Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast

Parenting and running a business while living tiny and traveling full-time is no easy task, but today's guest, Erin Carey, is doing it all. Erin lives on a boat with her family and also runs her own PR agency, a business she started after making this transition to living tiny. In this interview, we're going to hear her and her family's story, learn about the headspace and some of the things Erin did to stay motivated for making this big transition. Erin also tells us how she is able to stay productive and work from a tiny space when her family is all around, there are a lot of distractions, and she has limited alone time.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/184.In This Episode:How do the kids feel about living tiny?Living tiny changes your relationship with your familyThe motto that helped them keep moving forwardTips to keep moving toward your goal when it gets roughHow Erin started her business from the boatCreating a private place to work with limited spaceBalancing working from ho

Not long ago, the Maine legislature passed LD 1981, a bill that defined tiny homes. It says "Tiny Home means a living space permanently constructed on a frame or chassis and designed for use as permanent living quarters." It then goes on to specify some other things about what a tiny home is. The Maine legislature then passed LD 1530, which is an act to allow people to live in Tiny Homes as a primary or accessory dwelling. This makes Maine the first state in the United States to legalize tiny house living statewide, and my guest, Corrine Watson was instrumental in making this happen. So in this conversation, Corrine will break down what these laws do and don't do, what the process of advocacy was like, and how you can look to Maine as a model to bring to your state or town to help the cause and legalize tiny houses.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/183.In This Episode:How did Maine legalize tiny homes and their use as full-time dwellings statewide?Does every city in Maine now have

Figuring out what you need for a tiny house can be really confusing. Returning guest, Isabell Nagel-Brice has been working with 475 Building Supply, a company that sells high-performance building materials. In this episode, Isabelle breaks down which materials will help your house breathe properly, ventilate well, prevent mold, and just be a healthy tiny house to live in. She shares the names of these various products and explains what exactly they do to make your tiny house a healthy tiny house.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/182In This Episode:What is Intello Plus and when is it applicable?Why is the Solitex Mento 1000 great for outdoor builds?How an air exchange system worksThermal bridging and condensation issuesCold climate? This is how to build your floorSpray foam vs vapor-open insulationHow much building science should you know before moving into a tiny house?Lessons learned from 5 years of tiny livingWhy these tiny house trends may not work for youThis Week's Sponsor: PrecisionTem

Janet and I have been talking for a while and we've decided that it's finally time to pull back the curtain on the efforts that she has been working on for the last several months and do an interview on the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast. Janet is the Founder, President, and Treasurer of Tiny House Alliance USA and is currently leading an exploratory initiative to develop new global building standards with ASTM. Before your eyes glaze over, I encourage you to stick with this show because Janet does a great job of explaining what ASTM International is, what standards are, how they would impact the tiny house building industry, dwellers, DIYers, not just in the United States or North America, but in the entire world. It's a really exciting effort. I think there's a lot of potential here and we need more people to get involved. We need advocates and stakeholders to join the process and I'm excited about it!Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/181In This Episode:What is ASTM and w

Kol Peterson has been on the forefront of ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) development and advocacy for at least the last 10 years in Portland, Oregon. But don't worry! This conversation applies to ADUs at least everywhere in the United States, if not beyond. Kol is a really great thinker, is whip-smart, quite funny, and passionate about ADUs. In this conversation, we dive into why Kol sees ADUs as such an incredible opportunity for solving the housing crisis. We also talk about what's happening in Portland as it relates to tiny houses, probably making Portland the most tiny house-friendly city in the country.Full Show Notes: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/kol-petersonGuest Bio: Kol Peterson is an ADU expert based in Portland, Oregon, who has helped catalyze the exponential growth of ADUs in Portland over the last decade through ADU advocacy, education, consulting, policy work, and entrepreneurship through his company, Accessory Dwelling Strategies LLC. He is the author of Backdoor Revolution-The Definit

