French rural property becomes tiny home village (on wheels) by Kirsten Dirksen on December 26, 2020 When Ludivine inherited a rural property after her mother’s death, she decided to make it work for her by renting …
The world from our window: seclusion as introspection opportunity? by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2020 A virus, smaller than a micron, has made it clear that we are now a world without borders. Confined to …
Cave & “Moulin” home restoration looks like a Rembrandt painting by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2020 Sandrine Lafage was looking to buy a cave home when she stumbled up on a historic windmill, cave and barn …
2 greenhouses and 3 containers in wasteland become dream home by Kirsten Dirksen on September 16, 2018 Twenty years ago architect Patrick Partouche wanted to build an affordable home for his family on an undeveloped piece of …
Bliss of resting in a bubble atop a forest canopy near Paris by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2018 When working in forestry, Stéphane Durocher used to sleep in a hammock high in the trees so when he moved …
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 …
Intentionally small home: urban living in North Carolina by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2013 Nicole Alvarez grew up in a typical American suburbia: spacious homes, large yards, not walkable to town. Then she began …
“We the Tiny House People”: documentary trailer by Kirsten Dirksen on April 18, 2012 I stumbled into the Small House Movement by accident of location- my parents live within miles of the tiny house …
In praise of smart cars by starlord on April 26, 2008 [reposted from smart USA news #13, march 2008, used by permission] Everyone knows that the smart fortwo is an incredibly …
