Turning a garage into an in-law unit as empty nest alternative by Kirsten Dirksen on December 15, 2019 Stacy Lince’s family of four and her widowed mother, Lee Reich, were paying a collective $4,000 per month (and rising) …
Swedish-inspired backyard cottage works as secluded oasis home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2019 Su Pang loves travel and traditional Swedish cottages. In 2013, she had a little-used 5000-square-foot backyard subject to relaxed building …
Prototyping cardboard dwelling for off-grid Australian outback by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2014 When Link Knight saw the sturdy cardboard that came as packaging for his propane freezer, he began to wonder if …
Oregon “teens + dad” team build barge home and workshop by Kirsten Dirksen on October 21, 2013 Eddie Ebel wanted his family to be self-sufficient so he began designing a home and teaching his kids to build …
Off-grid self-reliance & survivalism in Australia’s outback by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2013 When he was a teen, Link Knight saw his uncle go bankrupt and vowed to stay out of debt. Years …
Debt-free boat tiny home for family of 3 on Portland island by Kirsten Dirksen on September 21, 2013 Jane and Tony had lived on a sailboat when they were child-free and loved it, so when their landlord raised …
Simple living on a narrowboat home in West End London by Kirsten Dirksen on April 3, 2013 Emma Freemantle lives in pricey West End London (near Regent’s Park), but she could afford to buy her home because …
Teen tiny house builder Austin Hay finishes dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2012 We first visited Austin Hay after he had just finished his sophomore year (see 16 year old builds tiny home …
Berkeley’s backyard tiny house helps with income, landscape by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2012 Karen Chapple is a city planning professor so she knows all about the benefits of backyard cottages as urban infill …
First they remodeled a shotgun shack, then revamped it for $700 by Kirsten Dirksen on September 30, 2012 Three years ago, the Jordan family left their 2,500-square-foot, 4-bedroom home to move into a 1-bedroom 320-square-foot prefab. They also …
