Tag Archives: tiny house blog

Tiny House Blog featured on Aol Housing Watch

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

It’s always nice to see tiny houses and simple living featured in a main stream publications. My friend Kent Griswold just had his story written up on Aol Housing Watch by Kaomi Goetz. Kent runs TinyHouseBlog.com and has been blogging … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged Aol Housing Watch, blogging, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny house blog, tinyhouseblog | 1 Comment

Earthbag Daydream

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Michael Janzen

When I first read about Ryo Chijiiwa’s tiny cabin on Tiny House Blog I was fascinated by the adventure this fellow was on. He quit his job at Google, traveled America, and is now working to setup a more comfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged adobe, cob, composting toilet, daydream, earthbag, humanure, Joseph Jenkins, Laptop and a Rifle, rammed earth, Ryo Chijiiwa, sawdust toilet, tiny house blog | 6 Comments

Bill Builds The Tiny Solar House

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple of weeks ago I got some exciting news from my friend Kent Griswold that someone was building a house from one of my tiny free house plans. I’ve had a few people tell me they are planning on … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged alaska, california, free plans, Kent Griswold, simple living, tiny house bill brooks, tiny house blog, tiny solar house | 3 Comments

Jay Shafer’s Fencl is ready for New York

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Michael Janzen

My friend Kent Griswold had a very busy day traveling up and down Sonoma County. He visited pretty much every local tiny house builder. Read about his busy day at Tiny House Blog. The most exciting part was a visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged fencl, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny house blog, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house company | 3 Comments

Name That Tortoise

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Bill Kastrinos at Tortoise Shell Home is looking for some help with naming this new design. The prototype for this new design is actually currently under construction. I helped out by drawing the illustration to make it easier to imaging … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged Bill Kastrinos, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny house blog, tortoise, Tortoise Shell, Tortoise Shell home | 1 Comment

Jay Shafer’s Vardo is For Sale

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is a bit of a rare occurrence. Jay Shafer is selling his Vardo. If you’ve ever been to one of Jay’s monthly open houses you probably noticed this micro house sitting next to his much larger 89 square foot … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged for sale, jay shafer, micro house, tiny house blog, tumbleweed, vardo | 3 Comments

Tiny House Living – Issue 4

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I just finished the fourth issue of my weekly newsletter on simple living, Tiny House Living. If you’d like to receive a summary of the top stories in the tiny house world each Wednesday please subscribe to my newsletter. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged construction story, ezine, newsletter, tiny house blog, tiny house journal, tiny house living, webzine | Leave a comment

Meeting of the Tiny Minds

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The internet is a great way to get connected to other people. I personally like to think of the Web as a microscope on the world, you can find almost anything through your microscope’s monitor. You can remain anonymous or … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged little house, tiny house, tiny house blog, Tortoise Shell home, tortoiseshell, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house | 17 Comments

Simple Solar Homesteading

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I really enjoy Kent’s Tiny House Blog. He’s got so many posts to a lot of really hard to find tiny house resources. One of them is a post on a 400 square foot, 14′ by 14′ cabin in Utah … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged solar cabin, solar house, tiny cabin, tiny house blog, tiny solar house | 3 Comments

Timberlast Kits

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I just spotted this on TinyHouseBlog.com. Timberlast if now selling timber frame kits that are a complete enclosed shell for a tiny house. You finish off the interior and mechanical systems yourself. Everything is pre-cut and can be assembled in … Continue reading →

Posted in Kits / Prefab | Tagged diy, house kit, timber frame, timberlast, tiny house, tiny house blog | Leave a comment