Plywood and wood slats

This has been a particularly good week for the tiny house. I found some high end plywood online via craigslist and made a connection with a carpenter. It will be perfect to use for cabinets. The man's name was George and he also has interest in building a tiny house. We shared information on the workshops we attended and are keeping in touch for more supplies as well as updating each other on information. Thank you George!

Saturday I found free some slat wood flooring. I am planning on using it to make the counter tops. A friend lent us his truck. We got the flooring loaded up and transported it to the house. Thank you DT!
Matt and I spent a few hours this Sunday pulling all the nails from the slats of wood. I have them now bundled nicely, organized in the garage.

 

Its the small things

I have the tiny house on the brain and since my husband was out of town playing Men's Roller Derby, I took the time to search out some items. I found quite a few delightful additions to the tiny house. Although I am mostly a Craigslist type of girl, it didn't keep Ikea from slipping into the picture. Here is the bounty list from this weekend:

• A wall mount ikea table Norbo (craigslist)

• A heavy duty expandable two sided bathroom mirror (goodwill)

• Wall storage Fintorp (Ikea discount area)

And the weekend would not be complete without a healthy dose of Internet cruising for ideas on tiny houses. I found two gems:

• Halley's House: She has a knack for tiny house problems, and their solutions.
  

• How to make your Tiny House Safe: This has good all around advice.

oh my what have you been up to?

Ok, so it has been a while since my last posting, and oh so much has happened. We live in the north west,  Portland to be exact, and well it rains here. Finally spring has come and we can emerge from our wet cocoons to enjoy life in the sun. Since it has warmed up and the sun is out, we took the opportunity to take the nails out of all that reclaimed oak flooring. Yes, it is now stacked and organized in the garage with the sink and the front door. 
And what else have you been doing, you may ask. Well we took a stay-cation and stayed in a Tiny house in Portland. It was a dream vacation for us. We got to try out all the bells and whistles in this little gem, and took down a list of things we liked and didn't like.  We ate out, had some quality talking time, and relaxed. It was the best vacation.

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Photo by Christopher Tack