How I made “We the Tiny House People” by Kirsten Dirksen on April 23, 2012 These days, I see small homes everywhere and just released a documentary on the topic (watch “We the Tiny House …
“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 …
Tiny Origami apartment in Manhattan unfolds into 4 rooms by Kirsten Dirksen on November 6, 2011 In 2005, third-grade-teacher Eric Schneider bought an apartment in Manhattan as big as he could afford. He paid $235,000 for …
Transforming a tiny apartment for a growing family (kid #2) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2011 Marta Barceló lives in a 47 square meter (505 sq ft) apartment in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. She first moved in with …
How to organize a tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2010 Felice Cohen lives in a 90-square-foot Manhattan studio, but she doesn’t see it as a sacrifice. What keeps it cozy …
Simple life Manhattan: a 90-square-foot microstudio by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2010 By choosing a studio that measures just 12 feet by 7 feet, Felice Cohen can afford to live in Manhattan’s …
Big green Apple life: live smaller, drive less, share more by Kirsten Dirksen on December 5, 2009 My love affair with New York began rather blindly. I moved for a short-term television job and stayed for six …
50-year-old sinks and grandma’s doorknobs in NYC by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 According to the National Association of Homebuilders, Americans spent nearly $230 billion on home remodeling last year. Until we all …
