Small House Style

Looking for a smaller footprint? Want a beautiful, one-of-a-kind small home made of recycled wood, vintage materials and antique hardware? Then check out Tiny Texas Houses.

We just came across one of the coolest concepts: Square Foot Gardening! Thank Nikoli!

In the founder’s words:

How would you like a garden filled with beautiful flowers, fresh herbs and luscious vegetables, all with NO WEEDS and NO HARD WORK? No more heavy digging or all-at-once harvest. Less watering, weeding, and thinning. What’s left is a picture perfect garden you will be so proud of. Put yourself in a rocking chair and start your own Square Foot Garden!

Check out this YouTube video for more about Mel and Square Foot Gardening:

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Don’t miss Sheldon Designs’ Scratch and Dent Sale. Not long ago they moved their office and found a large stack of plans at the bottom of a pile. Instead of recycling them, they are making them available to us at just under half price!

Here are some of our favorite Sheldon Designs house plans:

	Saphire Cabin C582 (Crawlspace & Basement) – $149 $72.00: 20′ x 20′ 2 BR with 2 FB. Porches F+B. 1st floor: 400sf 2nd floor: 182sf Total: 582sf Porch: 320sf Only 16 14 left at $72.00
	Micro Cabin C103 (Crawlspace) – $69 $32.00: 16′ x 16′ with a 8′ x 16′ screened porch. 1 BR with 1 FB and Kitchen 1st.floor: 256sf 2nd.floor: 80sf Total: 336sf Porch: 128sf Only 14 11 left at $32.00
	Micro Cottage CT103 (Crawlspace) – $79 $37.00: 16′ x 16′ with a 9.5′ x 9′ bumpout. 1 BR with 1 FB. 1st.floor: 354sf 2nd.floor: 170sf Total: 524sf Porch: 66sf Only 18 15 left at $37.00
	Surfside Cottage C792c (Crawlspace) – $197 $97.00: 20′ x 20′ with a 10′ x 10′ bumpout. 3 BR – 2 FB + laundry. 1st.floor: 503sf 2nd.floor: 289sf Total: 792sf Wrap-around Porch: 525sf Only 14 13 left at $97.00
	Wilderness Cabin I CW96 – $19 $9.00: 8′ x 12′ with front porch. Perfect backyard getaway. 1st.floor: 96sf 2nd.floor: 212sf Total: 980sf Porch: 320sf Only 28 24 left at $9.00
	Wilderness Cabin II CW192 – $29 $13.00: 12′ x 16′ with 2 bunk lofts and front porch. Perfect cabin. 1st.floor: 192sf Porch: 96sf Only 30 17 left at $13.00

Every once and while we scour the web for small house videos and we just had to promote this one…

Is there anyone within shooting distance of Washington D.C. (ideally near the ocean in Delaware, Maryland or Virginia who has land and wants to host a small house?

Email Steve at steves.tinyhouse@yahoo.com. Good luck Steve!