Salvaged tiny homestudios: tin can siding, paper bag wallpaper
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- On a standard-sized lot in Portland, Oregon, self-taught builders Jeff and Brad built two tiny cottages using mostly salvaged materials. Each home is 364 square feet and with gabled roofs and front porches match the Victorian and Craftsman homes of the neighborhood until you look closely.
Tomato sauce cans from the local pizza shop became siding. A neighbor's old chimney became a brick foundation. A porch swing was crafted from a Dairy Queen bench. Window boxes from salvaged vent hoods. Rain chains from olive oil cans. Inside, wallpaper is old flour sacks and paper shopping bags (with their labels exposed). Terra-cotta roof tiles are sconces for lights.
Phoenix lives in one of the cottages with her 20-something son Christopher. They share the 364 square feet comfortably, even managing to fit in space for Phoenix's yoga practice and her sons' art studio (in sitting-room only loft). Despite the at times cramped quarters, Phoenix feels much more comfortable here than in her previous home that was nearly 10 times the size.
Portland Garden Cottages: portlandgardenc...
Christopher's portraiture/caricature: GotYourFace.com
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Great thinking outside the box! During the depression my grandmother used big cardboard boxes to finish out the interior walls of the unfinished bedroom. People today have lost that mentality, of use what you have.
My grandma had dresses made of feed sacks, they were so pretty back then, she even made drapes and tea towels out of them too. I still have one of the tea towels and it's a treasure. All manner of good fortune to all who read these words, cool as heck tiny cabins too!
the sad part about this is that you can build many many houses with the waste of building projects.
I really like the way you have built your house with free and recycled material this is 100% awsome
I love the tin can cladding!! Also enjoying all the coverings on the inside walls. This speaks to me in sooo many ways. I've always known we could be using alternative materials for almost everything, example: paper sacks, onion & potato bags, dogfood bags, lg flour sacks, tin cans, boxes, rope, yarn etc. Creativity & needs can determine what we do or who we are, right? AMAZING!!!!
This is a really cute cottage and I really love the idea of using the cans from the pizza place you mentioned! Great job.
While I love Tiny houses and these are wonderful, the Tiny Home movement is not just about creativity.. but about also giving people better life choices and more options, get over the 'Oh no, there making them cookie cutter.. nuuuu!' ok? People need homes, homeless need homes.. and if we can slap out a few dozen a month just so people can have a roof over their head, A-freaking-men to that.
I dont see anyone slapping a few together helping people that need affordable living. People who rent are living pay check to pay check because RENT has more than doubled and along with utilities makes it impossible to save. Some of the tiny houses I have seen they want more than the normal sized houses. To help homeless and people struggling, a decent size would be nice and yes, it would be wonderful to see communities coming together to help the housing issues in every state.
Amen to that I totally agree with you
Rochelle Lee your talking
about two totally different subject's housing for the homeless problem, and unique housing Alternative's
I would love to get a piece of land and build a tiny house for my daughter and myself. I would build a big covered porch on the back and hang out in it when we watched tv, ate dinner, and had friends and family there.☺️☺️☺️😍😍😍
I agree Rochelle. When she said "that's my worry. This whole movement is about originality" I nearly spit out my cereal. She's lucky enough to only have to worry about originality. Other folks "worry" about affording shelter.
i love this house and i love these people, these videos on youtube about tiny house architecture are so refreshing ,,,,thank you
the recycled metal for siding makes so much sense and it's fire resistant too! so wonderful. we should fulfill our needs not greed!
Nice.. but the son needs a shed/art studio out back.. and the loft can just be a bedroom. People are always getting rid of old sheds.
I loved it. I wish zoning restrictions did not stop so many other people from expressing their creativity in their homes they choose to build.
Codes are less about safety and more about collecting money for the gov.
Gyva02
nooo
And to add to Gyva's point, there are ways around these codes, although you have to be smart and play your cards right.
i believe france has some pretty lax laws allowing you to build odd houses.
Gyva02 Actually, zoning restrictions are less about collecting money, and more about ensuring property values of those who already own homes in that area. Considering homes are usually a person/family's largest investment, they are important to protect that investment from the actions of others.
