After we finished building our tiny house on wheels, we planned to hit the road to explore the tiny house movement for our documentary and educational project. But what we discovered along the way went beyond a finite project, and became a lasting, meaningful lifestyle filled with new friends, beautiful … Read more
Traveling tiny houses get dirty, no matter how frequently they hit the road. After our first cross-country road trip, from North Carolina to Colorado, our windows looked dingy and mud splattered. The bottom few boards of our siding were grimy, dark and sticky. After each subsequent trip, the road grime … Read more
Will Johnston is a fun-loving man about town in Atlanta. Known locally as the “Tiny House Guy”, Will relishes his life as a micro-living ambassador. His positive energy is contagious. He founded Tiny House Atlanta, a program for the Georgia nonprofit MicroLife Institute dedicated to building walkable, sustainable “micro-hood” … Read more
Meet Kothney-Issa and Marek, a young couple loving their brand-new tiny house. They moved from a large loft apartment to a 24′ home on wheels. For them, downsizing didn’t mean sacrificing on the important things to them, like kitchen counter space and head room. Marek is 6’ 5”! As Marek … Read more
Oregon is often thought of as a tiny house haven. While it’s true that it is home to countless tiny dwellers, a growing number of tiny home communities and numerous builders, Oregon is far from legally tiny house friendly. And most unfortunately, the state is currently caught up in a … Read more
Are tiny home communities the next big thing? The movement has gone from obscure to a hot housing trend. It has even made it into the marketing big-leagues; see Andrew Odom’s recent post, Big Business for the Tiny House. Last year I sat down with Jay Shafer, who built his … Read more