The folks at Buzzfeed posted a funny video the other day where they invited two couples and a single guy to experience living in a tiny house for a few hours. They hooked up with B.A. Norrgard, who owns a 112 sq. ft. tiny house one wheels that she built herself. She documented the build and […]
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Tour This Amazing Off Grid, DIY Tiny Mobile Home Built for $18k
Upon returning from living in the Carribean Brett Sutherland knew one thing – he didn’t want to lose the money he saved paying rent. He had saved enough for about 1.5 years worth of rent and decided to design his own tiny mobile home. And what a great job he did! He implemented some great […]
The Desire to Acquire and How it Impacts Happiness
Here’s another inspiring TED talk that centers around the idea that the more we strive to collect things the less happy we become. There’s a definite correlation between the desire to acquire and our relative happiness once we have the things we want. This isn’t to say you should abandon all wants in life, but […]
Build a Shelter Using Pallets
DIY in a day with pallet house plans from i-Beam Design Recycled pallets make a great building material, and with millions of used pallets discarded each year they’re both cheap and easy to find. Thanks to comprehensive plans from i-Beam Design, they’re also easy to make into a tiny house even if you have absolutely […]
The “Willy Wonka” of Tiny Texas Houses on the Magic of Reusing Wood
In this video the “Willy Wonka” of tiny house building shares a full hour of tips and insight into his approach to building a tiny house. If you ever wondered about how to find, work with, and manipulate wood that’s been tossed aside, this video probably will prove useful. This guy is a genius, an expert craftsman […]