Mashup
Here is a list I put together of some of the key players in the tiny house movement (in alpha order):
- Kent Griswold founded the Tiny House Blog and blogs there full time.
- Michael Janzen blogs at Tiny House Design, Tiny Free House, Tiny Pallet House, Tiny House Living…
- Gregory Johnson founded the Small House Society in 2002, built his mobile hermitage and wrote Put Your Life on a Diet.
- Lloyd Kahn is founding editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, author of a forthcoming book on tiny houses, and blogs at lloydkahn.com.
- Brad Kittel owns a salvage shop and is the man behind Tiny Texas Houses.
- Jay Shafer is the designer and advocate who started the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company (he built his first house in 1997) and author of the Small House Book.
- Tammy Strobel‘s online home is rowdykittens.com where she produces the Simple Living News Update and sells her e-book Simply Car-Free.
- Dee Williams built her 84 square foot house and has lived in it since 2004. She started a company called Portland Alternative Dwellings and hosts building workshops.
And some more newcomers on the scene (new to me, that is):
- Derek Diedricksen blogs at Relaxshax and self-published his illustrated Humble Homes book.
- Jeff Hemsley & Arlene downsized, built their Mini-Mobile Cottage and towed it up to Seattle where they now live.
- Peter King is an experienced carpenter and offers workshops at Vermont Tiny Houses.
- Ryan Mitchell blogs at The Tiny Life and produces Tiny House Live!
- Alex Pino blogs at Tiny House Talk, Tiny House Lover, and Tiny House Living.
- Kevin Rose and Marian Carter designed & built a tiny house and blog at Building Gypsy Rose.
And here is what they’ve been writing about lately:
Tiny House Blog
Living Simply in Small Spaces
Tiny House in a Landscape
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:54:34 +0000This week’s Tiny House in a Landscape is from Ottsjö county of Jämtland, Sweden. The house is all natural except for the glass in the window. I really like the stone fireplace and natural green roof. The squared off logs are neat also and make the little cabin fit into the landscape beautifully. The photo [...]
Humble Homes, Simple Shacks Book Giveaway
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:36:16 +0000I’m excited to offer a book giveaway of Derek “Deek” Diedricksen new updated Humble Homes, Simple Shacks Book. It is a great book and I’ve enjoyed checking it out recently and am excited to be offering it to you here. The details are below on how you can win your free copy. I will be [...]
Living in a Pop-up Tent Trailer in Baja Mexico
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:45 +0000January 29, 2012 Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico – by Gabriella Morrison Just eight months ago the idea was born that we (Gabriella, 41, Andrew, 38, and Terra, 12) would sell half of our worldly possessions, let go of our rental house, buy a pop-up tent trailer, leave our known world behind and spend several [...]
Tiny House Design
more attainable & sustainable
Saturday Tiny House Videos
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:44:20 +0000Tiny house videos are better than saturday morning cartoons. Below are some tiny house & simple living videos we spotted online this past week. A couple of them are a little off-topic but relevant. Also: Subscribe to Tiny House Living … Continue reading →
Saturday Tiny House Videos
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:33:28 +0000Tiny house videos are better than saturday morning cartoons. Below are some tiny house & simple living videos we spotted online this past week. Also: Subscribe to Tiny House Living for regular tiny house news. Subscribe to CARazed.com for greener transportation … Continue reading →
Tiny House Build Along – March 2012
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:38:09 +0000Tiny home builder Dan Louche will be hosting a Tiny House Build Along beginning in March 2012. This is a novel approach incorporating online and hands-on learning while building your own tiny house. In a nutshell, Dan will begin building … Continue reading →
Tiny House Living
Tiny House & Simple Living Newsletter
Tiny House Living – January 16, 2012
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:01:28 +0000Tiny House Living is a newsletter on tiny houses, simple living, and sustainable architecture. The following are excerpts from news recent articles. Tiny House Update www.youtube.com Damage after an EF3 tornado came through my yard. episode 15 the one with … Continue reading →
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
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40 Tiny Houses in 40 Days – Day 3
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:22:31 +0000Oak Bluffs, MA This is just the first of dozens of pictures I took at Trinity Park. The place has more than 300 little houses arranged in direct relationship to a central green and to each other. Jay Shafer is Tumbleweed’s founder and designer. Jay’s self published “The Small House Book” has changed the way [...]
