Living in a tiny house presents storage issues – especially when it comes to the stinky kitchen trash can. This is one of many challenges that come with drastically downsizing your home. One of the places you’ll feel the pinch the most is in your kitchen. You’ll need to figure out a new way of […]
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In his podcast, Ethan talks with Rick Moore about the challenges of living on a 50-ft sailboat. The sailboat, the Sophisticated Lady, is fully set up to live off-grid for months at a time, with solar and wind power, a water desalination unit, and even a garden on board. Rick takes us through his systems […]
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It is easy to get into the trap of “Keeping Up With The Joneses” even with the tiny house lifestyle. The question is: have we been set up, and is that lifestyle even obtainable? Andrew Odom digs into the answer. Are you in the process of designing a tiny home with pets in mind? Johanna […]
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Anyone who has installed drywall themselves cries out that there must be a better way. Maneuvering the massively heavy, yet fragile sheets of gypsum and paper into place might just be a DIYer’s worst nightmare. Drywall makes for beautiful walls but can be a pain to install as a DIYer. There actually is a better […]
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Converting shipping containers into homes is full of amazing design possibilities and is remarkably sustainable. And that’s precisely what appealed to Relevant Buildings, a container house manufacturer in Oregon City, Oregon. Owner Carl Coffman shares tours of their cutting edge small container homes. Most importantly, each is building code compliant and made with one or more […]
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