Below is a small round-up of tiny house related news:
1. The Small Life – this article highlights the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
2. L and I are going to visit Tortosie Shell Home’s on July 12th! We have looked at a lot of tiny homes and this is the company we are going purchase our tiny place from. The Tiny House Blog has an excellent post on this fast growing company:
Bills goal is to keep these homes simple and affordable. He has three models, ranging from a very basic unit to a loaded off the grid ready version. Tortoise Shell Homes has only been in business six months but word is getting out and he is looking to be very busy in the near future.
These tiny houses are built just like a standard home with all the electrical, insulation, etc. This model includes a full size shower, toilet and sink and comes with an instant hot water heater. There is room for a small washer/dryer unit as well. (see floor plan) These six custom order homes come with oak floors, sky lights and pine walls.
3. Via the Tiny House Blog: Empty nesters, greens and first-time buyers are finding tiny houses a good fit
4. The Tiny Circus has a web site and blog describing the artist tour and Shedworking has an excellent post about the tour too!
5. The Garden2Office could easily be transformed into a tiny house. So many possibilities!
6. Tiny, Inviting and Ready for a Small Party
…Even on this tree-shaded stretch of 19th- and early 20th-century buildings a block from Gramercy Park — widely known as New York’s “block beautiful” — the one-story brick carriage house is a standout. Its footprint is small, its black-painted facade trim and elegant, with a Dutch-style stepped roof, a fire-engine-red door and a matching flower box hung below white-painted windows.
