Teen turns bus into off-grid, $5,600 photovoltaic tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2014 Nineteen-year-old John was a sophomore going to college in his hometown and living at home. Looking for an affordable way …
Converted garage as income-earning small home in exurban LA by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2014 When Chris Aune bought his home in Lancaster, California, he was looking for a place for just himself and his …
Norcal veteran coder customizes off-grid home with sensors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2014 Loren Amelang once helped code for Silicon Valley companies, but he’d always been sensitive to environment so when his employer …
Paris micro-apartment stacks kitchen, bed, bath in 129 sq ft by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2014 Architect Julie Nabucet had already garnered attention for her design of a 16m2 apartment (with then-partner Marc Baillargeon), but for …
Oregon surfboard pioneer on the art of sculpting smart boards by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2014 Lanny Shuler learned to shape a surfboard at age 7 out of necessity. Over a decade later he was doing …
Art of living in a Dordogne’s tiny mud home with living roof by Kirsten Dirksen on May 15, 2014 In a small forest in France’s Dordogne, self-taught carpenter Menthé built his home with a living roof and mud walls, …
French carpenters craft off-grid hamlet of tiny dwellings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2014 A few years ago, a group of carpenters (and friends) began building tiny homes on a property in southwest France …
Homebrew of fermentation: preparing food for your microbiome by Kirsten Dirksen on May 5, 2014 Intrigued by her grandmother’s traditional pickles and sauerkraut, Jennifer Harris first started fermenting foods ten years ago. A couple of …
Paris’ maison-stairwell stacks 4 floors in 25 sqm (269 sqft) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2014 When Alban Diner moved into his tiny Parisian apartment, the rooms were cramped and dark; the only source of direct …
Minimal tree tents, sky chairs, tree boats: learning by doing by Kirsten Dirksen on April 21, 2014 Jodie helps run the Vertical Horizons treehouse resort and believes in getting into the canopy of the trees any chance …
