On one of my visits with Bill Kastrinos of Tortoise Shell Homes, I noticed a new small structure sitting off to the side of the Tortoise Shell Nursery. Bill put me in touch with Malcolm Davie who has just given me the go ahead to go public with their new … Read more
Last Friday I had the opportunity to go on a delivery with Bill Kastinos from Tortoise Shell Homes to Chanslor Guest Ranch located 1 mile north of Bodega Bay. The historic 378 acre Chanslor Ranch is known for its magnificent ocean views, horse back riding on the beach, ocean view … Read more
Carre d’etoiles: a Tiny, Portable Prefab Cube from France Yesterday materialicious discovered the neatest prefab cube and I had the hardest time waiting until today to share it with you. The concept of the design is for a vacation getaway for resorts where you can experience a window to the sky, … Read more
Dax Wagner from Southern California went to two home shows that featured small homes over the last weekend. Dax explains what he saw below: We ended up also attending the Dwell On Design Show which was held on the same day at the L.A. Convention Center. The first two pictures … Read more
materialicious pointed out a neat article on Mini-Prefabs in the L.A. Times. Here is a brief intro from Emily Young: In recent years, prefab construction has generated plenty of buzz in magazines such as Dwell and at exhibitions such as one last year at the Museum of Modern Art in … Read more
Dave Ortlieb from The Barn Raiser in Saugerties, New York recently discovered the tiny house movement from a recent customer. Dave contacted me and wanted to share his business as another option for tiny houses. Here is what Dave has to say about his business: We’ve been in business for … Read more
Yesterday I stopped by Little House on the Trailer to see how the Sonoma Shanty on wheels was coming along. The Sonoma Shanty Hybrid shell on a trailer is 20 feet long versus the 15 foot long shanty built on a foundation. When I stopped by it was not completed, but … Read more
Milan Shah from India contacted me about some tiny houses that are being constructed in India. They remind me of the metal cargo based homes made here in America and abroad. The units have air conditioning, plumbing and modern European toilets and washbasins. Plus exhaust fans. Water is supplied from … Read more
The i-house has been in the news a lot lately. Though not considered a tiny house starting at 773 square feet, it is a step in the right direction and getting people to think smaller is the right way to go. MSN had a great article about it and below … Read more
Shed-Boy Demonstration Building Shed-Boy a company located in Port Townsend, WA, build small buildings for which can be used for almost any function you can imagine. Shed-Boy’s focus is as an efficiency dwelling unit, fully self-contained, so they can function as.. Accessory Dwelling Unit (mother-in-law suite) cottage or cabin guest house art … Read more
Yesterday I went to the Tortoise Shell Nursery to see Bill’s new design that is currently under construction. He is building a larger Tortoise Shell Home that may be the sweet spot as far as size is concerned. This Tortoise Shell Home is based on a 26 foot trailer base, … Read more
Building houses from shipping containers is not new, but I think this might be the first company I have seen that builds smaller homes that are environmentally friendly and can be secured tight like a tiny little bunker. Ecopods are built from recycled 8×20 steel shipping containers transformed into living, … Read more