People + Places
Category(Small?) Natural Homes Google Mashup
Natural Homes just launched a brilliant Google Maps mashup where you can find low-impact natural homes of straw bale, cob, earthbag, timber frame a…
Small house living is in… in Japan
Living small is in… in Japan. A younger generation of Japanese with modest budgets are showing demand for ultra-compact homes, known as kyo-sho-…
The “King” of Small Houses: tiny houses the Vermont way
Meet Peter King, Vermont’s “King” of tiny houses. Keep it simple the Peter King way: 2-3 days per week and $200 to $300 per month. Enjoy this Ver…
CNN Video: Tiny homes big in down economy OR CNN loves Tumbleweed Tiny Homes
The world is learning to live small and Jay Shafer is leading the way. CNN even says so! Mortgage free? $75/year in utilities? Not a slave to y…
CNN Video: Small spaces for Japan’s Net Room Refugees
We are not quite sure what to think of Japan’s “net rooms.” They are small (the size of a closet,) short-term rooms to live in while job searching …
Small House Style featured in the New York Times
Small House Style was featured in the New York Times on September 11, 2008, on page F1 of the New York edition. The article The Next Little Thing?…
Jay Shafer and the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company make small… BIG
It is impossible to do a search for small houses and not turn up Jay Shafer and the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. He is in large part the inspira…
Pedro de la Montaña’s small slice of heaven in Costa Rica
One of the improvements you’ve been asking for at Small House Style is more images of “the dirty dishes in the sink.” Many of the small houses we …
Small House Style at Yale…
Elizabeth Turnbull was recently accepted to the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and instead of spending an estimated $14,000 on r…
Hygge House – taking genuine pleasure in making ordinary everyday things simply extraordinary
We just came across a great blog by Alex Beuachamp named Hygge House. Hygge (hu-gah) is a Danish word that describe a feeling or mood that comes f…