The tangible happiness of a well-lived life is worth a thousand vehement protests.
Jay Shafer The Small House Book | hat tip Mona Chollet
A BED OVER MY HEAD + tHGJ cross paths | photos via Guillaume Dutilh / read the full story via Jenna Spesard of Tiny House Giant Journey + video tour
I’m rebuilding my life—not from a fail, but with a new focus: What will make me happy in the second half of my life? What made me happy as a child, and why did I stop doing those things? – B.A. Norrgard via Four Lights
BA has built her home using The Gifford plans designed by Jay Shafer of Four Lights / study under BA and Jay Shafer at The Sanctuary 7/1-7/5 2015
BA’s home sits between the wheel wells of her trailer. This is an intentional design revision which Jay Shafer believes in strongly.
Related: Jay’s appearance on NBC July 2014
Jay Shafer | U-House | Life Edited
Source: lifeedited.com
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"If you intend to build a house on wheels, don’t cut some big hole in your wall’s waterproof membrane to stick a big ‘ole rain-catching, thermal-bridging wheel well in it. Be sure to leave enough room in your walls for no less than 3-Rs of insulation… continues…" – Jay Shafer at Four Lights Tiny Houses
via Jay Shafer of Four Lights
Mary Emerson and 4 other nurses are working on building the Honey House, a portable medical treatment unit for young Brian Ilg, an 8 year-old boy from Patchogue, NY who was born with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, a painful, disfiguring skin disorder.
You can like the project on their Facebook page here, watch a short interview with one of these dedicated nurses here, or help fund the project here.
hat tip to Micheal Jansen of Tiny House Design
Source: fourlightshouses.com
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http://www.fourlightshouses.com/blogs/news/9271001-tiny-houses-seek-good-homes
"I think the broad interest in little houses is very rooted in our inherent drive toward efficient design and deliberate living (with some misdirected excursions into conspicuous consumption along the way). " —Jay Shafer http://www.fourlightshouses.com/blogs/news/8759381-the-small-house-movement-in-a-nutshell
Via Four Lights
Our Weller house will be on display at the Sonoma County Fair’s Tiny Town on the Green this year (July 25 - August 11). This unique event will celebrate the seasons in a tiny house “village" by observing many of the major holidays, all within the 16 days of the fair. From snow on Christmas to Trick-or-Treating on Halloween, each day will offer a glimpse into what life might look like over a year in a tiny house village.
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Jay Shafer’s new company Four Lights has an interesting concept on building tiny houses. Choose your shell, and then choose your components…