In a little while, the residents of the brand new Tiny House street in Hardegarijp can move into their beautiful Tiny Lofts from Mill Home. After months of preparation, meeting the authorities, aspiring residents and neighbors, the houses have been placed. The street will be officially opened at June 12th. The opening ceremony will be […]
The lovely loft from Mill Home is here!
Last week I was invited by the team from Mill Home to view their brand new Tiny House at the RAI Amsterdam, during the Building Holland convention. The Tiny Loft, as the house is named, was temporarily placed right in front of the entrance of the convention centre where it drew many curious visitors. Of […]
Wake up and smell the..
I have been wanting to write this blog about the developments within the Tiny House pilot in Alkmaar for so long, I wanted to shout it from the rooftops! But.. I was not allowed yet. The time has finally come now to share with you all that has been going on, it is a complicated […]
A new streetscape in Hardegarijp
On January 2nd, I paid a visit to Mill Home in the beautiful village of Mill, Noord-Brabant. I’ve known Gerard Dijkstra of Mill Home for a while; he’s a super likable man who heartily supports the Tiny House movement and philosophy. Every now and then we call each other to catch up on how both […]
About Bergen
If you’re not new to my blog, you might remember that in 2015 I got a group of people together to talk to municipalities about possible locations for Tiny Houses. We chose municipality Bergen NH, because two of the group members already lived there and there was a big preference for that municipality within the […]
Municipality of Alkmaar says yes to Tiny Houses
The redeeming word has come! I received a message from the municipality of Alkmaar last Wednesday announcing that I may live in my Tiny House for the period of one month on the site at the Gasfabriek in Alkmaar!! Oh guys, I’m so happy! This is such a relief and a huge step forward for […]
The excitement builds
My heart is beating like crazy: I’ve been invited as a guest on the RTLZ program ‘Van Liempt Live’ to talk about the Tiny House movement. The broadcast is Monday 25th April from 22:00 to 23:00. Wow! What an amazing opportunity…do I have what it takes? What if I mess up and can only stammer […]
Pioneering
I often see reactions on the Facebook page of Tiny House Nederland along the lines of ‘nice Tiny House but you can’t live in them anywhere in the Netherlands’. Or people expect Tiny House Netherlands to make it happen for them. Therefore, I think it’s time to clarify a few things! Ok, so first of […]
Where can you live in a Tiny House – part 2, innovative projects
On May 21st I wrote an article about your options to do with legal parking and living locations for your Tiny House, because it is the number one question I get on the subject. “Is that allowed?” I hear people say, and also “that won’t be allowed in the Netherlands, with all the rules we have”. […]
Big news and Marjolein in het klein on Facebook!
It’s starting to become a huge operation, this little plan of mine, haha! It’s been keeping me busy. But that’s more than ok, otherwise I would only get bored! From now on you can also find me on Facebook, where I will post newsworthy things besides my blog articles to keep you posted on all […]