Tiny House Appendix: Act 2

Tiny House Appendix: Act 2

Where We Are Overall Guest Post by Macy Miller The proposed IRC code language for movable tiny houses did not pass at the ICC hearings in Cleveland last October. Since then, Martin Hammer, David Eisenberg, and I have been working steadily behind the scenes to...
Tiny House Stepping Stone:

Tiny House Stepping Stone:

A case for the non-forever [tiny] home My wife and I stumbled into the tiny house movement at a unique time; it was 2013 and there were only a few well documented examples to consult and no one to ask permission from, let alone any sort of legal recognition of the...
Overcoming Obstacles

Overcoming Obstacles

Get Started Building Your Own Home The number of people who want to own a tiny house, compared to the number of people who actually own (or are in the process of building) a tiny house, is quite small. I would venture to say that of the people who both want to and...
Let the Home Fires Burn

Let the Home Fires Burn

It was the little glass window that drew me in. The fact that you could actually see the fire in the “fireplace”. That along with the vintage-inspired stainless steel construction and brass control nobs, and I was sold. Like many people who have built tiny houses and...
Live, Laugh, Love

Live, Laugh, Love

Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.~ Oliver Wendell Holmes  For every tiny house builder, there is first a dream. And for every dreamer, there is first a moment of love and desire. Fortunately, that love never fades. In...
Shockingly Simple Electrical

Shockingly Simple Electrical

For Tiny Houses When it comes to building a tiny house there isn’t much a first time home builder can’t do on their own. With enough hard work, research and knowing when to ask for help; anyone can build a tiny house.  One of the most technical aspects of...
Making Our Way Home 

Making Our Way Home 

a tiny house Towing How-to with personal experience by Alek Lisefski  Day one began with my eyes so glued to my mirrors my neck started aching. I was checking and re-checking for clearance, judging my location within my lane and trying to avoid the narrow...
The Refrigerator Experiment

The Refrigerator Experiment

The joy of living in a tiny house has given me the freedom to experiment with voluntary simplicity. Ironically, voluntary simplicity isn’t as simple as it sounds. The challenge of reducing possessions and becoming more aware of how your everyday choices align with...