I think it is the most frequently asked question when people visit my Tiny House or come to one of my lectures: “what would you do differently if you had to do it all over again, if you would design and build your house anew?” In short: very little :) But I will explain that. […]
Small living tips for book addicts
“I can’t live in a Tiny House. Where the hell am I supposed to put my collection of books?” Oh, I understand the great love that many people share for books; I am quite a book junky myself. And yes, if you have three bookcases full right now, I can promise you that they will […]
Small interior inspiration: lighting
Light has a great influence on us. The lighting (or lack of it) in an interior influences your mood, can make a room look bigger or smaller, and even has an effect on your health. For example, you might have experienced a headache because you were reading with not enough light. In a small house, […]
Free Tiny House building plans!
Having a roof over your head, a home where you are sheltered en comfortable, is a basic need. Affordable housing is becoming less accessible for many people, not only in the Netherlands but also abroad. I was therefore very enthusiastic about the question from Truoba founder and architect Ignas Stancikas, whether I would like to […]
Small interior inspiration: the bathroom
One of the great aspects of the Tiny House philosophy is that people consciously choose what suits them and what they like, when it comes to housing. Housing is brought back to its core: just enough and stripped of unnecessary space and things. You can express your personal taste and preferences in the design and […]
Tiny Houses and the Building Decree
When you want to live in a Tiny House legally, you will need an environmental permit for building. Even when your house is built elsewhere and is moved to the place where you are going to live in it, the environmental permit is for “the construction of a building”. The 2012 Building Decree is a […]
Online course: Your Tiny House – from dream to reality!
Starting November 2016, Monique van Orden and I have been hosting the workshop ‘Realize your own Tiny House’ for groups of about 20 people. The workshops took place all throughout the country and were a huge success: full groups, waiting lists and positive feedback were the norm. We noticed that there’s a big need for […]
Tiny House interior photos
It is a beautiful sunny day, my house is tidy, and it is time to take some pictures of the interior! I have now made my heavenly Tiny house all my own; I have given it my personal touch. Yesterday I hung up my guitar, put up a shelf in the kitchen for my juicer […]
Here it is: my tiny dream home!
01Last Friday was the day I finally got to see the progress in the design of my Tiny House! I had a meeting with Laurens, Vincent and Dimka at the TU Delft; what an enormous complex! We had agreed to meet at the espresso bar and, of course, I ended up waiting at the wrong […]
A turbulent week
A few words on the situation in the world (Paris attacks) I have noticed that I am more easily triggered than usual lately. Perhaps that is not surprising, especially after last Friday. I am sad, irritated and angry. What a world; such suffering! It is difficult not to get swept up in a negative spiral, […]