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Today’s Update

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

Check out this absolutely amazing metal roofing installation video that we just found on the Internet from @asc_building_products. . As a professional woodworking instructor and video producer I’m obsessed with quality instructional materials and a big part of Actually Tiny is not only producing videos but finding and sharing the best resources that we...

Bedside table rebuild

January 24, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

Second time’s a charm for the Actually Tiny bedside table. I started out with a lift top coffee table on casters that was intended for storage, eating, seating, and desk. The reality was we never sat on it, the casters dented the floor, and I never really used it as a desk either. It’s...

Video walkup

January 18, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

Just a quick walk up and inside of the Actually Tiny house. Our house features a fold down porch roof, an outdoor (and indoor) shower, passive solar design features, careful air sealing and insulation details, and a hybrid wood-fired and solar hot water system. The overall idea was to minimize our ecological footprint while...

Photos: kitchen update #3

January 14, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

New kitchen means new glamour shots! We added a broom closet and decided to double down on the black pipe details with a pipe and rod over counter shelf. (We just posted a video for how to build these on our YouTube channel by the way).We are incredibly happy with how the space has...

Timelapse: Kitchen remodel #3

January 14, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

Actually Tiny house kitchen remodel number 3 incorporates a built in open broom closet which breaks up the hard plane of the bathroom wall and adds an extra little storage shelf up top as well as a perfect spot for plants. I was starting to feel like maybe I need professional help for obsessing...

Kitchen remodel #3

January 13, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

When I was first starting to teach boatbuilding classes and was looking for ways to save time I did something kind of crazy. I brought all my tools up into the loft of my barn and then taught three successive kayak building classes, with instructions to my students to get whatever tools they needed...

Installing the solar water collector

January 9, 2020February 5, 2020Leave a comment

Today’s installation of this 24 sq ft AET solar hot water collector adds a roof to our outdoor shower area and completes our hybrid solar and wood-fired hot water system.This is a miniaturized version of a larger system that I lived with for 10 years off the grid. It uses a water jacketed stove...

Concrete hearth detail

January 2, 2020January 6, 2020Leave a comment

After @yourconcretesource shared our concrete hearth building timelapse the other day, I realized that we never talked much about the finished product.In looking for a hearth solution for the tiny house I wasn’t thrilled with the usual options. Tiling over cement board is time-consuming and just kind of annoying to get out all of...

New coffee table and kitchen cabinets

December 24, 2019January 6, 2020Leave a comment

Finally got some decent light to photograph the new coffee/end table and the kitchen remodel.The coffee table is built out of three-quarter inch birch ply with a hard maple top that we made out of the last remnant of our countertops. It’s built around the Kuggis bins from Ikea which look sharp and provide...

The Dwarf 4k stove

December 22, 2019December 23, 20193 Comments

I’ve owned seven small wood stoves over the last 20 years and the Dwarf 4K from Tiny Woodstove is by far my favorite.Thick welded steel holds a fire almost as well as cast-iron but is less fragile and cooks better.Under fire air, over fire air, front glass air-wash, and a direct-air option gives the...