ve hosted workshops…these are pix I’ve been taking and collecting for the eventual follow-up to “Humble Homes, Simple Shacks.” The new book will be quite a bit … Read more
by Bob Whitney This month my tiny house was completed after a few years of preparation and three months of building. Josh Wengard, a terrific carpenter of Re-Design Construction in Londenderry, Vermont did most everything. I sealed the cedar siding, sanded the maple kitchen counter and generally got in the … Read more
Tiny House for Sale This tiny house was built in Vermont and towed smoothly to Central New Jersey. Possible uses are: cabin on a lake, extra guest room, studio in your backyard, office, or use for your pocono vacations! This house is 160 square feet built on a 20 ft., … Read more
Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Vermont is hosting a building class focused on building a tiny house on wheels. They’re hoping to find a client who would like to offer their little house as the subject of the class — significantly jump-starting the construction process! Essentially, the client would dictate the … Read more
