Monthly Archives: December 2009

Kai’s Window Update

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Last March I posted the story of a fellow named Kai who had built some handmade windows for his tiny house. I got a progress report from Kai the other day with news that his handmade double glazed windows are … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged germany, handmade, kai, window | 1 Comment

Jonathan’s Tiny House Tour

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Jonathan (Gungy) has been building his own Tumbleweed tiny house for the past few months. His house is almost complete and he recently posted a video tour of his tiny home on YouTube. His blog is filled with great photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Gungy, Jonathan, tiny house, tumbleweed | 2 Comments

Gypsy Junker

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is working on another tiny house. This time a portable 24 square foot place he’s nicknamed the Gypsy Junker. This isn’t Deek’s first tiny house project, he’s built a cabin up in Vermont and is also writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Deek, Derek Diedricksen, Gypsy Junker, pallets, reclaimed, recycled | 5 Comments

Sawtooth Saltbox

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The following is a guest post and house design from one of my regular readers, Craig Moorhouse. As you can see the design isn’t exactly tiny but contains so many great ideas and detail I asked Craig if for permission … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Craig Moorhouse, design concept, earthbag, passive solar, saltbox, sawtooth, shipping container, sketchup | 9 Comments

Cool Find on Craigslist

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Michael Janzen

From time to time little houses like this pop up on my radar. This time it was from a google alert I have setup with the keywords remote cabin. It’s a little cabin with a 384 square foot lower level … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged alaska, craigslist, for sale, small house | 2 Comments

Fireplace Shelter

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This amazing tiny structure is located in Trondheim, Norway, and was designed as a place for kids in a school yard. The walls are made from recycled scrap wood from a nearby construction site that are arranged in 80 layered … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged Fireplace, kids, Norway, organic, recycled, scrap, shelter, Trondheim | Leave a comment

The Great Escape – now in Texas

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been following James and Kristen‘s tiny house construction story for months and today have great news. They have made it past an enormous milestone and have left Massachusetts behind and made the trek down to Texas where they will now … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged james, kristen, Massachusetts, texas, The Great Escape, tiny house | 3 Comments

Rick’s Tiny House in the Woods

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I stumbled quite by accident on Rick Harrison’s blog tonight. Rick has created a quite little place to live in a forest in Wisconsin. He built his tiny house out of a 1950′s travel trailer that measures about 7′ by … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged forest, Rick Harrison, The Realm of the Eighty, trailer, wisconsin, woods | 6 Comments

Zero Energy One – Earthbag Home

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Owen Geiger is well known for his work with earthbag homes. If you’re not yet familiar with his work, his websites are definitely worth spending some time visiting. The house pictured below is a design for a simple low cost … Continue reading →