Full-time freelance photographer and music enthusiast Ryan Tuttle lives in a small custom designed tiny house on wheels she calls the "Tuttle Shuttle."
The Think BIG, Build Small Community Roundtable held at Flywheel Co-Work Space in Winston-Salem North Carolina, 10/30/14. A fun, informative discussion about tiny…
Tagami Haruhiko is a true craftsman. It was an absolute honour for me to have the opportunity to visit with him at his tiny house work-shop and home in Nakatsu, Japan to learn about his craft, his design concepts and also the philosophy behind the specta
One of the most common questions that we regularly get from the community is how do I find land for my tiny house? Sure, the perfectly-staged Instagram photos have me sold, but where can I park a tiny home? Can I build it in my backyard or do I have to buy land?
As licensed builders for Shaye's designs, Goodwater Tiny Homes is happy to offer you the opportunity of owning one of these beautiful Hazel designs built by @Shaye's_tiny_homes. The Hazel model...
If you've been looking for a chance to experience what it'd be like to live in a tiny house, these escapes could give you that opportunity—while also providing some much-needed relaxation.
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
Receiving an eviction notice is a terrible thing, especially when you live in a city like Boulder Colorado which is well-known for its fast increasing rent prices. For natural builder Corwin Mandel though, the occasion marked an opportunity to begin buil
There won't be big parties or a whole lot of closet space, but a tiny house can provide a big opportunity for some Baltimore youth.
It’s so wonderful to see more opportunities for tiny house living in a community atmosphere. One of the latest tiny house options is located right on a lake near Greenville, South Carolina and features lots that include all utilities. Lake Walk is located on Lake Cunningham near Greenville, SC. Lake Walk Tiny Home Community is
This stone home is beautifully located, and it makes for the perfect home base for a visit to Montenegro. Read about this unique experience!
This is the Swallowtail Tiny House on Wheels by The Tiny House Company out of Queensland, Australia. Two key factors drive the layout of this model - flexibility and affordability. A drop-down loft ladder allows for
Green City Growers has installed small farms in neighborhoods, at restaurants, and on rooftops across Boston with the goal of growing food in unused spaces.
This is the Swallowtail Tiny House on Wheels by The Tiny House Company out of Queensland, Australia. Two key factors drive the layout of this model - flexibility and affordability. A drop-down loft ladder allows for
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
Wisps of smoke rise from the middle of a field in East Spokane on a Friday afternoon, as a man with a grizzled beard sits on half a couch and tries to cook canned food over a campfire.
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
Living smaller in a "tiny house" can have large benefits for communities and people of all ages.
If a small church can provide opportunities for genuine relationships with God and among the church members, such churches can be the vanguard of a new church movement. But this opportunity comes with one big condition.
The tiny house movement has grown dramatically as the housing crisis and economic recession has hit the US.
Learn the essentials of turning a school bus into a fully functional RV – your adventure awaits!
Today we will introduce you to 'Absolutely Contemporary and Innovative Tiny Cabin' suitable for the minimalist life of your dreams.
Advocates and cities see challenges and opportunities in tiny homes’ path to the mainstream
This stone home is beautifully located, and it makes for the perfect home base for a visit to Montenegro. Read about this unique experience!
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
If you're looking for slightly more unique accommodations for your next vacation, why not try a tiny house? Here, we show you some of our favorite rentals you can get through Airbnb.
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
This is the Swallowtail Tiny House on Wheels by The Tiny House Company out of Queensland, Australia. Two key factors drive the layout of this model - flexibility and affordability. A drop-down loft ladder allows for
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They say the best things come in small packages, and that statement always rang true for Kate Stewart growing up with her family’s favorite Christmas custom. Every year, they saved the last present for her mother—a grand-finale gift and token of appreciation for all she did for them—and that gift, or a clue to it, was found in her miniature “bauble” stocking, hand-stitched, hung on the tree, and given the name for its tendency to contain jewelry. It wasn’t until Kate got engaged in 2010 that she learned this beloved tradition was unique to her family.“When I got engaged to my husband, Peter, I said, ‘Well, when do I get my bauble stocking?’” Kate says. “His response was, ‘What’s a bauble stocking?’ I googled it for him, and it didn’t pop up. I was appalled. I called my parents and asked if they knew that other people don’t have bauble stockings. That was when I discovered bauble stockings were not a universal tradition.”A few years and a couple jobs later, Kate had worked her way up to COO at every company she’d been with and was realizing a desire to run a venture of her own. “Peter encouraged me and said, ‘You’ve always talked about bauble stockings—why can’t you make it a business?’” Kate recalls. Not sure where to begin, she started scouring the Internet for needlepoint manufacturers, which was no easy feat. “Needlepoint has a ton of hobbyists, but there are only 200 needlepoint stores in America and about five manufacturers in the world,” Kate explains. “It’s very specific. It’s a labor of love.”She embarked on a painstaking quest with many ups and downs, all while growing their family and working a separate full-time job, refusing to compromise on both skilled craftmanship and fair-trade labor. In March 2018, Kate felt like she’d exhausted all options, but Peter told her to try one more Google search—the same one she’d tried countless times before. Serendipitously, that was the exact, and only, time Good Threads needlepoint company paid for search engine optimization.