Tag Archives: tiny houses

The Legality of Tiny Houses

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Michael Janzen

In the following interview with Tumbleweed Tiny House Company founder Jay Shafer, he describes some of his initial motives for choosing to live in a tiny home. Civil disobedience was one item that topped the list. Demonstrating that size was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged interview, jay shafer, legal, permit, tiny houses, tumbleweed | 17 Comments

Tiny House Living – Issue 15

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The next issue of Tiny House Living is hot off the press, here are some excerpts: International Shed of the Year 2009 winner – Chuck Witmer of Silver Spring, MD built this backyard woodshop and painting studio. Garden Office – … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged shed, sustainable architecture, tiny house, tiny house living, tiny houses | 2 Comments

Natural Homes

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I really like the ingenuity of the fellow behind the website naturalhomes.org. This is the website dedicated to houses built from natural materials like cob, adobe, straw bale, stone, dirt, and so on. You’ll find examples of natural homes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged adobe, cob, natural homes, oliver swann, strawbale, tiny houses, website | 1 Comment

Kent and Bill’s Tiny Adventure

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Kent told me a while back about this day trip he was planning to take with Bill. Kent Griswold runs TinyHouseBlog.com and Bill Kastrinos owns Tortoise Shell Home, a tiny house company in Sonoma County, California. I must admit I … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged Bill Kastrinos, buddhist, Kent Griswold, tinies, tiny house, tiny houses, tinys, Tortoise Shell, Tortoise Shell home | 2 Comments

32 x 8 Mobile Tiny House Concept

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Michael Janzen

This morning Kent Griswold posted a design concept on his Tiny House Blog. It’s a design that Bill Kastrinos of Tortoise Shell Homes is considering adding to the tiny houses he builds. The main difference with this newest model is … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Bill Kastrinos, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny houses, Tortoise Shell, Tortoise Shell home, trailer | 5 Comments

Arial Home Initiative – Prefab Tiny House

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Now here’s a tiny house project worth some serious investigation and support. These are tiny houses made from insulated steel panels that fit together like Lego blocks. They can be assembled in a day by a volunteer crew of 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged arial home, arial home initiative, arial initiative, prefab, tiny house, tiny houses, Tiny Prefab House | 1 Comment

Sheldon Designs – House Plan Sale Starting Next Week

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Michael Janzen

If you’re on Andy Sheldon’s email list you probably just got an email from him announcing a big house plan sale starting next week. He’s the architect behind Sheldon Designs and has been designing big, small, and tiny houses for … Continue reading →

Posted in Plans | Tagged andy sheldon, architect, sheldon designs, tiny house, tiny houses | Leave a comment

Another News Story On Ben Landry’s Tiny House

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Ben Landry is building a tiny house in Binghamton, New York. He’s been really busy working to get the house complete before the weather closes in around him. His brother Jeff sent me a note through the Small House Society … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged ben landry, building permits, tiny house, tiny houses | 3 Comments

Bruce’s Maine Cabin

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Michael Janzen

On TinyHouseForum Bruce from Maine posted a sketch of a floor plan of a 12′ by 22′ backyard shed he’s thinking of turning into a tiny house. He’s experimenting with several novel ideas like combining the bedroom & bathroom and … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged floor plan, floor plans, maine, tiny house floor plan, tiny house forum, tiny house maine, tiny houses | 14 Comments

Coyote Cottage

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Michael Janzen

This is my 100th post on Tiny House Design and I wanted it to be on a good story. It’s the story of a family in north central Washington living in a tiny house on 15 off-the-grid acres. The story … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged coyote cottage, tiny cabin, tiny house, tiny houses | 4 Comments