Small Home. Big Life. Second Term

There are only a couple of weeks left to register for the highly anticipated, second term of ‘Small home. Big life. ’ An e-Cours(E) being offered by Andrew Odom in conjunction with Tiny r(E)volution, the month long, self-paced, online environment/course teaches planning and building a tiny house trailer. Designed to carry you through the beginning stages of building a tiny house starting with the dreaming phase and continuing through the drying in of a tiny house, the course infuses Odom’s personal experiences with detailed instructions, creative prompts, and multi-media, to inspire and educate you. NOTE: This course does not cover electrical work, plumbing, interior design, or code/regulation specs.

Andrew Odom recently sat down to answer a few questions about the e-Cours(E) and how he hopes it will offer a new avenue to tiny house enthusiasts.

Q: Why an online course? Isn’t building a house something that needs to be addressed hands-on?
A: Well, it is, yes. Hands on for anything is always the best route to go. However, there are a number of enthusiasts who – and lets face it – will never build a tiny house. But they want to know how. They want to know how to start. They want to know what goes in to it so they can better understand the movement. A course like we’ve written offers them a safe glimpse into building a tiny house and may even allow them to find ways to alter their current living situation so that it is less taxing, more controlled, more sustainable, and ultimately more enjoyable.

Q: What can participants expect in regards to the community that usually gets created at other workshops?
A: The Small Home cours(E) has a Facebook private group component that has proven to be an amazing resource. It allows a safe place for people to share ideas, discourse on various topics, and discuss assignments. It is also a place to just dream together, laugh together, and support one another.
Q: How does this differ from the several weekend workshops already available to people?
A: No travel expense. No time off work. No lodging arrangements. Small Home is self-paced. You learn as you want and there is no pressure to do this or do that. I will say though that like other workshop Small Home does have several “guest artists” that are introduced throughout the course including Dan Louche, Deek D., Sarah Myers, and Macy Miller!

The first term of the course was attended by several people already steeped in their own tiny house project. Kacie Erickson of TreadingTINY took the course. Merete Mueller (Producer, Director, and Writer of TINY: the movie) took the course. In fact, says Mueller,

“I would recommend the Tiny r(E)volution e-course to anyone who is thinking about tackling a tiny house build of their own. Andrew Odom is not only a major force in the tiny house community, but also an experience DIY tiny house builder. The course goes through many of the building steps in great detail, and includes vital information that those of us without construction experience might otherwise miss. Building a tiny house without construction experience is a great adventure and I would highly recommend it to anyone who thinks they might like to give it a try…but it’s always nice to have a little support from someone who knows what they are doing.”

Seats are filling up quickly so to reserve your place visit www.biglifecourse.com and register today.

Cost is usually $90 payable through PayPal but for Tiny House Blog readers there is a special discount. Until August 23, enrollment will only be $75 (a full $15 off as our way of saying thank you for your support!)