Tiny the Movie

Hey everybody, just a short post about a documentary I just watched called Tiny: A Story About Living Small. I watched it on Netflix, but I believe that it is also available on DVD and iTunes as well. It was so fun to watch their journey while building his tiny house. Also, there were great interviews from people already living in their own.

I highly recommend this film to anybody curious about the tiny house idea/movement. Also to anybody who likes documentaries or construction. It is heartfelt and wonderfully put together. It makes me want to film some of my process, just to have it and look back on. These photos are from the movie.

New TV Show: Tiny House Nation

I am so excited about this new TV show Tiny House Nation. It is going to be (as far as I can tell) interesting, and AWESOME! 

Here is a blurb from their website: 

"In “Tiny House Nation,” renovation experts and hosts, John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin, travel across America to show off ingenious small spaces and the inventive people who live in them, as well as help new families design and construct their own mini-dream home in a space no larger than 300 square feet. From a micro-apartment in New York City to a caboose car turned home in Montana to a micro-sized mobile home for road tripping – this is a series that celebrates the exploding movement of tiny homes. From pricey to budget friendly, “Tiny House Nation” is not a typical design show, but one that proves size doesn’t always matter – it’s creativity that counts."

So this show is produces by the fyi network. I am not sure what channel this will show up on, but I am pretty sure I don't get it haha. I have until July 9th (series premiere date) to figure something out. Any suggestions? 

Here is a link to the trailer/sneak peek video. 

I find the idea of a design show featured specifically for spaces under 300 sf to be fantastic. It moves away from the modern trend of maximizing the space your budget can produce, to something more sustainable and along the lines of what I am doing. Hopefully I can pick up some design tips from their process and get inspired from some of the finished houses. It would be awesome if they did a tiny house on wheels, but thay are not going to focus on a specific genre of house (which will keep the show fresh and interesting). 

It is nice to see the Tiny House Movement/ Culture to get some more screen time. I hope it will be good! I will post an update after a few episodes with my review. That is.... if I am able to watch it! 

Why Start a Blog?

There are a number of factors leading me to this decision.

#1 being that there is so little documentation about the process out there! There are a lot of sites that show completed houses and design ideas, and there are a few where you can purchase plans/videos with instruction. Those may be the solution for others, but I was looking for something different to inspire and educate me. I wanted a place to see the process step by step, and learn from their successes and failures. I did eventually find a couple great sites and I still go back to them all the time to add to my design. Off the top of my head, the tiny project is probably my main inspiration to do a blog. I love their house and a lot of my design elements are drawn from theirs. Hopefully my blog/house will inspire others like theirs inspired me

Reason #2 is having a way to document my progress in pictures. I absolutely LOVE before and after photos and seeing tangible evidence of success. I want a place to look back on, during and after the build to keep me motivated and focused. You could argue that a picture album could do the same thing, and it could, to a point. I wanted something a little more in depth, a little more involved.

I'm sure there are more reasons, but nothing I can verbalize right now at the moment. I'll probably address/update later with a more comprehensive post.