Summer is a transition time for many people: the break between school years; a vacation before tackling another year of work; and for network television that’s been a guest in our living rooms for so long, summer is a time of transition between seasons. It’s appropriate then that we are also in the middle of a fundamental transformation of the technology in our living rooms. Traditional broadcast and cable TV are steadily being augmented and enjoyed in new ways such as ‘time-shifted’ and on-demand TV via...

Tiny apartments, especially tiny studio apartments, present a set of challenges to the dweller. Storage is one challenge: With the exception of the handful of lucky folks who score rent-controlled apartments and stay for years, it’s not worthwhile for most renters to buy built-in storage units for their apartments. Creating a separation between the living space and bedroom space is the other major challenge. I live in a studio apartment, and I’ve learned how to stay organized and to maximize my space. I’ll...

Ikea Malaysia is posting a video series featuring their interior designers who give tips on how to squeeze every thing you need into a small space. Featured in this post are a 430 square foot apartment; a 118 square foot combo bedroom/living room and a 29 square foot bathroom that also has laundry facilities and more. These videos are short and they demonstrate very well what can be done in a small space. The ideas could be easily applied to a tiny or small home. You can view the Ikea Malaysia Channel here and see...

I don’t cover appliances very often on the Tiny House Blog and I really should. Owen brought this one to my attention recently and I thought I would share it with you. If you are going to live in a tiny house a small kitchen is also part of the deal. Now that does not mean you have to settle for a camp style kitchen, there are some very modern ones available too. Kitchoo offers the Mini Kitchen, though not cheap at $7,500 it has most everything you will need. The Mini Kitchen is a super compact and hyper-equiped...

Hi everyone this is the first time I have used this blog but am quite excited about that as to what will actually happen- anyways we have just got back from an 11 day cruise on Rhapsody of the Sea of Royal Caribbean LInes- or Caribbbbean as the americans call it- to Hamilton Island, Cairns, Port Douglas, Cooktown and back to Sydney. Interesting cruise- Royal Caribbean were quite good but wouldn’t rave about them- everytime you turned around they were charging you extra- the shore excursions were outragously...

This weeks Tiny House in a Landscape photograph was taken by Ryan Feargal on the beautiful shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia. It’s on the north shore of the beautiful lake. It was located in the garden of a much bigger traditional Austrian style stone and timber house. Lake Bled is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. Thank you Ryan for sharing this picture and for the inspiration of this unique little...

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