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Saturday Tiny House Videos

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Michael Janzen

For your Saturday morning viewing enjoyment – some tiny house videos we spotted online this past week. Also: If you’d like to see tiny house stories in your inbox regularly subscribe to Tiny House Living email newsletter. We also invite you to … Continue reading →

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Impressions of the Tiny House Episode of HGTV Design Star

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Photo credit to Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. HGTV had the brilliant idea of using Tumbleweed tiny houses for a design challenge on their show HGTV Design Star – for that I applaud them; but sadly my applause ends there. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Design, Uncategorized | Tagged design, Design Star, HGTV, interior design, tumbleweed | 25 Comments

8×12 Tiny House – Free Plans

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I just completed drawing another set of free tiny house plans. This time it’s a classic 8′ x 12′ house with a 12/12 pitched roof. The plans are 20 pages and are drawn to the same level of detail as … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged design, Design Star, free plans, HGTV, house plans, Star, tiny house, tumbleweed | 6 Comments

HGTV Design Star – Tiny House Challenge

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Michael Janzen

The three final designers of this season’s television show HGTV Design Star will be competing to create the interiors of three Tumbleweed Box Bungalow tiny houses. The base house is the Beavan, a 7-foot by 16-foot tiny house with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Design | Tagged Bungalow, design, Design Star, HGTV, jay shafer, New York, Star, tumbleweed | 4 Comments

Tumbleweed Popomo – Costs Approximately $20K in Materials

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Michael Janzen

The Popomo is a modern design by Jay Shafer, the founder to the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. It’s a sleek, simple, and their easiest house to build. The 8′ x 18′ footprint contains a small bedroom, living space, kitchen and … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged house plans, Popomo, sale, tumbleweed | 8 Comments

Tumbleweed Vardo Plans

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Michael Janzen

The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, founded by Jay Shafer, is probably the best known tiny house company. One of their smallest designs is the Vardo – a tiny shelter that can ride in a truck bed or on a trailer. … Continue reading →

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Travis’s Tiny House Tour

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I ran across this tiny house project on YouTube posted by travis162002. The first video is a tour of his completed house and the other is a construction slideshow.   It’s based on a Tumbleweed Lusby with a couple of nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects, Video | Tagged Lusby, Travis, tumbleweed | 9 Comments

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

Tumbleweed Lusby Tiny House For Sale

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Elaine is selling her tiny house. It’s a Tumbleweed Lusby that she had custom built in New Hampshire back in 2008-2009. The house is currently located on the west coast about an hour from San Francisco. The Lusby is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged eBay, for sale, Lusby, tumbleweed | 4 Comments

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company – 2011 Workshops

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The folks at Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have posted their 2011 workshop calendar. These workshops are taught by Jay Shafer and span 2-days where you learn how to design and build a tiny house of your own. You can choose … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged jay shafer, tumbleweed, Workshops | 2 Comments