Monthly Archives: November 2009

Funky Bunky

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

What you see below is a playhouse made by the folks at Funky Bunky up in Canada. As you can see it looks like a whimsical animation that’s come to life and I’m certain kids will love playing in little … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged bunkhouse, canada, doghouse, funky bunky, playhouse, whimsical | 1 Comment

Urban Rancher Update

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

As the weather begins to turn colder and wet in California the Urban Rancher is making steady progress on closing in his tiny house. Instead of using the same type of siding all around his house he’s mixing it up … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, california, los angeles, remote, siding, tiny house, urban rancher | Leave a comment

Students to Build Three Tiny Houses

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple of days ago I posted the story of a high school class in Canada that is going to actually build three tiny houses from student designs. Ben, the student that contacted me originally, won third place, his brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Ben, canada, Dany, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Mathieu, school project, students. Embrun, tiny house | 5 Comments

Tiny Prefab ebook Winner!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

First I want to thank everyone that entered the Free Drawing for the Tiny Prefab ebook. There were tons of great tiny house ideas and dreams in those 39 comments… definitely worth a read if you’re curious to see what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged book, contest, ebook, prefab, tiny prefab, winner | 4 Comments

Help Build a Stronger Case for Tiny Houses

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The other day I posted a story about Michael Mehta’s small house on Gabriola Island in British Columbia. Michael is currently working on a short article focused on small-scale, sustainable housing for a newspaper article and is hoping to leverage … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged ecological, LEED, low impact, Michael Mehta, Newspaper article, Research, strong case, sustainable | 10 Comments

Homemade Tool for Pallet and Fence Picket Salvage

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my readers, Harry (aka Fatcat the Tinker), sent me this diagram of a simple handmade tool he created for salvaging old fence pickets. When he saw my adventures in tiny pallet house construction he decided to share this … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged Fatcat the Tinker, handmade tool, Harry, pallet house, pallet tool, pallets, salvage | 1 Comment

Ben’s Tiny House Design

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Yesterday a student named Ben from Embrun, Canada shared with me this tiny house design that he made with Google SketchUp. He and his school gave me permission to show it to you and share a little background on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Ben, canada, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Embrun, google sketchup, school, school project, student | 12 Comments

Enter to Win – Free Drawing for Tiny Prefab ebook

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Update: Comments are closed a winner has been randomly selected! I’ve been working on an update to my ebook, Tiny Prefab, and will have it complete by Monday, November 23, 2009. I thought it would be fun to give away … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged contest, drawing, ebook, Free Drawing, prefab, tiny prefab | 39 Comments

Le Corbusier’s Cabanon

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was delighted to learn something today about Le Corbusier that I did not know; the only structure he created for himself was a 160 square foot tiny house. He drew the design in only 45 minutes and spent summers … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Design | Tagged architect, Cabanon, Corbu, Le Corbusier, painter, Royal Institute of British Architects, urbanist, writer | 6 Comments

Small House on Gabriola Island, British Columbia

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This small 576 square foot house is located on Gabriola Island in British Columbia and has two stories, a 24′ by 24′ footprint, type-3 septic field, instant hot water heater, and cork floors. The landscaping around the house was finished … Continue reading →