Online Resources
Griswold, K. (n.d.). Tiny House Blog - Small House Living. Tiny House Blog. Blog, . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://tinyhouseblog.com/.
The tiny house blog presents different tiny house and small cabin options available to individuals hoping to 'down-size' their lives on a regularly updating basis. There are book and efficiency product reviews. This blog has a high number of 'alternative' construction and designed small homes (including yurts and earth bag houses).
Small House Society. (n.d.). . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://www.resourcesforlife.com/small-house-society.
The Small House Society website hosts a resource page with an index of designers and builders of small houses under 500 square feet. It also provides links to a number pages concerned with the philosophy of microgreen and simple living. They also have an e-newsletter.
Small Living Journal. (n.d.). . Webzine, . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://smalllivingjournal.com/.
The Small Living Journal is a bi-weekly updating webzine which has 9 contributing writers. The Small Living Journal includes articles about small housing and DIY (Do It Yourself) with tips on how to maintain or build your own small home. Philosophically their focus is on sustainable architecture and simpler living.
Sutherland, A. (n.d.). Tiny Houses.net. tiny Home Page. Static, . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://www.tinyhouses.net/.
Tiny Houses.net is a static homepage with links to pictures and artwork related to small houses. It also has a resource page with links to over a dozen sites releavent to the topic of small homes.
This company designs, builds and delivers tiny homes to buyers. They also sell plans so people can build their own tiny homes.
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. (n.d.). . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/.
Jay Shafer builds tiny homes as well as selling plans for them. There is an e-newsletter you can subscribe to as well as book you can purchase on the subject of tiny homes. Small House Society Newsletter. (n.d.). smallhousesocietynews. Retrieved May 7, 2009, from smallhousesocietynews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
This Newsletter is an offshoot of the Small House Society site. More can be found out about the Small House Society community at their website listed above.
Jay's Tiny House Tour. (2007). . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRvsWuWNUM.
This video is a tour of a tumbleweed house. It shows many of the innovative storage techniques which are necessary for happily residing in such a small house.
Stuck in Vermont 105: Tiny Houses. (2008). . Retrieved May 7, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VV2MBo-ZMM.
This video is an interview with tiny home builder Peter King. He discusses the philosophy behind the tiny house movement and the techniques for building tiny houses.