Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Sonoma Shanty – Workshops, Kits, Plans, Tiny Houses

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been a reader of Tiny House Design and Kent Griswold’s Tiny House Blog for a while you might recall that a small group of us bloggers, designers, and builders got together for a visit at Jay Shafer’s Tumbleweed … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders, Kits / Prefab, Plans | Tagged house kit, house plans, Kent Griswold, sonoma county, sonoma shanty, stephen marshall, tiny house, workshop | 4 Comments

Concrete Canvas Shelters – Just Add Water

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Julia was browsing tiny house videos on YouTube today and ran across this unusual shelter system. It’s been developed for military and disaster relief missions as a quickly deployed hardened shelter. The dome is made out of a concrete impregnated … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged concrete canvas, dome home, dome house, inflatable house, instant house, tiny dome, tiny house, uk | 15 Comments

shed by FKDA

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I spotted this beautiful shed on Shedworking. It’s available in the UK and made with premium quality materials. I really like the steep pitch, shade louvers in the eaves, simple form, and the exterior wall texture.  It’s also looks quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged fkda, sea ranch, shed, shedworking, tiny house, uk | Leave a comment

Ultralight Teardrop Trailer – For a Bicycle!

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Well if you didn’t think I was crazy before… let me introduce you to the teardrop trailer for a bicycle. Don’t get too excited and whip out any credit cards this is just a crazy idea and I’m certain many … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged bicycle, bike teardrop trailer, bike trailer, Ultralight Teardrop Trailer, ultralight trailer | 80 Comments

Tiny House Living Issue 6

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This week’s issue of Tiny House Living features the tiny houses at Real Goods, recent news stories on the Small House Society and a video by SHS co-founder Gregory Johnson. Also included is news of Jay Shafer’s newest Tumbleweed Tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged ezine, newsletter, scrap house, small house society, tiny house living, tumbleweed, webzine, weekly newsletter | Leave a comment

Garden Cottages by EcoScape Outdoors

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Julia ran across this garden cottage company last night while on craigslist. I also just noticed that Christina had posted an article about these little cottages on Tiny House Blog back in December. EcoScape Outdoors manufactures their cottage components before … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged backyard, backyard cottage, backyard office, EcoScape, EcoScape Outdoors, Garden Cottages, guest house, pool house, shed, studio, tiny house | 3 Comments

Shed Cluster Concept

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I had this simple idea a few years ago. In many communities small sheds do not require building permits. So theoretically someone could build a few sheds to augment their current living space or even serve as their complete living … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged cluster, pods, shed, shed cluster, shed community, sheds, tiny house, tiny house kit | 28 Comments

Tiny House Vacation Rental Idea

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I spotted this on materialicious and while this particular house is not tiny it made me think of one way to work toward a mortgage free tiny house, which is really the idea I wanted to share with you. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged a-frame, high sierra, tiny house rental, vacation, vacation rental, yosemite | 8 Comments

Name That Tortoise

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Bill Kastrinos at Tortoise Shell Home is looking for some help with naming this new design. The prototype for this new design is actually currently under construction. I helped out by drawing the illustration to make it easier to imaging … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged Bill Kastrinos, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny house blog, tortoise, Tortoise Shell, Tortoise Shell home | 1 Comment

What you’ll need to build a tiny house

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Stephanie at Coming Unmoored has compiled a complete list of the things you’ll need to build a tiny house. The list contains tools, plans,  and building materials. If you’re even remotely considering building a tiny house I highly reccommend you … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged architecture, building, building materials, Coming Unmoored, construction, Plans, tiny house | 1 Comment