Category Archives: tiny house

Everything I Need to Know about Designing Tiny Houses I Learned from Cleaning Them

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

Okay, that’s not really true. Most of what I know about designing tiny houses came from living in a travel trailer, a yurt, an accessory dwelling, and two tiny houses on wheels over the past two years. I certainly learned … Continue reading →

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Coming Full Circle… and Moving Forward

Posted on September 13, 2013 by

Two years ago this week I moved to Portland and this week I’m Housesitting the Tiny Barn at the location where my first tiny house was parked when My Tiny Adventure Began. So, in a way, it feels like I’ve … Continue reading →

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Housesitting the Tiny Barn

Posted on September 8, 2013 by

This week I’m Coming Full Circle… and Moving Forward. It’s been fun the past couple days to housesit for a friend of mine and stay in the Tiny Barn. A year and a half ago I helped the owner talk through … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Construction Essentials: Plumbing Systems

Posted on August 23, 2013 by

Remember Casa Pequena, that tiny house we framed and wrapped in just 2 days at the Casa Verde festival in McMinnville last April? If not, here’s a sweet video of the Case Pequena build. It’s time for Casa Pequena to be … Continue reading →

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Tiny Open House at Bayside Bungalow

Posted on August 9, 2013 by

Two years ago, my friend Brittany gave me one of the best gifts I’ve ever received when she offered to let me rent her tiny house on wheels to decide if the Little Life is really a good fit for … Continue reading →

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Home, Sweet Pea

Posted on August 6, 2013 by

Yesterday a handful of friends helped me move My 190 Things to my new home, Sweet Pea. We made the move in one trip and it only took a couple hours, though it would have been quicker if we hadn’t gotten … Continue reading →

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Perfect Packing Weather

Posted on August 3, 2013 by

It’s Transition Time and I’ve now caught up on sleep enough to tackle the next steps. This morning is grey so it seems like the perfect whether to bustle around the house, organizing and clustering in preparation for my move into … Continue reading →

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Transition Time

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

It’s August 1st and today marks the first day of the rest of my life. Perhaps I’m being dramatic, but today feels like a pivot point. It seems I often set myself up so that several major things change all … Continue reading →

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My Storage Locker

Posted on July 29, 2013 by

During my first year of graduate school I gained access to a locker in the urban planning building, which was a big help. I was living 7 miles from campus in the Cully neighborhood and commuting downtown by bike or … Continue reading →

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Caravan’s Tiny Houses

Posted on July 25, 2013 by

  Caravan – The Tiny House Hotel will be having its grand opening on Saturday, July 27th, 2013 and I’m sure it will book up quickly once the word is out. It’s a great place for a staycation for Portlanders … Continue reading →

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