Tag Archives: canada

Tiny House Homeless Shelters to Weather The Economic Hurricane

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Michael Janzen

On Wednesday this week Oprah ran a story about the recession and the increasing number of people finding themselves with nothing but debt and homelessness. Part of the story was about the tent cities popping up all across America. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged canada, emily carr, homeless, homeless shelter, oprah, tiny house, vancouver | 42 Comments

Gerry’s Epu On The Road

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Well it looks like Gerry finished his tiny house. It’s an Epu, designed by Jay Shafer from Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, and built by Gerry & friends. He started building in November and from the photos it looks like he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Add new tag, canada, gerry, tiny house, tumbleweed | 7 Comments

Spherical Tree Houses

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m not sure if anyone can really let go of their childhood love of tree houses. There’s just something about that treetop perch that stays with us into adulthood. I guess as we get older we get more grounded and … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged british columbia, canada, lodging, tiny tree house, tree house | 1 Comment

Wee House with a Gambrel Roof

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m really glad Kent and I setup the Tiny House Forum; it really gives people a place to post their tiny house projects and participate in online discussions. For example here’s a tiny house currently under construction with a gambrel … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged canada, gambrel, gambrel roof, karen, ontario, tiny house | 5 Comments

Gerry’s Tiny House Under Construction

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Here’s a tiny house under construction right now. It’s being built by Gerry up in British Columbia. The design might look familiar to you because Gerry is using the plans from Tumbleweed Tiny Houses. The project got kicked off in … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged canada, epu, gerry, tiny house, tumbleweed | 2 Comments

Inhabit Modern Dwellings

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I just stumbled across this tiny house builder in North Vancouver. Great little modern design and if you’re local they can come and assemble on of these little houses within three weeks of your order. The have designs available from … Continue reading →

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