A tiny home for a growing family (bed under stairs included) by Kirsten Dirksen on January 7, 2010 They’re not part of any official Small House Movement, but they live in a small home and they live well. …
Energy-efficient, affordable tiny cob home for modern hobbits by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2009 It’s estimated that half of the world’s population lives in earth buildings, but for many countries this type of architecture …
A tour through Thoreau’s simple living at Walden pond by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “In wildness is the preservation of the world,” wrote Henry David Thoreau in 1851 at a time when he was …
Shrinking your crib: when home is just 65 square feet by Kirsten Dirksen on May 14, 2009 In a land where the average home size has grown steadily for nearly 15 years and is now over twice …
Living small: when home is a 150-square-foot RV by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2009 They only get about 7-10 mpg, but RVs can be environmentally friendly… when parked. “What I use in electricity and …