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From The Tiny House Blog
How to Prepare Your Tiny House for Severe Weather Conditions
Securing your tiny house so you can tow it is one thing, but what if you live in an area that experiences hurricanes, tornadoes, and other dangerous types of weather? If you do live in such an area, it's important that you know how to prepare your tiny house for extreme weather conditions.
How Do You Downsize to Live in a Tiny House?
One concern I hear from many would-be tiny house owners is that they're not sure they'll be able to downsize to live in a tiny house. They like the idea of cutting down their possessions and living tiny, but they don't know if they'd actually be able to do it.
Fall at the Tiny House: How to prepare your tiny house for winter
Summer ends quickly here in Vermont. You go from wearing shorts and a t-shirt one day, to nights that dip down to 45 degrees and foggy, damp mornings the next. But it's not all bad. Fall here is beautiful. In fact, it's so beautiful that tourists come from all over...
“Will We All Fit?” 5 Tiny House Families
I often hear from people who would love to live in a tiny house, but who don't believe they can because they have a family. Some people have one kid. Others have three kids and a dog. And plenty more don't have kids right now, but know they will want them in the...
Converting a Storage Shed into your Tiny Home to Save Time & Money
Recently I've been receiving more and more emails asking me about the concept of turning a shed into a tiny house. Can you build a tiny house out of a shed? Why would you build a tiny house out of a shed? And should I start my build with a shed? In this article, I'll...
Create Your Own Tiny House Jungle with These 5 Solutions for Small Spaces
Note from Ethan: This is a guest post about tiny house plants, by my brother Jesse, who works for a really cool plant nursery in Portland, OR. Houseplants are having their moment. Perhaps it’s because people want to bring a little bit of the outdoors in. Or, maybe...