A tiny house is a house that around 100-400 sq ft in size. In essence, it is literally a house that is tiny. Pretty straightforward, right? In case some of you are still racking your brain on how big these tiny houses really are, here are some pictorial examples of tiny houses courtesy of Tumbleweed …
I wanted to share with all of you a video I first saw many years ago when it first came out in 2007. It really spoke to me back then and re-watching the video really made it clear to me why we have decided to live the “tiny life”. This was one of our goals … Continue reading
Another house update! The roof has been framed and our house wrap is on. We are so excited that phase 1 of the build is almost complete. We opted to forgo the sheathing on our house to reduce the weight on the trailer. Photos below of the progress. Continue reading
I loved Adam Baker’s Ted Talk regarding consumerism and the “stuff” in our lives that’s weighing us all down. To anyone that is downsizing, I think this video can be a catalyst to propel us to unload the useless items that can be detrimental to our happiness. He urges us to, “Start collecting experiences and … Continue reading
More progress is being made on our little house. The loft floor framing has been built for both the bedroom and storage lofts. The door framing is in with a recess to allow for the fold down porch. Everything is coming along like planned so far. We picked out the windows/skylights we wanted last week … Continue reading
We are in the middle of downsizing our possessions so we can alter our lifestyle to fit our future tiny house. I’ve been trying to do this a little bit here and there the last couple months but we are in crunch time now. It’s crazy how much we accumulate without realizing it. I’m also … Continue reading
Our walls are up!! Our wee little home is coming along. The wall framing is up and it almost looks like a house now. I can see all the areas where our door and windows will go. It’s so exciting to see this come together after 6 months of planning. Even though it’s in the … 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