Imagine if we could gather donated "junk" and build hundreds of these small tiny homes and fill them up with least 2 homeless (or even possibly a family) to one home. Amazing video by the way :D
And by "we," I'm sure you mean "somebody else."
Dave S All I'm going to say is that it takes more than one person. On top of that, the government doesn't even like these.
+Dave S . It's just an idea. Even the best ideas are are never perfect at the beginning. Don't shoot it down for not being perfect. I understood exactly what she's getting at and it's good productive thinking.
+Dave S Why so negative Dave? Did someone pee in your cheerios? It's a caring thoughtful idea. Everything you own started as an idea. Thank god for creative thinkers. Throw that negativity out the window and look outside yourself. The world can be a nice place, especially if everyone said something nice in place of discouraging remarks, you would be surprised at how contagous it is.
+TheSLurppp People in Denver and L.A. tried. The police destroyed them. I often think that part of the reason why I like the tiny house movement, and am saving to build one for myself, is because I want nothing to do with this society filled with hate and greed.
He's a fantastic artist! I love drawings!
I like it, but I'm not a fan of the derisiveness at the beginning. This movement isn't about 'creativity', it's about realizing that humans don't really need 1800 square feet to live comfortably. There's no need to be negative about other people's way of achieving that goal.
argophontes it's also about affordability!
I think for a lot of folks that is creative thinking. Many people have a hard time stepping outside their percieved needs. And I think the comment about creativity is about a push to opening one's mind, looking for different perspectives. Cookie cutter, consumerist environmental or social change will not, in my opinion, have much of a measurable effect. The change needs to be a mental one, not just moving into a smaller house, rented for an inflated price because it's kitschy, in a neighborhood that's suffering from increasing costs of living etc etc blah blah blah.
Argophontes: I'm reminded of something Gandhi said about feeding the world, but it could just as well be applied to housing: he said (paraphrased) that there was enough food to end world hunger, but not enough to safisfy people's greed.
Love this!!! I've seen many tiny homes that were so costly and high end that it didn't make much sense. This one does and it's beautiful too! Thanks for sharing :)
I really love the small house idea. Especially the concept of making use of what you have and not using your imagination. Humans can do great things if they put their mind. body and soul into it.
He is very like my younger brother. As in the recycling, the art. His home is a result of ingenuity...and smart thinking.
I do love the “witch’s cottage” look of the exteriors and the contrast between the fairytale look outside & streamlined inside.
So far this is my favorite tiny home I have seen. I would need two tiny homes though, one to live in and one for my wood working shop.
That could easily work and make the sq footage comply with zoning laws that might ban your tiny home if it was by itself. Too many don't realize that finding the location should be the first step because there are too many places that don't allow tiny homes.
Kirsten, I love how you allow people to share their story, whether we agree with them or not. You capture the maximum coverage of each home and landscape. You make the experience about the homes and people rather than yourself. I have to stop watching some of these 'announcers' as they are constantly interrupting and making it about themselves. Great job!
These tiny home videos are pretty dang cool, granted if I was living in one, my kid would have to have his own tiny sheds on the other side of the property.
I wondered when someone was going to mention this. Did they say he was 24? He really could build his own.
6 more years and that poor kid will be a Wizard
That's not a kid.
If they were going for "Cute and Adorable" like they said--a BIG CHECK. Their son is so amazingly talented! WOW!!!!! I haven't even left the front part of the house yet! I just didn't want to forget to comment!
I feel for their son... that's all I can say...Better planning would have been nice. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Their son is extremely lucky that he has compassionate parents who are alive and willing to let him work on his art dream all day.
To save counter space, that ceiling fan doubles as a food processor.
OM Gee! Like that is so cute!
head processor
Lol
I love the tin on the outside, what a great idea. Also, the wall treatments are unique. The whole home with a nice back yard is awesome...
That tin isn't waterproof and will trap an interior fire inside, the wall treatments are extremely flammable! A whole tenement built like this, housing blind citizens, went up in flames in the mid 1800's killing many. Jacob Riis chronicled it and fomented change in housing codes and reform based party on the realities of haphazard construction like this 'cute' 'adorable' structure. Didn't these people read How the Other Half LIves in their Sociology 101 class at Hampshire, Bennington or Berkeley? Jeez!!
