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Ron Czecholinski

Ready for a Cottage Community now? 4 Replies

Started by Ron Czecholinski in Small House Living. Last reply by Amy Turnbull Feb 1.

Amy Turnbull

Classified 1 Reply

Started by Amy Turnbull in Activism. Last reply by Amy Turnbull Jan 26.

Amy Turnbull

Okay, I found us a 5 acre property in California's Central Coast! 14 Replies

Started by Amy Turnbull in Activism. Last reply by Amy Turnbull Jan 24.

 

Latest Activity

You shear them, like sheeps.
10 hours ago
I'm living in a small apartment now with my wife. It's about twice the size of my 140 square foot home. :-)
14 hours ago
Here's a link to a cottage in the heart of San Francisco. 400+ square feet with a yard for over $350,000!
15 hours ago
I hope the fur is harvested from live bunnies!
15 hours ago
Whenever I am in a dense new urbanism space, I'm reminded of how efficient (environmentally) such structures are when you calculate all factors. A friend of mine builds homes that are 2000 square feet or more yet cost about $200 per year for cooling…
17 hours ago
I agree. "location" is understood to include economic opportunity. I'm a fan of urban infill property, however, the flip side of that is price--the better the location (jobs, climate, growth etc.) the higher the price of land, especially in the city…
17 hours ago
A few friends of mine had a great idea selling angora rabbit fur.
17 hours ago
I think it's particularly important to have some economic/financial component for a small house community to be a community. If not, here's what happens... (1) group of people buys land where land is available which is far from any city, (2) group o…
17 hours ago
Amy, Port is the left side (bottom of the photo) :) I would agree that there's a lot of work involved with a boat. In part, that is because the consequences of something going wrong on a boat can be much more severe than on land. In part it's beca…
18 hours ago
So many good ideas here. We each seem to have our own areas of focus, but many overlap. Glad to hear some of you talking about paying cash for land or home. That is the only way I'll ever be able to own a home. I became disabled at age 44 and am liv…
22 hours ago
"Better Living Through Simplicity"
22 hours ago
Marganne and Gerrie are now friends
23 hours ago
Surfing the net for homes, here's my likes and dislikes: What I don't like: (always easier than the other way around) badly staged views of rooms i.e. clutter, darkness, visual noise A condo that is not in a major city--what's the point? A condo t…
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Hi Ron, glad to be part of the group
yesterday
Greg, do you still live in 140 square feet?
yesterday
This is a discussion area for the book by Gregory Johnson, Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned Living in 140 Square Feet
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This is a great shot! My dad was a huge boater but for me it's way too much work! Which side is port?
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Blog Posts

Gregory Paul Johnson

TINY HOUSE SURVEY

Please help with the following effort...

From: Kaycee Overcash
Date: February 1, 2010 6:58:51 PM CST
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Subject: TINY HOUSE SURVEY

Hello from:

William Fan
Kimberly Huang
Mert Iseri
Sasha Letuchy
Kaycee Overcash
Alejandro Sklar
We are engineering students at Northwestern University and we are working on a Tiny House project. We call ourselves team Casita.

We would greatly appreciate if you could take a moment to take this survey that would assist in our project, a… Continue

Posted by Gregory Paul Johnson on February 1, 2010 at 7:04pm

Gregory Paul Johnson

Waste Water and Gray Water Disposal for Small House Off-The-Grid Living

Summary. It is common for ultra-compact homes to have non-traditional plumbing and water sources. This saves on the time and money required when constructing the home and saves space in the walls. Because many tiny homes are intended to be moveable, permanent connections to municipal water supply and waste water sewage aren't usually used.

Fresh Water Supply. For many tiny homes, the most practical… Continue

Posted by Gregory Paul Johnson on January 19, 2010 at 3:30pm

Anne Masias

Winter Wonderland Sale

http://pennypincherbarns.com/CabinsBarnsandSmallHomes/Sale.aspx
Now Until February 1st. Winter Wonderland Sale 15% Off Kits & Accessories!

Posted by Anne Masias on January 18, 2010 at 8:21pm

Amy Turnbull

The Latest Cheese on Cottage Communities


Spring Valley Community, Port Townsend

Here's a blurb I wrote about my recent trip to Seattle with my sister, Sarah Turnbull Pesina. (I moved it from the Group since it's of a more personal nature.)

Seattle was everything I hoped for! We arrived at Seatac Airport at night and took a town car to the… Continue

Posted by Amy Turnbull on January 18, 2010 at 1:55pm

Shireen Qudosi

Your Lifestyle Using Eco-Principles

Changing Your Perception

Step 1 to realigning your lifestyle using eco-principles is to begin seeing differently. See your entire existence as emerged within eco-living, rather than you as an individual acting out green acts.

Designer Stuart Haygarth would have taken this advice literally, inventing a sustainable eye glass chandelier that uses 620 pairs of discarded lenses to form a globe-like chandelier. Perhaps his living art is not only an example of using creativity to craft lifesty… Continue

Posted by Shireen Qudosi on January 18, 2010 at 11:43am — 1 Comment

 
 
 

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