Tag Archives: oregon

Rich’s Portable Cabins

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I connected with a tiny house builder from Oregon this past week. Rich builds some very nice portable cabins in both trailerable and park model size; but our conversation began with the news that he’s building a tiny house community … Continue reading →

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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

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

How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Jay Shafer and the team at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have just put the finishing touches on a great video that shows the construction of a Tumbleweed Fencl. I especially liked seeing details like how they connect the house … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged austin, boston, boulder, california, canada, colorado, Durham, fencl, jay shafer, Massachusetts, North Carolina, oregon, portland, sebastopol, texas, toronto, tumbleweed, Video, Workshops | 5 Comments

Backyard Shipping Container Office

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Malcolm, spotted this little building on Oregon Live this morning and passed this onto me. It’s a little home office built from an 8′ by 20′ shipping container. Mike Corvi, a Southwest Portland resident and … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged cargo container, home office, oregon, portland, shipping container | 1 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

Signal Shed

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I spotted this on materialicious the other day. It’s a cabin in Oregon. The designer, Ryan Lingard, actually calls it an adventure outpost, which has a nice ring to it too. I just have no idea how an adventure outpost … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged adventure outpost, cabin, oregon, Ryan Lingard, signal shed | 3 Comments

Small Home Oregon

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Small Home Oregon can build you a small portable home or sell you the plans so you can built it yourself. Plans cost about $265 and completed homes are in the $30,000 to $40,000 range. They can build it to … Continue reading →

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