She said they were cookie cutter, but they are as cute as cookies and even beautiful. I love them!
Awesome house and your son is SO talented! Hopefully someday he gets to put that to use like he wants! : )
son is talented. yea, i couldnt take not being able to stand up & stretch in these lofts & his bed is so tiny, but if it works for you, thats great. seems like a nice family.
I have watched this video several times - just for inspiration - and it is still my absolute favorite tiny home. I could move in tomorrow but I think the son would have to go. ;)
I like the houses but the whole, "you're ruining the movement" I could do without. I am tired of everyone thinking they should be telling others how to do something "authentically."
But I do think the point is that it ruins the original intent. It's like standard housing and how it's become nothing but an investment vehicle or how 'eco-housing' has gradually morphed to become a top of the range elite house with modern interiors 'But we have solar panels on the roof and wood from a sustainable forest in Germany' never mind the air miles involved. The original idea becomes corrupted, stream lined and mainstream and far more expensive so that it eventually becomes inaccesible to the target demographic. In a few years time these cookie cutter tiny homes will resell at unaffordable prices.
Love the salvaged materials used in this house and could be used in any home across America.
I love this movement, as an artist I love to see individuality and diversity in housing which can only happen when people design / build their own houses, SO much nicer than big developments of identical boxes.
very cool. I agree that our houses are much bigger than needed. I am a big fridge person, lots of veggies - but I like the creative decorating and use of space determined by the owners needs.. Thanks for sharing
Mice and squirrels will just LOVE to chew easily through those tin can shingles and paper sack walls. Oiled paper bags will be delicious, to them. The cans probably still smell like food, with their sense of smell. They'll chew through it all in a New York second. Hope they keep every speck of anything edible in glass jars or the fridge, or things like metal bread boxes, and pots with lids.
Thank you, Kirsten, your videos are great, for me it's like fresh air in dumpster of the town. Thanx a lot!
The kid is a great artist.
Wow. These are some creative people.
Not too many people can decorate like what we see in the video.
The young man in the loft has made some incredible images.
5:18 I know good art when I see it. I could sit and look at some of those pictures for a long long time.
Very good.
I really like their house! It definitely suits them, I'm glad they enjoy it. I, myself seriously couldn't work in that small loft space hunched over like that. I need air and light, with lots of space. But if they are happy, that's all that matters.
That house really is adorable! Your tiny house videos are a great lesson in wise use of space and paring down to what is essential and important to you. Thank you for sharing them with us.
never thought I'd ever see a tin can shingle wall again... my dad did a similar thing to an out building on the farm where I grew up. it was the early 1950s. I was mortified! when friends came over, I hoped they would not notice. that was only one of the many idiosyncrasies my dad engineered... good to see scrap repurposed again.
That guy is a very talented artist, best of luck to him in the comic book industry.
She (the homeowner) is so pretty & looks so young!! She had to start young if she has a 24 yr old. I thought I was going small when I got an LG 15 cu ft fridge a month ago. But it is for my family of 4. It is small but I can fit a 12 lb turkey in the fridge & lots of vegetables. We shall see how it goes over the next few months, so far so good. It is a bottom mount freezer. I actually love it. Nothing is getting forgotten or lost in the back. Before I had a 21 cu ft fridge. Their son is a great artist!! Their house is tiny but it doesn't feel as tiny as some I've seen!!
This is one of the coolest places yet! :)
I love his artwork! Very cool and very talented :)
Wonderful video, great job! My sf history: Went from 2000 to 3000, then down to 1800, then down again to 1500, then to another 1500, then to 1435 (that was perfect for a family of four), then to 4000, then to 5th week (under 400sf), which was GREAT. The smaller I go, the better I feel and I can use my energies for what I want to do and not cleaning and taking care of meaningless articles of things.
Wondeful tiny house! Thank you Kirsten for uploading this video!
This movement has many reasons and they are different for everyone! What difference does it really make why someone chose a tiny home? Live and let live!!!
There is no place like home.this is one of the best tiny home vids i have seen i hope one day i will have one Thank you so much for shearing your lovely home with us
They should build one for their son.
or maybe he can stop coloring and make his own house; after all he is a grown man.
