Using Quilts For Historical Heat

One of the advantages of building a tiny house or small house is there is seemingly more time and more interest in building such a house with as little heat/air loss as possible. Through photos we have seen far more fuss and concern over insulation, joint tightness, ceiling framing and … Read more

5 Effective Ways To Establish Community

Last week we talked about the meaning of community. We decided that community truly is (or to the best of my understanding) any group sharing something in common. My wife and I both grew up in relatively stable households. Although both sets of our parents had seen divorce, remarriage, and (eventually) … Read more

Entering The Tiny House Real Estate Market

The Tiny r(E)volution History In our initial manifesto for Tiny r(E)volution we talked about the motivating factors that caused us to even look at tiny houses. Surprisingly a primary motivator was that of the past and current (and by current I mean 2010) real estate market. In 2007 the nation … Read more

Tiny House Magazine Issue 17

Tiny House Magazine Issue 17

Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remind me of how special the tiny house community is. It is hard to believe that just about four years ago Crystal and I were little more than another couple hoping to build a cute house. Since then we have amassed some great … Read more

Roll Out Guest Bed Plans

roll out bed

My friend Andrew Odom over at Tiny Revolution has just published the video below of his new roll out guest bed. With the help of Malissa Tack a fellow tiny houser and 3D grpahics Designer they together produced some great plans. He built a dual wooden accordion mechanism which opens … Read more

How To Decorate the Tiny House

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by Andrew Odom During the course of our nearly 3-year tiny house build we spent a lot of time thinking about the inside. Where would we sit? Where would the bed go? How would the kitchen work best and in what layout? But what we didn’t think about was what … Read more