TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT GODFATHER | recent video short with jay shafer via simplife / photo by timothy archibald for onearth
The tangible happiness of a well-lived life is worth a thousand vehement protests.
Jay Shafer The Small House Book | hat tip Mona Chollet
This is the coziest form of civil disobedience I have found.
Jay Shafer
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
This is the coziest form of civil disobedience I have found.
Jay Shafer
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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via four lights
"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…
Tiny Homes: Jay Shafer at TEDxSonomaCounty (by TEDxTalks)
Source: youtube.com
Jay Shafer loves living small in his 96-square-foot home. He gives us a tour of his humble abode-what Oprah says is the smallest house she has ever seen.
If you listened to the recent Revo Convo podcast (hosted by Andrew Odom and Laura Lavoie) you will hear that current tiny house movement big names Michael Janzen and Laura Lavoie were influenced by this appearance by Jay Shafer on Oprah back in 2008.