Written by Isabelle Nagel-Brice of A Tiny Good Thing The tiny house movement has progressed over the last 15 years or so. However, an increasing number of people are choosing to live in tiny homes for the same reasons as when the movement began. In the beginning,...
Written by Isabelle Nagel-Brice of A Tiny Good Thing Currently the laws and legal restrictions of living full-time in a tiny house are preventing some from taking the plunge into the tiny house movement. However, that hasn’t slowed many in the pursuit of living simply without...
Written by Isabelle Nagel-Brice of A Tiny Good Thing For many, living in a tiny house is all about bringing the outdoors back into our lives. Living in a small space encourages us to get outside and have a closer connection to nature. It’s easier to...
Written by Isabelle Nagel-Brice of A Tiny Good Thing Tiny houses have been around since humans started building shelter, however the Tiny House Movement began around 20 years ago in the United States. It’s inception can be attributed to Jay Shafer among others, and the first tiny...
Written and graphics made by Isabelle Nagel-Brice of A Tiny Good Thing Since the time when humans first began building shelter until now, most homes were small. Many groups of people lived nomadic lifestyles, so their houses could be considered the first mobile houses on wheels,....
Choosing the Right Time to Downsize Many people plan big decisions, transitions, or moves around what they consider to be the 'right timing'. That may mean when they've saved enough money, accomplished a big project at work, or when their kids graduate and move out. What most...
Summer Parties in Your Tiny Home Summer is the season for family gatherings, pool parties, and fun in the sun. These memory-making experiences can be hosted anywhere, regardless of the size of your interior real estate. Don’t shy away from inviting the whole crew over just...
Vertical Gardening Ideas Vertical gardening is using vertical space to grow vegetables (or herbs, or flowers, even root crops), often using containers that hang in a sunny space. Traditional gardeners have achieved this by installing climbing plants like squashes and beans for centuries by building trellises....
A decade ago, when the tiny house movement was just gaining momentum, many were reportedly buying completed models in the $15,000-$30,000 price range. Since the explosion of growth in alternative housing and the struggle for most Americans to keep up with the high cost of...
While the tiny house movement catches the country off guard with its over 900% increase over the past decade, the idea of alternative housing continues to grow while industry standards struggle to catch up. This leaves holes in major parts of the building and homeownership...