My friend Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell, who has written on the Tiny House Blog before and is the author of the book, Living Large in Our Little House is selling her small home. See previous post here. Kerri has had a life change and is moving. Her small home is for sale … Read more
The choice to live tiny has been compared to weight loss. Hillary Dunbar in her experience has lost hundreds of pounds of accumulated stuff. You must downsize and live with only what you need to live in a tiny space. To start this change Hillary started with something she felt … Read more
A Guide to Preparing for Emergencies of All Kinds Preparing or “prepping” may not be a priority for everyone and the smaller your space is, the more impossible it seems. But in post-pandemic America and with the political strife that is manufactured by our media and politicians, it seems more … Read more
Todd and Morgan McKellips live and breathe tiny homes. They help others experience, build, and live tiny legally across the state of Washington. Their personal struggles with affordable housing led them on a journey to become builders. Through that experience, Todd became deeply involved in tiny house advocacy efforts across … Read more
Traveling is one of the great joys of life. You have the opportunity to explore new spaces and interact with different communities. Yet, travel also has something of a reputation for being quite expensive, particularly as prices continue to rise. The good news is that there are budget-friendly and seasonal … Read more
How Investing In A Tiny House Can Create Financial Independence In The Future Investing. There are those of us who are risk adverse in the stock market, those who see the opportunity to invest in the stock market and those of us who bury our heads and avoid the stock … Read more
We all have to admit there is not much room in a tiny house. What is not being taken up by our own bodies or the bodies of our families or fur-children, needs to be taken up by the rest of our stuff. This stuff can quickly start to take … Read more
Brooke lives in a custom 11-foot-wide tiny house with her two sweet cats. She decided to make a major lifestyle change after getting divorced and experiencing burnout as a nurse. Ultimately, this led her to leave big-city life in Phoenix for a simpler life at the LuxTiny community in the … Read more
Over 10 years ago when I still lived in California I had the privilege of becoming acquainted with a company called New Avenue Homes. I with a couple of tiny house friends were invited to speak at a Sunset Magazine event. At this event I met the owner of New … Read more
With affordable housing all but disappearing in states around the nation and alternative living trends continuing to swell, more than Millennials are looking to live in less than 400 square feet. Tiny Cottage Home communities like Simple Life in Flat Rock, NC and Village Farm Austin in Austin, TX, are … Read more
Cooking with the sun is a unique experience. I’ve used and tested a couple of solar ovens here over the years. This one is really tiny but I’ve also done a review of the Solavore Sport Solar Oven which is quite large. I purchased the GoSun Go on one of … Read more
Welcome to the Woodstock Farmhouse, a 520-square-foot garage apartment in Portland, Oregon. It’s a charming accessory dwelling unit (ADU), available for rent on Airbnb. The flexible design makes this an intriguing alternative dwelling option. A garage apartment could easily be called a barndominium. Both feature a home above or next … Read more