Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

Living Small - Inspiration

As you know, I'm a big fan of small spaces.

I love the idea of having mobility, being nomadic, and making due with what you have. And as you know, I love Tumbleweed Homes. So it should be no surprise that I've been inspired and amazed by what Collin & Joanna from Our Wee House have done: Built their own 130 square foot movable 'Fencl' house... and it's lovely!

Check it out:
Our Wee House

It's beautiful on the inside, too.

Our Wee House

Through the rubble of our own renovation, I sometimes stop and have a moment of panic. We bought a house! And compared to the national average, it's small.. Outside measurements have put the square footage at less than 660 square feet.

In 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average square footage of a home was 2,392 square feet. We'll be living in a house that is 70% smaller than the national average. But I look at what Collin and Joanna have done and I can't help but be inspired. They can do it! And so can we.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

The Ultimate DIY

My brother wins the prize for ultimate DIY project this weekend:

He built himself a foundry. For smelting aluminum. Why? Because he's going to use the aluminum to build himself a lathe.

And to think I was proud of assembling my cedar raised beds from a kit.