Posts Tagged "craigslist"

The Hardest Thing About Living Tiny

Posted by on Aug 31, 2012 in Benefits of Living Tiny, Recent Posts | 21 comments

The Hardest Thing About Living Tiny

I’ve been asked this question more than once: What’s the hardest thing about living in the tiny house? The hardest thing about living in a tiny house is answering that question. It’s hard for many reasons, but for everything I come up with, I find the positive side. I’m grateful for the difficulties because they keep us growing as individuals and as a family. It’s still life, really, so it’s hard for me to separate out what is the tiny house and what would be life in any other house. Certain things get easier, certain things get harder, as with any change in lifestyle. One of the hardest things about our lifestyle is keeping the house tidy with kids...

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Created From Excess

Posted by on Oct 1, 2011 in Building the Tiny House, Recent Posts, Salvaging | 16 comments

Created From Excess

We constructed our home with things people didn’t need. I am grateful to the internet and craigslist for creating a revolutionary way to connect people who need things with people who want to get rid of them. Everything we need is already made and someone wants to get rid of it. Our mission when building the tiny house was to buy as little “virgin materials” as possible. We stayed focused on buying what had already been used once. This commitment has produced a homey home, a place with stories. Rolling into Home Depot to load up on materials is much less charming than meeting a stranger through craigslist and helping to make use of their excess. There is more...

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