Orcas Island Cabin by Architect David Vandervort

Exquisitely designed and built cabin on Orcas Island
Exquisitely designed and built cabin on Orcas Island

It seems like every detail of this cabin is perfect and beautiful. “The site for this 400 sf cabin fronts the East Sound of Orcas Island and features existing mature fir, cedar and madrone trees. It was designed around the concepts of space efficiency, view orientation, and solar access. The cabin incorporates a kitchen, eating area, living area, and bath, as well as a loft bedroom.

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Portland, Oregon BIGGEST TINY HOUSE SHOW EVER!

October 21 & 22 2017 at the Oregon Convention Center
Attendees will be able to see and buy the latest products for the tiny living lifestyle. Learn from builders, project experts and lifestyle authors at the educational conferences or panel discussions. And enjoy over 65,000 square feet great exhibits with accessories to compliment the “going small” experience.

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The 5 Acre Permaculture Homestead – Unbelievable Abundance

“Jonathan Dodd of Nebraska is jammin out his 5 acre homestead with permaculture abundance: Market gardens, fruit and nut trees, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep and ALL kinds of goodness. It’s hard to believe just how much one can do on only five acres of land.”

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San Francisco Family Builds Tiny House to Avoid Crazy Rent Prices!

For high rent areas tiny house living is more than “just a good idea”. In places like San Francisco, where rent is about $3,500/month [yikes, crazy is right], finding ways to cut costs is a necessity. By living more simply this couple will have a contractor built tiny house paid off in just two years and then they’ll be living rent free in one of the costliest cities in the world.

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