Kristie built a $38,000 tiny house from a shell in just one year, even though she had no prior building experience. While the Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses-built starter was an excellent base, she, of course, customized her home to fit her needs. It’s 22 feet long by 8.5 feet wide … Read more
Kevin’s tiny house life in Alaska is centered around his three loves—nature, music, and teaching. It is nestled in a gorgeous mountain landscape with superb wildlife watching opportunities. There he relishes the intimate connection he feels with his surroundings, largely thanks to the many windows in his small space. Kevin … Read more
Adam Glos is an outdoor adventure enthusiast and DIY tiny house builder in the Wyoming mountains. He built a 20′ x 8.5′ x 13.5′ tiny house on wheels using a wide variety of salvaged and reclaimed materials. For example, he incorporated locally-harvested wood, pallet wood for siding and vintage propane … Read more
“I’m going to start this year off right,” you tell yourself. “I’m going to lose weight, drink less soda, consume more water, and get one of those ear wax smart swab thingees.” It’s about to be a brand new year full of possibilities and opportunities for change. But what about … Read more
Somehow there is a disconnect in the tiny house world. It seems that in past years living in a tiny house has become synonymous with going off-grid. This is not the case though. There is a large percentage of tiny houses that are still very much connected to the grid. … Read more
Renovations are no laughing matter. Correction. Renovations while living in the house being renovated is no laughing matter. Renovating your house is stressful, regardless of whether you’re doing it yourself, hiring it out, living in your home while it’s going on, or any other scenario. I shutter to think what living … Read more
Over a year ago I wrote about how you can build your tiny house. In it I outlined the planning, the organizing, selecting your builder, and even how to ask for help. A couple of years back I created a video on ‘The Inspiration Notebook’ which I consider to be … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I made a little video. What’s new about that, you ask? Well, the video was an installation video of a product I feel is completely overlooked by the tiny house community. In fact, I hate even calling it a product because here in the Southeast … Read more
The traveler – strong, yet exhausted from his trek – looked up from the outpost where he had slept a few hours to half protect himself from the pounding snow of the region and half to rest his now-aching joints. He focused hard on a collection of jagged rocks that … Read more
For some inexplicable reason there seems to be a real desire as of late for washing and drying clothes in a tiny house. I am perplexed by this mostly because I don’t understand the desire for clean clothes! I jest. I jest. I get it. No one wants soiled, stained, … Read more
Anita’s life has literally gone to the dogs. And cats! As a pet therapist, she spends her entire day offering furry friends therapies such as reiki, massage and more. Why are we featuring her on the show? Anita also lives in a tiny house. And a famous one. The Lilypad … Read more
“How do you even know if it is a good house?” My friend’s question rang through my ears with a deafening noise. I had no answer. “I don’t know, man.” It was all I could muster. I never had to think about it before I guess. I built my tiny … Read more