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Inside the World’s Largest Tiny House Event
The Florida Tiny House Festival has been registered with the Guinness Book of World Records. For the last two years, it has been epic grassroots gathering created by tiny house dwellers for the tiny house community. It was hosted by United Tiny House Association. The 2017 event featured over 110+ tiny structures— tiny houses by […]
Continue reading6 Reasons Oregon is a Epicenter of the Tiny House Movement
What comes to mind when you think of Oregon? For me, it’s tiny houses. The deep roots of the tiny house movement here can be traced back to 1997 when Portland debuted a progressive ADU (accessory dwelling unit) regulation, allowing homeowners to build them by right. This move helped create a sustainable and small space […]
Continue readingSuper Shantys And Boats Of The River People
I have never hidden my secret love for houseboats. I am not necessarily talking about yachts or catamarans or even pontoons either. I am more or less talking about a house….that floats. There is something so magical about them. Perhaps it is a held over fascination with Tom Sawyer tales from the Mississippi. I don’t […]
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