BINGO!
Agree...
Yeah 24 is a bit old to be relying so heavily on parents
erinn kemp 😂😂. They downsized for a reason.
WTG Kirsten and thank you - another great video...I'm drooling! I'm seriously going to drive up-island and check out more possible seaside locations where maybe somebody needs a caretaker/caregiver/nurse/teacher/archaeologist/some-time-goddess, etc. to oversee their property-hahaha. I already live away from where I need my city wardrobe/makeup and all that blah,blah,blah stuff. Love this rainforest,
but even with a woodsy 2 room hide-away cottage with crystal clear mountain well water, and the beach a 6 min. drive away - I adore the creative ideas from this homestudio! I built my own veggie greenhouse with totally free recycled windows and wooden pallets (and didn't even break one gorgeous fingernail lol), so now it\s time to build/create'a cutey something like this one you showed'. I just need a wee bit of land -hmmm, location-location-location! Wish me luck, and thx again
simply beautiful and it's great to see people so very happy ..Proves a point ...
I absolutely love this tiny home! Love the creativity, simplicity and materials
I've seen these cottages around on Pinterest and Tiny House Blog and love that I get to see inside these! Never thought that was going to be possible so this is great.
My favorite tiny house so far.
I was immediately repelled by the woman saying what the movement is about, when it is really just what she values about the movement. Others might like to downsize without needing the "individuality". Also, it was weird for her to decry the cookie-cutter sameness of a production line, in front of two "unique" homes with architecturally identical facades.
agreed
No, the movement is about creativity. A lot of it is trying to get away from consumerism, and the buy-buy-buy, sell-sell-sell. a lot of people make their own tiny homes, and many of them try using recyclable materials. I think you're just offended because you probably endorse in the lifestyle she's criticizing in which case, it's not anyone's problem.
^ i think it's ironic your entire comment is based on two assumptions of what someone endorses while your also making assumptions on why people live/like tiny homes. Are you also a genie?
Your wolfsdengaming Its not a assumption it's fact. No one who endorses in the consumerism, "bigger is better" , more, more, more, lifestyle would consider this home. In fact, for the vast majority of people, no one has ever heard of a tiny house. It's not assumptions, it's the truth.
oh then bother quoting the part where this person distinctly says there for consumerism (or anything for that matter you may have trouble finding that your claiming this person is for) when did this " I think you're just offended because you probably endorse in the lifestyle she's criticizing in which case, it's not anyone's problem. " turn into "It's not assumptions, it's the truth." last I checked, 'I think' implies an assumption that one's making because they don't have all the answers, so I would love to know how your thoughts turned into concrete rules and truths. The 'movement' is wanting to live how ever someone wants to without outside restriction that may not or shouldn't apply to them in the same way that you shouldn't punish a whole class for what one student does wrong or may do wrong. Your argument doesn't work because it can't be applied validly or in reverse I.E 'jimmy is creative, tiny house movement is about creativity, there for jimmy lives in a tiny house'
This is the first video I've seen of a tiny house with older kids. The son seems like a great guy who's very flexible (both physically and mentally!) I have teenage sons, and we're at the point where we need to sell our 1500sf house & either rent an apartment (makes me lose sleep to think about it) or build one of these miniature wonderlands! My guys aren't nearly as open to the idea as their son is. I wish he could talk to them personally. Downsizing is harder form some than for others.
i lose sleep lately too....my teens are the same
***** What exactly is it that I am reaping from what I have sown, my enlightened friend. :)
Are you a troll, E. Beam?? How the heck is ANYone casting anyone in a dim light, except you?
***** What I see is you judging someone you know nothing about from one 8 word comment. But you don't see that, do you? God bless and have a good day :)
The one thing that makes this kind living easy is to know what you must have over what you don't need.
I loveeeee this place!!!
He said "Cute and adorable." I think they have cornered the market on cute and adorable!
