Monthly Archives: February 2009

Yonderosa – Tiny Cabin in Eastern Washington

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was just stumbling around the web tonight reading more about strategies for building sustainable lifestyles mostly and not really looking for tiny houses and found another tiny house project by accident. It seems tiny houses are popping up all … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, cowboy cabin, washington, yonderosa | 3 Comments

Tiny *Chicken* Houses

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

When I was a kid we my dad kept chickens in our backyard and we always had a steady supply of eggs. My dad has always been way ahead of his time. As Julia and I begin to plan ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged backyard chickens, chicken house, chickens, tiny chicken house, tiny house | 7 Comments

More Sketches of the Tiny Simple House

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been playing with more drawing software in an attempt to find the right combination of tools to draw the illustrations for the Tiny Simple House plan book. Below are 3D images made with Google SketchUp and a short video. … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Simple House | Tagged google sketchup, house plans, tiny house, tiny house design, Tiny Simple House | 9 Comments

Sheldon Designs Cabin Calculator

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Sheldon Designs has come up with a very cool cabin cost calculator that should help owner-builders figure out how much it will cost to build one of their cabin designs. They are also having a Valentines Day and every house … Continue reading →

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Utter Inn (or in English, Otter Inn)

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Yesterday I posted a tiny tree house hotel in Sweden, today I’m posting a tiny underwater house in Sweden. (I guess I’ve got to get myself to Sweden.) This little hotel room floats in Lake Mälaren near the town of … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged Mikael Genberg, sweden, tiny house boat, underwater hotel, underwater tiny house | 4 Comments

Woodpecker Hotel – Tiny Tree House Hotel in Sweden

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The Woodpecker Hotel is a tiny tree house hotel room in a park in Sweden. It’s 13 meters up a tree, yep over 40 feet in the air. You get to it by climbing up a wobbly rope ladder. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged Mikael Genberg, sweden, tiny hotel, tiny tree house, tree house, woodpecker hotel | 6 Comments

Rethinking The Tiny Simple House

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I should really stop staying up so late, but I guess I just can’t help myself. Below is another 3D drawing using Google SketchUp. I’m getting a little better with it but I know the drawings are still a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Simple House | Tagged affordable housing, low cost home, row house, shotgun house, Tiny Simple House | 9 Comments

Alternate Roof For The Tiny Free House

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I stayed up late tonight trying my hand at drawing with Google SketchUp, the free 3D drawing software from Google. It’s pretty cool, you should give it a try. Start by watching the tutorial videos though; they will give you … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged free house, pallet house, Tiny Free House, tiny house | 4 Comments

One Man, One Hammer, A 64 Square Foot Solar Home

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Jeff has been living in this tiny house about 100 days out of the year, with his wife and dog, while building their larger 1,400 square foot home. Their property, which they bought in 2003, is in the western mountains … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, jeff, shed, tiny house | 13 Comments

Tiny House Gold Mine on Flickr

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was just nosing around and found this great tiny house group on flickr. Take a look at all the great tiny house photos. Too bad there’s not more info on each of the photos… but it’s still fun to … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged flickr, photos, tiny house | 2 Comments