I wanted to take today to celebrate an amazing and wonderful man. One year ago today, on his birthday, Jay said to me he wanted to build a home for us by his next birthday. Although our house is not complete, I think we made it pretty darn close to our original goal. I love … Continue reading
Jay and I had a big ongoing debate about what kind of insulation we should use in our tiny house. You might be wondering why this topic is of great debate. There is a plethora of insulation options out there. First, it was important for us to settle on an insulation option that was a … Continue reading
We decided early on to use reclaimed wood for our paneling on our tiny house. Not only do we really like the rustic look and aged quality to these types of woods, the recycled lumber means we are giving old materials a new life. Initially, we found a company called Elmwood Reclaimed Timber. They have … Continue reading
Finding inspiration was an important part of the tiny house design process. One of my favorite ways of finding creative ideas was on Pinterest. The great thing about Pinterest is that I was able to organize everything on boards so I have a central place to go to retrieve the concepts I want to utilize … Continue reading
We worked with Niall Burke of Humble Homes to get an accurate and detailed 3D model and lay out the details of building our tiny house. Niall Burke, is the structural engineer that drafted our building plans so we can get to the next phase of our tiny house journey. Niall and his company Humble … Continue reading
Before we started designing our tiny house, we explored tiny houses whose designs/plans were already made. One perk of these designs is they are already complete and ready to build. This would allow us to skip the step of having someone draft up the building plans. However, we found that these houses did not quite … Continue reading