Works for you! yay! Hubby is 82..never bought a house before and we are looking to buy, so there is no 30 years from now for us..lol
If they are so free & readily accessible please consider building a dwelling out the back for your kind, talented son. It would be awesome for you to recognise his need for a small amount of independence as well as a place that reflects his individuality. Be the great rolemodel you see yoursef as on a social scale, to this gracious young soul you are sharing your lives with.
i love it. i like tiny cozy space. just this one was a tad more tiny for a family.
Thanks again Kristen for bringing us another tiny house!
This has turned into a pretty good series of videos. Well done!
Those are very darling Tiny homes next to each other... I like the designs as I do love the whole Victorian era everything... I think the idea of the tin cans on the exterior is excellent... so many great ideas were incorporated here... I would love a home using many of those elements... but much larger.... :) For me, my studio alone needs to be much bigger... but I love tiny houses.
Fabulous, empowering and filled with ideas...I love this!
The tin can siding on the outside is gorgeous! Wow.
I would consider renting a place like these too. I'm happy in a smaller space without all the clutter all over the place.
Great Art work! Excellent! Like the fold down tables, the pop up floor, and the painting canvas.I was looking at, only for window coverings. But, wallcovering, good idea. I have painted them for floorcloths, takes many layers of paint, but I do love them. The canvas drop cloths have doubled in price since I had it on my wish list, sadly. I love small dwellings. I bought an acre in WV to do a project,using shipping containers for a small dwelling. wish I could wish myself there-
Awesome! I want yo have a house like that that is homey and closer to nature.
OMG, this couple are genius...love it...
This house is awesome! Especially love the wallpaper coverings
I luv the outside of this house very cute I have been getting anxiety attacks when there’s to much that need to be done 😊
My favourite tiny home so far, gorgeous!
The champagne caddy reminds me of traditional japanese homes; they always have that little trapdoor in the kitchen and sometimes the storage space below is so big that is is the size of a room. Sometimes they incorporate a small one into the newly built, and it is just enough for a few bottles or jars.
I like this house!!!! Great Job 👍 👍🙌!!!
Oh yes one other thing i could see n feel your family is truly happy here ty
Well done. I enjoyed the tour.
Beautiful, and very creative.
Oh rich people, you're so cute. Meanwhile, the rest of us have always had small kitchens with -- gasp! -- no wine/champagne caddy!!! LoL Ok I'll continue watching; I like the idea of recycled material to build houses and these cabins are cute. I just couldn't help remarking on their apparent wonder at an environment considered normal by those of us who have never bought a house with 7 entrances.
Exactly, they had and probably still have money if needed where as the rest of us are making do with what we have. I hate watching videos of rich people now finding something "they love" and they quit their job and think they are doing something amazing.
lol when she was complaining about having to run from one side of her house to another. I take 5 steps and walk through multiple rooms 😂😂😂
Love this! Tiny house dwellers are the coolest!
So many wonderful ideas!
I'm in love with that bathroom sink lol
i want to live in one of those in a quiet meadow near a river.
I think that's a big problem. Finding land to put it on. Zoning often prohibits putting one on land in town and even in outlying, rural, areas. Other people who hook up to the sewer etc are not very happy about seeing others get away with "camping" on an adjacent lot. Disposing of human waste, even composted, is frowned upon. Not taking sides but, I can understand both sides. I have an empty lot next to me. I don't want someone camping next door. It is a form of camping so, have to be confined to an area where camping is allowed. Having said that, I've said before that, the zoning laws should be changed for an area to allow these but then, it would become a mobile home park, wouldn't it? If you don't want any controls on it and, believe that the government just wants your money, what do you do? Where do you put it? It's fun to see all these cute places being built but, not much is said about where they are put. I'd like to see more about what the owners have to go through to find a place for them and how the neighbors and others react. I have a dream too but no luck in finding a place for it. Now I'm thinking of getting a van or a class B in order to be able to park it legally. Even those people have to skulk around to stay over night somewhere. If they pay to go to a park, it ends up costing a lot. You have to pay every night or by the week or month and then you're in a place with a lot of other people. Not like a home, or my idea of a little home, I guess. The dream is still a work in progress.
This is beautiful! The vegetation is wonderful! Have you thought of using a Mexican family size hammock for sleeping? I used one for weeks down in Mexico out of need, and it became my preferred method of sleeping comfortably. And it can be hung anywhere, yet easily put out of the way when not in use.
