Category Archives: Just For Fun

Tumbleweed Tour Video

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The folks at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company just posted a new video of Jay and Greg’s big adventure. This past summer these Small House Society Co-Founders took Jay’s tiny house on the road and traveled from the Canadian Border … Continue reading →

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The Other Extreme – Old & New McMansion Comparison

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I know this is a bit off topic, unless you consider the study of opposites on topic lke I do. I found some big homes in the old house plan archives on Sears Archives website along side the small homes … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Disco

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Michael Janzen

This is just for fun. A funny time lapse video showing the construction of a tiny play house. Be sure to prepare yourself for a little disco. You might even want to pull that old strobe light out, get off … Continue reading →

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Tumbleweed Tour Last Day

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Today will mark the end of Jay and Greg’s travel down the west coast pulling Jay’s tiny house behind them. You can see a record of their journey on the GregoryCam blog. It will be interesting to learn what impact … Continue reading →

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Greg and Jay… Still Headed South

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The border to border tiny house tour continues south. Greg and Jay stopped at Coffeetopia in Santa Cruz for a little open house before continuing south to San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and finally San Diego. Not sure … Continue reading →

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One Square Inch House – The Hand Up Project

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I thought my Nine Tiny Feet house project was small until I saw this. Now I guess when you’re client is physically small like Elizabeth Demaray’s hermit crab friends the requirements for affordable housing change a little. Are you asking … Continue reading →

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Greg And Jay Are On The Way!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Tiny house gurus Gregory Paul Johnson and Jay Shafer are on their border to border road show. Greg is using his iPhone to capture the trip step by step and is posting their progress real time online on this special … Continue reading →

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Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Jay Shafer and Greg Johnson, Small House Society co-founders, are hitting the road this July (2008). They will be traveling America’s west coast from Seattle to San Diego demonstrating the Tumbleweed Tiny Home. If you’ve been curious to see a … Continue reading →