Having a roof over your head, a home where you are sheltered en comfortable, is a basic need. Affordable housing is becoming less accessible for many people, not only in the Netherlands but also abroad. I was therefore very enthusiastic about the question from Truoba founder and architect Ignas Stancikas, whether I would like to […]
Small interior inspiration: the bathroom
One of the great aspects of the Tiny House philosophy is that people consciously choose what suits them and what they like, when it comes to housing. Housing is brought back to its core: just enough and stripped of unnecessary space and things. You can express your personal taste and preferences in the design and […]
A word of thanks and reassurance
First of all: thank you dear people for the overwhelming number of heartwarming messages I received in response to my previous blog! That has done me so much good, and all the positive energy sent to me last Monday has helped. I just want to let you know that I’m fine, because I also received […]
Waiting for dawn
With the help of four lovely ladies I am catching up with translating my blogs into English. That is why I occasionally read old blogs again, which makes me realize how much has happened in the past five years. How much I have changed. And it also makes it painfully clear to me that it […]
How to start a Tiny House initiative group
So you want to live in a Tiny House. And you have already realized that it is not that easy to find a place where you can legally live in your dream house. You can go to the municipality on your own to ask for a residential location for your Tiny House, but it is […]
The pyramid of Tiny Houses
I received this beautiful New Year’s wish from Jetty and Maarten Min Min 2 bouw-kunst and it made me think. What do we actually need in life? Everything comes together in the Tiny House movement. Based on the Maslow pyramid, Maarten shows very nicely in his sketch what role Tiny Houses play in fulfilling our […]
Smellicious
In many areas living small is just a bit different than living in a house of a regular size. I have already highlighted many topics when it comes to tiny living but I have never talked about smells in the house. In a small house, odors linger longer and are more present. Do you have […]
Tiny House projects in the Netherlands
Last Saturday I did a photo quiz with my students during the course meeting. I showed pictures of thirteen Tiny House projects in the Netherlands and the students had to guess in which municipality those projects are located. It was a nice and playful way to show how many projects have already been established; how […]
A moment of self-reflection
It is December again. The year is ending. For me, that is always a time in which I like to do some self-reflection. What have I experienced and learned this past year? What could I have done better? What am I proud of and what am I less happy about? What goals do I want […]
Under the sheep’s wool duvet
As you know, I live off-grid in my Tiny House, without connections to the electricity grid, water supply and sewerage system. I don’t even have Wifi ;) I have written about how I organized it many times; you can read about it all in my blogs. But the subject of heating in wintertime is still […]