Tag Archives: tiny houses

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.

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Tumbleweed Tour Video

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The folks at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company just posted a new video of Jay and Greg’s big adventure. This past summer these Small House Society Co-Founders took Jay’s tiny house on the road and traveled from the Canadian Border … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged border to border, greg johnson, jay shafer, small house society, tiny house, tiny houses, tour, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house company, Tumbleweed Tiny Houses | 1 Comment

Shotgun Houses & The Tiny Simple House

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Michael Janzen

(Photo credit Wikipedia Commons) A shotgun house is a nickname for a long narrow house with sequential rooms and no hallway. The nickname comes from the idea that if you stood at the front door and fired a shotgun the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Simple House | Tagged Plans, shotgun house, small house, small houses, tiny house, tiny houses, Tiny Simple House | 39 Comments

Historic Mobile Chapel

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Michael Janzen

A reader, Brent, passed this onto me. I really like running across historic tiny houses, especially tiny mobile houses. It’s nice to remember that our interest in tiny living is not new. In fact it IS how people have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged chapel, church, historic, historic photo, mobile chapel, tiny chapel, tiny house, tiny house of god, tiny houses | 2 Comments

Incredible Craftmanship – Plankbridge Shepherd Huts

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I just spotted this on materialicious and I’m speechless. The craftsmanship is incredible; really a level to aspire too. I also love the simple but warm interiors. They are built by Plankbridge Shepherd Huts in the UK to traditional shepherd … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged dorset uk, shepard hut, shepard huts, tiny house, tiny houses, uk, united kingdon | 5 Comments

Tiny Free House – Walls Half Way Up

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I made more progress on my tiny free house over the last two days. I took friday off from work and was able to put in two good days building. I have to say… building with pallets is slow going. … Continue reading →

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Shipping Container Housing – Global Portable Buildings

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Now here is a company that seems to be very well funded building tiny portable homes out of shipping containers. The houses are a bit plain but if you like the industrial look of shipping containers and spartan interiors these … Continue reading →

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Bob’s Tiny House

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Michael Janzen

A few days ago Bob from Michigan (just west of Detroit) sent me these photos of the tiny house he’s building. Like many of us Bob’s interest in tiny houses is emerging from things like the rising cost of housing, … Continue reading →

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Tiny Cob & Straw Bale House – 300 Square Feet – $10,000

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The Kerley Corners Cob Cottage is located in Tivoli, New York. It was designed and funded by Ross Anderson and Julian Perez and one day house will be the home to one or two stewards of a garden and fruit … Continue reading →