40 Tiny Houses in 40 Days – Day 2
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:17:17 +0000I ran across this little vardo at Point Reyes Station Inn. Like most of the structures I’ve collected images of, I don’t know anything about it’s history or interior. Jay Shafer is Tumbleweed’s founder and designer. Jay’s self published “The Small House Book” has changed the way the world sees small homes. In addition, he [...]
40 Tiny Houses in 40 Days – Day 1
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:26:17 +0000I’ve been shooting pictures of other folk’s tiny houses for over a decade now. While I’ve put some of my images in The Small House Book, I’ve still got some more stuff I should put out there. Here, then, are a few of my favorites- some new, some old. Jay Shafer is Tumbleweed’s founder and [...]
RowdyKittens
RowdyKittens
Inspiring Links: Online Engagement & TEDx
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:15 PST{Every week, I publish a small round-up of my favorite essays, books, and sometimes I highlight events too. Enjoy!} - Some of you have asked how I spread my message online without letting social media take over my life. My friend Courtney wrote a great post on this topic and it happens to be a [...]
How to Create a Care Package
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:23:47 PSTI love writing letters, receiving packages in the mail, and sending packages too. A few days ago, I decided to create a care package for my mom. Before running out to stores and buying a bunch of stuff, I looked around the house for stuff I could give to my mom. For example, I have [...]
Cycling in the Rain
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:50:41 PSTI rolled back into Portland on Thursday, last week. I’d been away for a few weeks because of my dad’s illness and when I came back into town the rain welcomed me home. I’m always amazed by how quickly my body adapts to different climates. For example, my folks live in Red Bluff and the [...]
Portland Alternative Dwellings
Little House Construction Workshop: June 11th
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:15:48 +0000Please note: Our workshop is sold out! Mark your Calendar and join us for a one-day construction workshop on June 11, 2011 in Olympia, Washington. We’ll focus on basic tiny house construction with an emphasis on: House-to-Trailer Connection Stick-Framing and Construction Techniques Tool Use, Safety and Good Clean Fun This is a hands-on workshop. You can learn more (see [...]
Go House Go!
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:41:12 +0000Portland Alternative Dwellings likes to set the bar small. That’s why we’re happy to announce our new, tiny how-to manual: Go House Go. This mini-booklet focuses on how to connect a tiny house to a trailer, and how to keep the walls and roof from twisting, leaning or buckling. We’ve also included information about moisture [...]
Portland Alternative Dwellings on PBS
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:48:24 +0000We have exciting news to share with you! Dee, Katy, and our most recent workshop was featured on PBS last night! Check out the segment. “Given the state of the current economy, a growing number of Americans with ordinary lives are choosing to scale down — way down. They call themselves the “tiny house” movement. [...]
Lloyd’s Blog
Lloyd Kahn is the editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, an independent California publisher. Shelter Publications specializes in books on building and architecture, as well as health and fitness. Lloyd’s latest book is Builders of the Pacific Coast. For more info, see: www.shelterpub.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/lloydkahn
Dusk at the Beach
2012-02-04T04:48:00.086-08:00You can never tell what it's going to be like on the beach. A few days ago I rode my bike to a distant beach and walked a mile or so on the rocky shore. Tide just starting to come back in. It had rained ¼" the night before and the air was fresh and loaded with negative ions. Surf big. Water with bluish almost metallic sheen. Sun starting to set, no wind, a reddish Winter-going-into-Spring cast t ...
Back in the Water
2012-02-03T14:06:20.470-08:004 to 5 months ago I slipped stepping off a ladder, spun around, and stuck my arm out to absorb the blow -- acute shoulder pain. I lay there thinking, just how bad is this? Well, pretty bad, not so much in the severity of the injury, but in the time it's taking to heal.* But finally, it's getting better bit by bit. I've gone to an acupuncturist, a traditional Chinese massage guy, a great physical t ...
A Bunch of Great New Pics at freecabinporn.com
2012-02-03T10:52:00.738-08:00Cabin built of slab wood by Dave Sinaguglia near Hartford, CT A ton of great cabins have been posted in the last few days:http://freecabinporn.com/
Tiny House Talk
More Freedom through Small Spaces
Reasons you should use your Bicycle more instead of your Car
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:26 +0000Have you ever thought of going without a car? I have. Especially since I work out of my apartment. But even if I didn’t… I remember I used to ride 5 miles to work on bike on some days and it was great exercise. Think about it. What if you didn’t have to pay for [...]
