Posts Tagged ‘simple living’
Her Permitted Container Home on Land
A Dream Come True! Jen’s Mountain Tiny Home Meet Jen, living her dream in a permitted container home in the Colorado mountains. It all began with a massive amount of research. Notably, she found a county open to nontraditional housing types and exceptionally helpful during the land development process. The pandemic, unfortunately, made completing everything…
Read MoreHer Single Level Tiny Home for Authentic Living
Meet Tyler, a new single level tiny home dweller. During the pandemic, she reevaluated and shifted her lifestyle priorities. She uncovered a yearning for simple, authentic living. So Tyler returned to her previous tiny homeownership dream with a preowned house in her budget. Fortunately, she secured one of the seven available legal parking spots at…
Read MoreNewlywed Grad Students’ Book-Filled Tiny House
Meet Emilio and Krysten, newlywed grad students living in a plant and book-filled tiny house. It offers a satisfying simple living sanctuary as they work towards literary PHDs. On their first date, at that time, Emilio’s tiny house, the small space & community magic of Cranmore Meadows, helped their love story blossom. After marrying last…
Read MoreLiving a More Sustainable Lifestyle – 5 Simple Tips
Have you decided to make some changes in your life this year to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle? If so, you’re not alone. After all, the start of a new year is when many people take steps to improve their lives or change some old habits. One of the most significant changes you can make…
Read MoreHow to Live a Tiny House Lifestyle in a Regular-Sized House
Try out the Tiny House Lifestyle, No Tiny Home Required Hello Friends! It’s Alaska, your Tiny House Concierge! I meet many people who are fascinated by the tiny home lifestyle but who haven’t yet taken the plunge into the tiny-house-world. If you fall into that category, then this article is for you! Today, I will…
Read MoreThriving Coastal Tiny House Community
A run-down property rezoned & transformed Welcome to Tiny Tranquility, a thriving coastal tiny house community on the Oregon coast. The owner received a conditional use permit to transform an old nursery property into a beautiful village with year-round parking spots, amenities for days, and adorable rentals. Perhaps the best part for ocean lovers, the…
Read MoreHer Dream Tiny Home with Escalante Village Tour
Aging in place in a mountain town tiny home community Meet Sandy, a 77-year-old retiree aging in place in her dream tiny home. She lives in Escalante Village and loves the location and her like-minded neighbors. Fortunately, Sandy secured one of the first lots when it opened in 2019. It’s a residential permitted movable tiny…
Read MoreHe’s lived in Two Tiny Houses since 2013, 0 regrets!
9 years, 2 tiny houses, 0 regrets Meet Allen, who downsized after hard times and has now lived in two tiny houses since 2013. He’s found that a simple lifestyle is just plain practical. Additionally, it leads to more fulfillment by enabling him to prioritize his resources (time & money) around what matters most. “For…
Read MoreGranny Flats Not Just for Your Gran! Advantages of ADUs
Make the Most of Your Backyard You might be familiar with the term granny flats or mother-in-law suites. Did you know that’s a kind ADU? It is also known as an accessory dwelling unit, often a foundation-based tiny home. However, a tiny house on wheels (THOWs) can be one. Nowadays, eco-friendly housing solutions are on…
Read MoreTiny House Life: 3 Benefits of Living Simply
If the last 18 months have taught us anything as a society, it may be the benefits of living a more simple life. Without the daily commute to work or the need to be in an office all day, many of us found ourselves settling into a slower and more natural pace, which has allowed…
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