I want to be self-sufficient – also known as ‘off-grid’ – with regard to electricity in my Tiny House. But that is not so easy in the Netherlands, because in winter you only have a limited amount of sunlight. According to the KNMI, on average, December has only 2 hours of sunshine per day. Therefore, […]
Tiny House techniques: Cladding
I am sitting at my laptop in the warehouse where my Tiny House is being built, and there are quite a few people working today. Kenneth is building the deck, Dimka and Anna are finishing the cladding, and Carolin and André are painting the inside. I feel a little useless. Everyone is working away and […]
The Tiny House movement live on RTLZ
There I am, covered in a thick layer of makeup in the RTL studio in Hilversum. “Move your chair slightly to the left please”, I am asked. The makeup artist is busy with the final touches… and three, two, one, and we are live. I am a guest on the program ‘Van Liempt Live’, Next […]
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 […]
A weighty issue
Well that was quite a week! It started on Friday 8th of April with the information evening about Tiny Houses organized by political party ‘Groen Links’ Alkmaar. The Leader of the party, Christian Braak, was present at the interview Monique and I gave in Hoorn and was so enthusiastic that he immediately asked us to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Counting my blessings
Sometimes I forget to let the people around me know how much they mean to me. Do you recognise that? I take them for granted, which is not a good thing. Since I started this adventure, I have met so many new people – fantastic, open, friendly and generous folks – it sometimes felt like […]
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, […]
A Tiny House meet-up
Last Sunday I was in my car at 8 am, on my way to the first ever Tiny House meet-up in The Netherlands. After picking up Koen in Amsterdam we arrived at 10 am, ready to start. Frieda Bakker lives in a cohousing project located in a beautiful old farm in Dieren and her ‘roommates’ […]