I love finding out about new ways that tiny homes are being used to help people that are in need and the Veterans Community Project is an incredibly impressive organization that has accomplished a ton in just a few short years, including 49 tiny homes for veterans on a piece of property that they now own! Vincent Morales has been there from the start and together we go through the organization's history, what they do, how they settled on tiny houses, and how everything works with the Veterans Community Project. This is a really inspiring conversation and I'm so grateful that there are people like Vincent out there doing the work that they're doing.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/179In This Episode:What does VCP do and who do they serveUsing tiny homes as the first step to healingAdvantages of a therapeutic space for PTSDHow veterans transition out of the tiny house villageWhy the community doesn't have a laundry roomHow can veterans get in touch with VCP?This Week's Spo

Katy Zientek's tiny house caught my eye, when I learned that it was actually a shed that was converted into a tiny house. I have a very popular blog post about how to convert a shed to a tiny house, but I have never interviewed someone on the show who actually did it. Enter Katie, Katie and her husband took a shed that was built in the 1980s on their grandparents property, and turned it into a gorgeous Pinterest worthy tiny house. In this conversation, we go through all the basics, like how they did the floors, what they had to do to the walls, the ceilings, why they chose to add a porch, and all of the details that went into converting a shed into a tiny house. In this episode:How they converted a shed to a tiny home in 9 monthsWhat does it take to turn a shed into a house?Sleeping arrangements for a family of fourPlan the location of your appliances before you begin your buildSponsor:Did you know that I personally send a tiny house newsletter every week on Tuesdays? It's called Tiny Tuesdays and i

 Alexis and Christian are returning to the show and so much has happened since Episode 12, their first appearance on the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast. For one thing, they have actually been staying put in their tiny house for the last two years and they are about to publish a new book, The Beginner's Guide to Tiny Houses. In this interview, we will catch up, learn about the new book and other projects that they're working on, and also talk about some of the exciting things that have been happening in 2021 for the tiny house movement. This is a wide-ranging interview and Alexis and Christian are like friendly, personable encyclopedias who know just about everything about the tiny house movement and what's happening. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/177In This Episode:Catching up with Alexis and ChristianNomad vs Homebase: the benefits of settling after 4 years on the roadFinding parking for their house built before Appendix QAlexis and Christian wrote a new book!What's new for

This week I am bringing you another show that I was a guest on. This time with the House Maven Katharine MacPhail on her show, Talking Home Renovations. Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven is an educational and entertaining podcast that will ease your fears if you are planning a home renovation and are worried that you don't know what you're doing. Katharine had me on the show to talk about renovating tiny homes. It was a great conversation and I think you'll enjoy this week's show.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/176In This Episode:A tiny home build can be more challenging than a traditional homeWhy would you need to renovate a house so small?Does a tiny house fall apart when it's moved?Appendix Q: what it is and why it's neededTiny home trendsWould it really be cheaper to buy a used tiny house and renovate it?Send us a textSupport the showListen. Subscribe. Rate. Review. Apple Podcasts Spotify More... Follow Ethan. Mastodon Instagram Pinterest Faceb

 As I record this today, I just got back from a week-long bicycle tour with my cousin on the coast of Maine and in a couple of days, I'm heading down to the New Jersey shore to spend a week with aunts, uncles, and cousins. Instead of bringing you a show where I interview someone, I thought it would be interesting to share a show that I was a guest on where somebody interviews me. Enter Liz Sumner and the I Always Wanted To Podcast. The I Always Wanted To Podcast is a podcast for people who long to break out of their comfort zone and try something bold but need some encouragement. Liz interviews people who are doing things (or teaching things) that others long to do. I was a guest on the show back in June and I really enjoyed being interviewed by Liz Sumner. I think you'll enjoy it, too! Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/175In This Episode:Ethan's tiny house journeyWhat are the benefits of living tiny?Parking is still difficult... but it's getting better!Tips for moving a tiny

