The good news about consumerism is that more and more of us are noticing it. How long ago did you hear someone--maybe yourself?--say something about “our consumerist society”? Chances are it hasn’t been long and whoever brought it up did so disdainfully. Minimalism is a conscious,...
Like finding a life partner or becoming a billionaire, building your own house can seem downright impossible. But not to worry; unlike love and money, lumber almost always stays where you put it. In fact, the scientific laws governing carpentry are so reliable that as...
For those of us who are lucky enough to work in the world of tiny homes at this point in history, the galleries in our brains are always filling up with fresh ideas, expanding, and filling up again. With such low costs and so much...
Many of us who convert to the tiny house life do so in part because we love the idea of sustainable living. But it’s easy to get intimidated by watching the masters of sustainable living on YouTube--they enjoy thinking about it; maybe we just want...
One of the great things about a tiny house is that since there’s so much less to build, other small structures can be converted into tiny houses relatively cheaply and quickly. Sheds are one of the most popular structures to tiny-housify. There can be some problems...
The problem with a tiny home bathroom is that it’s a relatively large area that has at least two fixtures (toilet and shower) that usually can’t be moved much. If you must, you can forego the bathroom sink for the one in the kitchen, but...
Even if you’re not a minimalism “enthusiast” per se, converting to a tiny house lifestyle necessarily entails a certain degree of minimalist living. This can be an overwhelming prospect for some of us. Fear not--it’s easy to start and grow into it over time. And,...
Oregon is one of the best states in the nation for moving into a modular home. Our experienced team of tiny house builders and the competition that results ensures higher quality and lower prices. In fact, the average Oregon modular home costs about $135,000--an incredible...
Generally speaking, a prefab tiny home kit is a package of house parts that have been built off-site. In the traditional home-building industry, these parts are usually assembled on-site by the builder. For reference, think Tiny Heirloom’s signature series. The alternative is building everything on-site,...
Buying your first house used to mean saving up a year's salary or more so you could trade it to a bank for a 30-year loan of hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you made out well, you could pay off most of your loan...