Small House Movement

Small homes, big living

There was an article in The Economist this week on small homes, or as they called it, a "Very little house on the prairie". It talks about the movement to make homes smaller again, and the example given is of a man who has built small homes out of salvaged material and antique hardware. The idea is that there is plenty of material out there to put together new spaces for living, and that these new spaces do not need to be McMansions.

I am hooked! I have now been exploring websites and looking at pictues and design plans, and I'm ready to build my own small house!

Small House Links

Tiny Texas Houses
"My goal is to show people what can be done with a concept I call Salvage Building, thus what you see is 99% Pure Salvage."
The Next Little Thing? - NYTimes.com
Tiny houses have been a fringe curiosity for a decade or more, but devotees believe the concept’s time has finally arrived.
Small Home & House | small, simple, modular, prefab, modern, solar, plans, kits & design @ s
Small House Style is a web magazine dedicated to all things small house & home, prefab, sustainable, design, architecture and modern.
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
The leader in Tiny Houses. Buy house plans and build it yourself, or buy ready made houses.
Small House Society
The Small House Society is an effective living outreach of Resources for Life. We are a cooperatively managed organization dedicated to the promotion of smaller housing alternatives which can be more affordable and ecolog

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	Tiny House Floor Plans: Over 200 Interior Designs for Tiny Houses (Volume 1) Amazon Price: $21.95 List Price: $24.95
	The Small House Book Amazon Price: $29.95
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Another Small House

This is one of the cooloest looking houses! I am set on living in a small house someday!

My NYC Small House

I guess I should point out that I have lived in a small space before - in NYC my first apartment was probably 100 sq feet, and the amount of money I spent on rent while living in that space would have been enough to cover a good portion of a small house out in the countryside! But I think my experience in city dwelling has allowed me to feel comfortable in a small space for my living area, since I realized that there is more outside and all around you that is yours to enjoy, just not necessarily own, and that having a small space is an excellent way to learn to live a simple lifestyle.