oregon - Part 12

Old Fashion Gypsy Cabin

Aria spotted this cabin on wheels and thought you might find it interesting. It’s listed for sale on Craigslist in Cottage Grove, Oregon. It seems like a great price. There are no interior pictures but I’m sure if you gave them a call you can find out all the details. … Read more

Cozy Cottage for Sale in Portland

by Kent Griswold

Elissa Mendenhall contacted me about a small cottage she has for sale in Portland, Oregon. She has discovered that many people think the cottage is cute but to small to live in. She asked me to show it to you as the Tiny House Blog readers appreciate small and are looking to downsize. This cottage has 560 square feet with a 280 square foot basement. If you think this is the house for you get in touch with the Portland Alternative Realtors and also let me know through the contact form above.

Lush front yard with driftwood art fence and edible landscaping

Portland, Oregon, Southeast. Charming cozy cottage on a quiet South Tabor street. 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with fir floors throughout and a woodburning fireplace. Adorable vintage kitchen with bamboo floors – all appliances are included. Freshly painted exterior. Amazing organic garden full of fruit (apples, pears, peaches, currants), veggies and edibles. Bike trellis, chicken coop and run are all included. Wonderful location – quick jaunt to Mt. Tabor, and SE Division amenities!

Date Listed: 1/5/2010
Price: $195,000 (New Lower Price 2/19/2010 – $189,000)

Mike Irish’s Passive Solar Cottage

by Kent Griswold

Mike Irish from Oregon sent me some photos of his latest project. The design is based from Michael Janzen’s free solar plans with Mike’s modifications. The size is 8’x26.’ A “Passive Solar Cottage” on wheels. The house has a kitchen with ikea cabinets, stainless range hood, a three burner cooktop, and … Read more

Portland Alternative Dwellings

by Kent Griswold

I am excited to announce the Grand Opening of Katy and Dee’s Portland Alternative Dwellings website and business. I introduced you to Katy and Dee’s Don Vardo construction in a couple previous posts. One showing some of the workshop and one of the construction of the Don Vardo and one offering the Vardo for sale.

Tammy from Rowdy Kittens also a tiny house enthusiast is now working as a freelance web designer and she has worked with Katy and Dee to develop the business’s website. Great job Tammy!

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Vintage Bungalow-style Cottage

by Kent Griswold

I have been wanting to showcase more older small/tiny houses and Lindsey from Portland, Oregon wrote me about a friend of hers who is selling a Vintage Bungalow-style Cottage and I thought it fit into the style of home I was looking to share with you.

I want to thank Lindsey for getting the nice pictures to share with us and I hope this gives you some idea of what you might find in your location of an older small home that might be just what you are looking for.

This bungalow was built in 1925. It has about 500 square feet of finished space: a cozy living room with fireplace, one bedroom, an amazingly compact kitchen (with miniature vintage stove and minifridge) and a surprisingly spacious bathroom (clawfoot tub!). There’s also a mudroom by the driveway that’s perfect for kicking off your boots and parking your bike, and a partially-finished basement (about 200 square feet) that holds the gas furnace as well as washer and dryer (included).

Backyard Shipping Container Retreat

by Kent Griswold

Dave contacted me Friday about this article and I fully intended to publish it Friday afternoon but life got in the way and so I’m finally getting it out today.

Oregon Live published this neat article about Mike Corvi who lives in Southwest Portland, Oregon. Mike bought a slightly used empty cargo shell for $2,900 and than with the help of a of skilled builder, and a couple of friends and lots of hard work and in about 6 weeks time, constructed this office retreat in his back yard.

His total cost was about $8,000. He enjoyed building it so much that he is taking the next step and going to create a business where he constructs and sells these and plans on making some with a small kitchen and bathroom also.