“Good Threads was everything I could want in a partnership,” Kate says. “At that point, it was all focused on single moms , so their kids could go to school. Needlepoint has a good price point, so you can pay real wages. This is a skilled labor that there really aren’t a lot of people doing in the world.”After a trip to Haiti confirmed Good Threads was just what she’d dreamed of, they teamed up, and Kate launched Bauble Stockings in July 2018 from her home base in Atlanta, Georgia. Today, Good Threads employs more than 1,000 Haitians in the Jacmel community—up from fewer than 100 a few years ago—and Bauble Stockings provides 90 percent of their work. “Each bauble stocking has 4,000 stitches using petit point needlepoint technique, which shows the most detail,” Kate says, touting the precision of their stitchers who learned the skill via YouTube videos.Stateside, Sarah Watson creates the artwork for the company’s designs, bringing Kate’s visions to life with classic yet whimsical holiday motifs spanning angels, nutcrackers, reindeer, and collections like their latest hit, 12 Days of Christmas. Beyond their signature miniature stockings, they offer companion accessories, such as charms and stationery, and recently introduced full-size stockings in limited quantities. They also collaborate with a growing number of guest artists, including Dogwood Hill’s Holly Hollon and Mariana Barran Goodall of Hibiscus Linens, donating 10 percent of the profits from each design to a charity of the artist’s choice—a total that now exceeds $70,000.For Kate, giving back and bringing change to communities like Jacmel are made all the more meaningful as she does so by passing on her most cherished family tradition to other families. “I love the bauble stockings tradition because I love the feeling of going shopping with somebody special in mind,” she says. “Growing up, going shopping with my dad and brothers, thinking about my mom—that’s the memory I wanted to recreate that I couldn’t believe people had missed out on. It’s not about the gift—it’s the idea that you were very thought about. With Bauble Stockings, I want to create a meaningful tradition in people’s homes while creating meaningful work in another.”
I wanted to show you how tiny house communities like this Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon are being used to help the now formerly homeless. This is just one of the reasons why I love tiny
One of the biggest challenges with tiny house design is figuring out how you can maximize your privacy while still letting plenty of light into a small space. The last thing you want is a cramped structure without enough windows; this not only feels dark and confining, but doesn’t take advantage of integration with outdoor spaces; it is a missed opportunity.
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
Unique co-joined shepherds huts with boutique cottage interior and sunken hot tub with views across the Cotswolds.
Elizadle had sensed there was big opportunities when he started the project in January, and found a plenty hidden by previous residents. He said the process was like a selective defoliation, peeling back layers to reveal the inspiring original construction.
The timing was right for interior designer and property stylist Justine Wilson when the opportunity arose to rent a friend’s tiny home on the Hawkesbury River.
On any given night in the central Oregon city of Eugene, there are about 3,000 people who don't have a home to return to. Opportunity Village Eugene, a nonprofit organization based in that city, has a big plan to end it. Tiny houses. The mission of Opportunity Village Eugene is simple but impactful: they want to create small, self-managed communities of low-cost tiny houses for those who lack homes. Opportunity Village isn't a permanent housing arrangement for the city's homeless. Rather, it's a stepping stone to transitioning back into society and having a home themselves. "After only a few months of living there my girlfriend and I now are living a life where we are able to sustain a home on our own after being homeless for 2 years." says Sam Johns on the organization's website. Opportunity Village is a rather bare bones operation. The homes serve as shelter and a safe place to store belongings and not much more. The tiny homes are at most 60 square feet and are not equipped with running water, plumbing or electricity. Some residents have been able to get their hands on donated solar panels to power small devices like cell phones and small appliances. But now, Opportunity Village Eugene is raising $15,000 to establish Emerald Village, a 15-home community that's fully equipped with electricity, running water, outdoor fathering area, laundry facility, food pantry, walking paths, and a parking area. Each of the homes will be 128 to 250 square feet, a big improvement from the powerless, waterless 60 square foot homes. Members of Emerald Village will make monthly payments toward operational costs of the cooperative and will share in the ownership of it. Each monthly payment will be at most $250 and will go toward utilities and a share of the village, earning the lower-income residents equity. Emerald Village will also be self-governed Democracy Style by the residents who live there. CLICK HERE to make a donation toward Emerald Village. As of this writing, Emerald city is $7,419 of the way to their $15,000 goal. They also have a matching grant for $50,000 in place right now too, so every dollar donated is doubled. It's a small step in countering a huge problem, but I get the feeling it's going to be one of many.
Very small homes can provide big opportunities for people of all ages and the cities, towns and rural regions where they live.
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