Well looks like I'm back in action!
I'm thinking I need to set a firm dead line for finishing the tiny house by the end of August so I can have the studio/store up and running when school starts.

Three days ago was the first day I've worked on the tiny house since the fall. I thought I would start small by getting the lock on.... maybe doing a simple job would give me a running start to what is ahead! It turns out it was more complicated due to the fact that the door frame was botched up and was headed to the land fill. With a bit of filing, patching and sanding a perfectly "brand new" door frame was saved from going to the dump and saved me a few shekel's.

Yesterday was soffit day. I thought this job would go quickly but it turns out it's quite time consuming. I needed to concentrate on every cut I made.... also it's a tight space to work in so lots of twisting and turning. Needless to say my neck is sore today and lots of niks and bruises on my legs.
The soffits are cedar tongue and groove that have come from my girlfriends house that is being renovated. Again material that still has some life to them that can be saved.

Up until now I have had Rick my neighbor as my building mentor but he has gone back to his old trade in sheet metal so I'm pretty much on my own. Having said that I can also call on my brother who is a journey men/cabinet maker with the school board for advice if need be.

So for today it's more soffits but looking out side a few minutes ago it was pouring and now it's sunny.... it's going to be an interesting day!

Here is another look at a tiny house.

I've had this article from Country Living tucked away in my inspiration file for over 10 years. Usually I clean out the files ever year but I knew I had to hang on to this one. The idea of living in a tiny simple space has always intrigued me.

The two room tiny house was built by a couple in New York state who at the time were having their main house renovated but still enjoy the tiny house as a retreat once the main house was finished.... I think the tiny house is all I would need!

Still no work has been done on the tiny house.

It's been such a cold spring this year it's not to inspiring to work out side. Having said that it has extended our snowboarding and skiing time so we have been playing up in Whistler and locally on Grouse Mountain.

I came across this post card at a friends house that I'm helping out with some personal organizing.
This is what I found out about it on Wikipedia


Britain's smallest house
The Smallest House in Great Britain, also known as the Quay House, is a tourist attraction on the quay in Conwy, Wales. The 3.05 metre by 1.8 metre (10 feet by 6 feet)[1] structure was used as a residence from the 16th century until 1900; as its name indicates, it is reputed to be Britain's smallest house.
The house was lived in until 1900, when the owner was a 6ft 3 inch (1.9 meters) fisherman named Robert Jones. The rooms were too small for him to stand up in fully and he was eventually forced to move out when the council declared the house unfit for human habitation. The house is still owned by his descendants. In June 2006, there was a 50% loss of tourists to the house because of roadworks that was being done nearby.[1]
This house is currently red. It stands nearby the Conwy Castle walls and people can enter for £1.00 (or 50p for children). There is information about the house inside. A Welsh lady stands outside most days. The upstairs is so minute that there is room only for one bed and a bedside cabinet. Visitors can't walk about on the 2nd floor, but can view it from the step ladder.
There's just about enough room for one stove, a water tap, a bedside cabinet and a bed.

My photos have been rather random lately due to the fact that there has been no movement on the tiny house. So I could not resist taking a photo of these lovely cherry blossom trees up the street from me that I marvel at every year when they come to blossom.... photo worthy I think.

Having said that I had a family friend come over on Thursday to consult me on the wiring for the tiny house. I did most of it in the fall time with the help of my neighbor but he is very busy these days with bee keeping and I don't always want to bother him so I thought I could do the rest myself. Well.... This part of the project is hard for me to wrap my brain around. Yes yes, I know that this is probably easy for a lot of you but this is something I don't want to mess with.... maybe my next tiny home.

I haven't seen the quote yet but he did say he would give me a deal being family and all.... yikes. So I think I've decided to higher him to get the job done right and get things moving.

OK so here is the latest.
I started a new job one day a week at a local garden center just to add a bit more busyness to my life. It's located in a nice little neighborhood and has that boutique kind of feel. With the extra cash it will help get my tiny house done and get my little store up and running.

Last Sunday I was in a spring craft market so for the last few weeks my time has been devoted to sewing like crazy as well as tending to my mom and the rest of the family.

My neighbor managed to find a sub panel at a house that is going to be torn down just the next block over from here. So now I just need to figure out how I'm going to wire it up to the main house.... I need to consult an expert.

I think the warm weather is on it's way so it's hight time I get back at it.

I was think that even though I haven't been working on the tiny house it's good for me to keep my blog udated but what to write about today. Then I remembered the inspiration file.

Just this past week I have seen in two separate locations filing cabinets for free on the curb side. We had a big tall one long ago that we painted pink. I was more then happy to get rid of that big tank..... well maybe not.... after all my junk may have become someone's treasure.

This before and after on Design Sponge is a perfect example of turning someone's cast off into a treasure... well done!

The idea of building with used shipping container's really intrigues me.
Quite often I drive by the loading docks where the containers are and I find myself dreaming up designs for a container home.
I can't remember where I found this post but I love this container that functions as a guest house or would make a great art studio!