Although tiny houses have been around since the 1800s, the tiny house movement really started around 2000 when University of Iowa professor Jay Shafer’s tiny home was featured in the Des Moines Register.For many in the tiny house movement, they…
I’ve been researching and writing about tiny homes for years, but never have I seen one quite like the one I’m about to share with you today. 38-year-old Tim Johnson is an Alaska resident who decided to build a tiny…
Like many people who decide to make the plunge to tiny home living, Lauren and Patrick were drawn to the financial freedom and simplified lifestyle that living in a tiny home allows. The couple first bought a tiny home from…
This tiny home village in Tampa Bay, Florida, is providing an affordable alternative to apartment living. In 2021, house designer ESCAPE opened a tiny home village in the area. With the recent rise of interest in remote lifestyles due to…
Like many people, Stefanie found herself out of work when the pandemic hit. With plenty of time on her hands, she was inspired to do something productive. Stefanie spent the lockdown learning a new skill: building a custom vardo, also…
One can find the Swedish torch quite beneficial, especially when running low on logs or when one wants to make them last longer. Making a Swedish torch is a lot simpler than it might look. It was first used and…
Have you ever thought about making an alarm when going camping or just to have one in case of emergency? Making a trip wire alarm system is easier than it seems at a first glance and it will notify you…
Summer is on it’s way and we are all looking forward to those long, warm, summer nights that summer brings. The backyard turns into a gathering place for friends and family and when there are gatherings, there must be food…
Water is one of the most important resources you can have and to get water to the highest point on your property, so that you can store it and water your gardens and your animals and your orchards are incredibly…
Let’s face it, junk mail is one of the biggest pains in you know what out there. Day after day piles of useless paper enters our mailboxes and we typically just toss it away in the garbage. Although most of…