 The first time I met Sean he was sketching tiny houses in a sketchbook at a speaker dinner after a tiny house conference. I'm so glad to have him on the podcast all these years later. Sean is an active member of Tiny House Engage, my online community, where he does monthly design reviews of various members' tiny house designs and he is a professional architect. In this interview, we talk about Sean's design philosophies and the tiny home he designed and is almost finished building. We also cover how to build affordably in 2021 and beyond, as well as some of the ways that tiny houses can go wrong. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/174In This Episode:Resilient design goes beyond sustainabilityThinking about the future while planning your tiny houseSean's own design, the Bento StudioCan you build affordably without sacrificing quality?The ups and downs of CLTsThis Week's Sponsor: PrecisionTempPrecisionTemp is making one product to solve two issues that I know everyone deals

 Have you ever struggled to figure out what you want to be when you grow up? Or maybe you're already grown up and you still balance multiple interests and don't feel like you can just fit into one box. Today's guest, Emilie Wapnick, has created a whole set of resources just for people like that - people like you and like me - and I actually have a hunch that there are a lot of us among tiny house dwellers. The word that Emilie uses is "multipotentialite" and in this conversation we're going to talk about what a multipotentialite is and what our unique needs are when it comes to finding work and feeling fulfilled in our pursuits, whether it's work, creativity, or more. It's a really interesting conversation and I think you'll learn some things about yourself and about how you can apply some tips and techniques to planning and building a tiny house. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/173In This Episode:How do you know if you're a multipod?Advice for

In this special episode of THLP, your host Ethan Waldman joins forces with veteran tiny house designer, builder and instructor, Lina Menard, to chat about "what we wish we knew before we started".  Plus, we bring you a sneak peak of our upcoming LIVE course, Tiny House Considerations, an interactive, 8 week course with Lina and Ethan as your guides. To get on the waitlist for Tiny House Considerations, head over to: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/considerationsIn This Episode:Could we have built our houses faster?Better together: the positive effects of a good support systemHow your budget can get away from youAbout our new course and who it can helpThe importance of knowing the ins and outs of your systems before you begin buildingSend us a textSupport the showListen. Subscribe. Rate. Review. Apple Podcasts Spotify More... Follow Ethan. Mastodon Instagram Pinterest Facebook Want to say 'thank you' for the show? Buy me a coffee!

Michael Janzen is a legend in the tiny house world, having started his website, TinyHouseDesign.com in 2007 and just continuing to work as a prolific designer pretty much since then. Michael has put a lot of plans out into the world and I have no doubt that there are many, many tiny houses that are built either directly from his designs or were inspired by them. On today's show, Michael stopped by to talk about the second edition of his book, Tiny House Floor Plans. It now contains over 350 tiny house floor plans and it's just a really cool book to look through. The houses are arranged from small to large and if you are in the design or planning process it's a really cool resource to just get some ideas about how you can lay out a tiny house. Our conversation is wide-ranging from things in the tiny house design world that Michael thinks are maybe not serving tiny houses, things that Michael is looking forward to, and more.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/171In This Episode:Tacklin

If you've been listening to the show for a while, you may recognize the name Natalie Bogwalker because she's been a guest in the past! Natalie is a wealth of knowledge about natural building techniques. In today's show, we are going to do a deep dive into two natural building techniques: slip straw and hempcrete. I went in knowing nothing about these and I asked really basic questions and Natalie really did a wonderful job explaining everything. Natalie also tells us all about how her online building school, Wild Abundance, had to shift to online learning during the pandemic and how she's now created what sounds like a pretty amazing online tiny house building course. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/170In This Episode:How Wild Abundance adapted and thrived during the pandemicAre online classes as effective as in-person classes?Slip straw vs cob: what's the difference?Natalie explains the slip straw techniqueShould you use slip straw in your THOW?What is hempcrete?Why we