$3,000 Victorian Style Tiny House Featured on NY Times
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:33 +0000The Fosters’ unique homestead in New York sets a good example for marriages as well as tiny houses. Sandra Foster, 42, shares a rundown 1970s trailer with her husband Todd on a 14-acre property in the Catskill Mountains but each spouse also has a private retreat customized to their personality. They met over their mutual [...]
How to build your own ultra-lightweight Micro Camper Teardrop Trailer
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:42 +0000One of our readers, Jean-René Rodrigue, wanted to share her homemade micro camper with you. It’s a custom built teardrop trailer designed to be 8′ in length, 5′ in width, and 5′ in height on the interior. Outside it’s length is actually 11′ 8″ and it’s overall height is 6′ 6″. It weighs an estimated [...]
Mini-Mobile Cottage
Building ( Downsizing to, Prioritizing for, Optimizing in ) A Tiny House
An Update on the Garden
2010-07-27T20:30:00.164-07:00This being only my second attempt at gardening, I think that it's going quite well. In a previous post on gardening I listed what I was going to plant. Almost everything grew like weeds. The photos were taken on May 25 and June 27. I did have a couple of problems though. Bell pepper, corn and cucumber seeds never sprouted. And I bought bell pepper and basil plants, but the things aren't growing, t ...
An Analysis of the Tiny House Blog Network
2010-05-28T10:28:32.786-07:00Do you have a tiny house blog? When you write something, how many people read it? One way to make a guess at how many folks read it is how many folks comment on it. But if 3 people comment on it, dose that mean only 3 people read it? No. Generally, more people read than comment.How about followers? Maybe you have statistics that say 40 or so folks "follow" your blog. So does that mean 40 people re ...
The next project is the drapes
2010-05-09T10:23:05.080-07:00Now that I've painted, I've figured out what I want to do for drapes. I was looking for a woven material so we'd let in lots of air and light. At night we can close the honeycomb blinds for added privacy and darkness.What we have hanging now is liner material, like bleached muslin, scavenged from some old drapes. Yesterday I bought off-white burlap for the drapes and oatmeal colored linen-like rib ...
The Tiny Life
Tiny House, Tiny Living, The Tiny Life.
Ewok Village
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:18:40 +0000I can remember back when I first picked up a copy of the Swiss Family Robinson, a story about a family stranded on a deserted island, forced to cope with dangers by building a series interconnected tree houses. It is this story that started my fascination with alternative houses. Later on when I watched Star [...]
This Old Boat
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:34:59 +0000Today we have an interesting post of an old boat that has been reclaimed into a floating house. This Old Boat is a project by John Kolsun and he has posted some photos at our Facebook Page. To see more photos click the image, while you are on The Tiny Life’s Facebook page, help us [...]
Tiny House Is Too Small
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:19:46 +0000There is an interesting twist over in Sweden when it comes to Tiny House and student housing, it’s too small! I was surprised to see this coming from Europe of all places, a part of the world where small is the norm and tiny is pretty common. The issues stems out of the huge lack [...]
Relaxshax's Blog
tiny cabins, houses, shacks, homes, shanties, small livin', redneck thrift, and recycle-building/construction
Yes, this is STILL the OLD BLOG….but here’s a new video….
Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:16:33 +0000I was sick of seeing the old last post on this version of the blog….so although this site is DONE- and has moved to www.RELAXSHACKS.com on another host….here’s a new video on a tiny homeless shelter/cabin/house I built for Make Magazine…. My new book is out 2012 through THE LYONS PRESS- a new, VERY expanded [...]
GO TO OUR NEW SITE!- this is THE LAST POST on this one site (WE MOVED)
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:58:05 +0000From now on, PLEASE GO TO OUR NEW and CURRENT SITE! (click on anything below) THIS IS THE LAST DOUBLE POST ON BOTH THIS SITE, AND THE NEW ONE/NEW HOSTED SPOT….we WILL keep this old site up with its 400 or so archived posts though- so don’t worry if you’ve been featured, interviewed, etc- we’ll [...]
A tiny sailboat/home tour of a Catalina ’25 from Kevin Coy (Small Space Living/Downsizing)
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:08:56 +0000Only ONE more day of posting here- we’re now at a new location- RELAXSHACKS.COM (and not relaxshax.wordpress.com)- Please bookmark us and check out the new site! Reader Kevin Coy (and fellow tiny-house enthusiast) recently sent me this lil’ video tour of a Catalina 25′ cabin-cruiser- as a possible ultra-tiny, budget friendly alternative to small/micro-housing/homes. I’m [.. ...
