Tag Archives: dee williams

Smalltopia – A Tiny House

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Tammy and Logan will soon have a tiny home of their own. It’s being custom crafted for them by Katy Anderson and Dee Williams at Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD). The total cost including labor will be about $35,000. For several … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders, Projects | Tagged Alternative, dee williams, Dwellings, Katy Anderson, Logan, portland, Rowdy Kittens, Smalltopia, Tammy, tiny house | 3 Comments

Yestermorrow Tiny House Design/Build Workshop

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Starting on September 18, 2011, Dee Williams and Paul Hanke will be teaching a 12-day tiny house workshop at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, Vermont. Here’s a part of the course description: In this intensive course, students will spend mornings and … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged dee williams, Paul Hanke, vermont, Warren, workshop, Yestermorrow | 4 Comments

Go House Go

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams at Portland Alternative Dwellings has just published a great ebook called Go House Go – How to Build a Tiny House on Wheels. In just 21 pages Dee provides the answers to the most common questions by new … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged dee williams, ebook, Plans, Portland Alternative Dwellings | 1 Comment

Dee Williams on PBS

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams built her Tumbleweed tiny house several years ago for about $10,000 from a lot of reclaimed building materials, which helped keep the cost low. So besides being a tiny house, it’s an excellent example of how used building materials can … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Video | Tagged dee williams, oregon, PBS, portland, rowdykittens, tiny house | 3 Comments

Tour Dee’s Tiny House

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Michael Janzen

On April 17 & 18 (2010), Dee Williams will open her home and participate in a sustainable home tour in Olympia, Washington. Dee’s home is one of the first Tumbleweed tiny houses and was created using many reclaimed and recycled … Continue reading →

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Don Vardo – Small House Plans

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD) has just released a set of house plans for their Don Vardo. The folks behind PAD are Dee Williams and Katy Anderson. Dee has spent years living in a one of the first Tumbleweed Tiny Houses … Continue reading →

Posted in Plans | Tagged dee williams, don vardo, house plans, Katy Anderson, pad, tumbleweed | 2 Comments

Portland Alternative Dwellings

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams and Katy Anderson have launched the Portland Alternative Dwellings website with the web design help of Tammy Strobel of RowdyKittens. The first design they’ve created is the The Don Vardo (pictured below) which demonstrates the high quality craftsmanship of … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged dee williams, don vardo, Katy Anderson, oregon, portland, rowdykittens, Tammy Strobel strob, tiny house | 6 Comments

Dee’s Workshop was a Smashing Success

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple weeks ago Dee Williams mentioned to me that she and KT Anderson were going to host a one-day tiny house building workshop up in Portland, Oregon. It turns out the workshop was a big success and Tammy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged class, dee williams, portland oregon, rowdykittens, sustainable architecture, tiny house, tiny house workshop, training, workshop | Leave a comment

Little House Construction Workshop with Dee Williams

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams will be sponsoring a little house construction workshop on June 27, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. It’s a one-day workshop taught by Dee and KT Anderson with a combination of classroom and hand-on training. It’s not a design workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged construction, dee williams, kt anderson, oregon, portland, tiny house, training, tumbleweed, workshop | 15 Comments

Tiny Houses on NBC Tonight

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Did you miss the short segment on NBC tonight featuring Dee Williams? Here you go.

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged dee williams, nbc, television, tiny house, tiny houses, tv | 3 Comments