You know when you bite the inside of your cheek and you really wish you hadn't? You instantly know the rest of your day is gonna suck. I mean, we chew so many times in our lives. We should be experts! We shouldn't make painful mistakes like gnawing a hole into our own face! But… Continue reading Take Time With a Wounded Hand

For you Game Of Thrones fans out there, winter is coming!  If you're not yet a fan, stop reading this and go watch seasons 1 through 7, then get back to our blog. OK, where was I? Oh yes, winter is coming. It's actually been coming here in Missouri for a few weeks. We spent… Continue reading Winter Is Coming

Some people can afford to pay other people to build their tiny houses for them - and there ain’t nothing wrong with that - we, however, cannot. So, we are taking the DIY approach on a VERY tight budget. What we lack in funds, we make up with an abundance of time, mixed in with… Continue reading If you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the time

Design changes. Like all things in life, we strive to improve. Sometimes while doing the improving, things get a bit messy for a bit. Framing your life to function within a very small space is quite a challenge. You have to make choices and find compromise within yourself. Speaking of framing…the framing of the walls… Continue reading Framing your life

When I really think about it, years from now, do I want to be able to say, "Hey, remember when my girlfriend and I built that tiny house with our own four hands? That sure was easy"? At this particular moment, the answer is... YES! Yes I do! However, I know at the end of… Continue reading If it were easy….

Today was kind of a big day. We finished putting the flashing on the trailer! For those of you that don't know what flashing is - no, it is NOT the act of showing your bits and pieces to unsuspecting passersby - it is thin sheet metal, or other material, that is meant to act as… Continue reading It’s the little things

People dream. It’s one thing that we all have in common. We dream of winning the lottery. Dream of quitting work. Dream of living life to the fullest and wasting none of the time we have here. I’ve always taken the approach of doing pretty much whatever my heart felt like at the time. Road… Continue reading Dream Tiny