 My Guest today is Betsy Barbour. Betsy’s tiny dreams began in 2017. After downsizing and selling her condominium, she moved into her 200 sqft tiny home in 2019. She has since lived in 3 unique communities in 2 states. Betsy has become passionate about tiny house advocacy and community development. On today’s show, we’ll talk about the different kinds of communities that Betsy has found, the wins and challenges that tiny living has presented for Betsy, and more. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/169In This Episode:Betsy's tiny house storyHow Tiny Circles are helping build tiny house communitiesIs your tiny home really built for all seasons?Not all SIPs are created equalThe long road(trip) to tiny house advocacy in RV parksWhat it's like to live in a tiny house communityBuild your community before you need itReasons you may want to rethink the loftThis Week's Sponsor: PrecisionTempPrecisionTemp is making one product to solve two issues that I know everyone deals with in a tiny house

Can developing the tiny house mindset help you start tiny living sooner? What is the tiny house mindset anyway? My guest Angela Barnard is not only a tiny dweller but a life and career coach who specializes in helping people change the direction of their lives. IN this interview, Angela gives us the Be - Act - Have framework and explains how to use it to become a tiny dweller… even if you‘re not living tiny yet! I was really inspired by this conversation and I think you will be too!Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/168In This Episode:You can entertain in your tiny home without feeling crampedAre you doing it backward? Angela's tips for living intentionallyWhich habits set tiny homeowners apart?Becoming who you want to be using the power of your mindHow Angela financed her tiny homeUsing your tiny home mindset in other areas of your lifeWhat do values have to do with home design?This Week's Sponsor: PrecisionTempPrecisionTemp is making one product to solve two issues that I know everyone

 I wouldn't hesitate to say that my guest this week is one of my all-time favorite professional tiny house builders. JP Marquis from Minimaliste Houses has been building gorgeous, modern, premium tiny houses since 2015, early on in the movement and his company really has staying power because of their pursuit of building excellence. And I'm not reading any pitch, this is all coming from me. They have continued to innovate to make their tiny houses both safer and better to live in. In this conversation, we go kind of deep on building for cold weather, why JP thinks that SIPs are the only choice for building a safe and warm tiny house on wheels, heating systems, and more. It's a really great conversation and I do hope that you stick around. Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/167In This Episode:Why ventilation is so important and JP's recommendationsWhat is thermal bridging?Building materials that reduce waste and costHeating tiny homes in very cold climatesWhy Minimaliste makes w

I was really excited to invite Leslie on the show because she has just published a book called "Tiny Plants: Discover the Joys of Growing and Collecting Itty Bitty Houseplants" and I just knew I had to have her on to talk about plants that you can bring with you into your tiny house lifestyle. I had no idea that this was even a thing so I'm really excited to share this conversation! Leslie is a super outgoing and knowledgeable guest and she actually brought plants for show and tell. Members of Tiny House Engage were able to actually watch out interview streamed live, but she did send me some photographs of the plants we talked about. You can find pictures of those plants at thetinyhouse.net/166.In This Episode:The difference between tiny plants and plants that are kept smallWhere does one find tiny plants?What if you don't have a surface to put a potted plant on?Creative DIY and repurposed vesselsThe best plants for people on the moveDisturbing trends and how to find ethically sourced plan

I've known Sarah for close to 10 years but we only met in person last summer. Sarah is a bicycle touring professional and also a tiny house enthusiast who got in touch with me nearly 10 years ago when she was looking for people interested in both bicycle touring and tiny houses. It turns out that they are a lot in common! In this episode Sarah will share her story of how she fell in love with bicycle touring and how it goes so well with tiny house living. I also share my story of how bicycle touring led to tiny house living for me.Full show notes and images at thetinyhouse.net/165In This Episode:The various forms of bicycle touringAre your things bogging you down?Why Sarah chose not to build her tiny house and what she did insteadTiny living can take many formsVoluntary simplicity and living a life in reverseLessons learned about creativity, the DIY spirit, and learning what you needThis Week's Sponsor: Tiny House EngageIs this the year that you're finally going to embark on your dream of livin