Love the high shine floors ♡
nice tiny house and small studio art..
I LOVE tiny homes ! And I really like these, I think it's a amazing home ! And I don't think it's cluttered, if anything, very homey !
That wine storage is awesome.
Beautiful thanks for sharing !!!!!!
Wow, that is absolutely GORGEOUS - and what awesome people :)
These are great. They should be on a concrete foundations. You could double your living space with a basement.
I love these tiny homes! I could totally live this way. I really like the design of this one. I think I would devise a way of putting a platform across the window seat and buy the thick foam you can have cut to size for a more comfortable second bed. I take it these folks own both of these tiny homes and possibly rent one out? Terrific idea! I was also wondering if they used a table in the window seat.? I would, then have it transform into a guest bed plus the loft for another bed for company. I'm really excited about doing this! Terrific way to own a home without the home owning you!
Marilyn Stoflet If you don't hire a contractor... (who is paying much money to do busi ness)....but rather the handyman that is referred to you.... you can assemble one for just a few thousand dollars.... using scrap material and your willingness to participate in your freedom from a loan and the work/debt cycle that most people are stuck in.
CZcams University of Hawkshaven This is my dream home! I already have a fairly sizeable shed I'd love to turn into a tiny home!
3 adults exists in this space 364 days a year ? Not feelin it ~
Well put it in perspective. In our culture this is perceived as strange. In some parts of the world, that house is a mansion.
Kevin15047 Yes I'll agree with your comment as many have nothing but hovels if that to survive in.
Does make one wonder though that with the extreme wealth through out the world why these dire conditions remain.
They better not eat beans.
one needs to move on so he can 'stand up ' ON HIS OWN. LOL
@@patearl4036 yes, poor kid needs to get out of his hutch and be exposed to some other influences! Even his art, although beautiful, seems cramped and overwrought, dark, crowded. Every artist needs to at least try to create large enough that it is difficult to control. Experiment. Change your perspective.. Sorry, not sorry.
Now, that is a cool house!
I really love this one too... they're beautiful... I wanted mine to look like a witches cottage I would be stoked to have a witches cottage!
I was just online looking for a Westy all day yesterday and today. Your lucky to have found a good deal, even the beat up ones that I'm seeing are very expensive
less isn't more,,less space is smartly utilizing space ,this is a very smart well thought out plan to you less space BUT more efficiently,fantastic. Often I wonder about huge homes for 2 people,why???
i LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOVE this house!
5:18 WTF no human sits that way😳
He lived in a tree house for a year😳 words have left me
Ikr. And the mom was so proud telling the interviewer that she let her child live in a tree house for a year. And now he's placed in the attic. I can't believe people would just ignore that 🙄
I think there is a happy medium between tiny house an huge American house. You can live a "normal" life in a smallish home that is 1500 square feet with a big family. I grew up in 1200 square feet and a family of 4. I now have 3 kids (all pretty much adults) and we live in a 1800 square foot home. We don't need it to be larger and are fine. We certainly don't need it to be "tiny". It just is normal. I think people love the novelty of going to extremes, and I don't think that is good common sense. Just use what you need, and don't strive for tiny or massive.
Lisa Ellis I li e in 1400 sq ft house for a family of 3. They are rooms/spaces we just don't use much so we could go smaller.
Scorpio Moon that's awesome. Our home is currently an early 1950's two bedroom at approximately 750 sq ft. It suits our family (2 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs) quite perfectly. Five years ago we sold our 1800 sq ft home in a larger city and worried about downsizing, but it's honestly been quite perfect for us. Our friends all have much larger homes and they all just seem so.......cluttered.
I agree
@Jeff Allen Being hateful and judgmental sucks.
@Jeff Allen
I agree!
I need only 1 acre allowed by my tribe to build a small cabin for my family. 6 grndchildren can enjoy a sm stable w/horses, chickens & rescue dogs. 💗 And a sm garden to grow 🍓🍅🌽ahhh👍
Puzzles me why the need to wanting hundreds of acres 😕
Homelessness is unbelievable & sad especially in your own HOMELAND.
RED/PROUD/STRONG! ✊