Tiny House Sustainable Living Australia

One of the questions I have been asked a lot since starting my blog is if my Tiny House is insulated? Yes! My Tiny House is most definitely insulated!  Some of the photos of my Tiny House that you have been looking at may have given the idea that I had not used insulation but this is not the case…the photo of the wall behind the TV & Fireplace area was left unclad as a feature wall with the exposed shipping container industrial look! Bear in mind this design and decision to have the feature wall was carefully thought out as that part of the building is on the south…

Designing my Tiny House was such a fantastic experience for me! Taking something from a basic, plain box and being able to turn it into an a space I love to live in is something I’m very proud to have achieved!  Putting your design together is a process that requires some planning. We talked in one of my earlier posts about choosing your design theme, I chose to go for an industrial design with some added rustic recycled timbers. Given I was working on a shipping container conversion the industrial theme seemed well suited! I also mentioned including a few of your must have items in your Tiny House, for…

Last blog we talked about planning and council approvals for your Tiny House build!  The next step is about bringing your build to life! A bespoke build like a shipping container conversion, a log cabin or a Tiny House on wheels can be challenging to make come together, particularly if like me, you are starting out with very little building knowledge! The next steps of this project were probably the hardest and most trying for me! I’ve created this blog is so I can share my real experiences, the good and bad with the hopes I can give some guidance to anyone who’s looking to do something similar! There are…

Last blog we talked about choosing the type and design of your Tiny House, building in the things you love and deciding which utilities you’d use!  The next steps are less fun than choosing your colour schemes and cooktops but they have to be done and they’re probably less daunting than most people think!  If you do find yourself a little overwhelmed at first don’t worry you’re not the only one, I’ve been there! Follow the process, ask as many questions as you need to and you’ll get it done! Council I’m sure that the rules will vary depending on the type of Tiny House you choose and also where…

There’s so much to think about when planning your tiny house build it can be so overwhelming!  If you’re building your tiny house yourself you might be doing this all for the first time, and even if you’ve built before, building tiny is something to look at from a completely different perspective! Hopefully I can help by giving you some ideas on how to plan your tiny house build so that the home you create is purpose built for you!  Type of Tiny House My tiny house is a shipping container conversion, you might want to construct your tiny house from different materials, you might want a mobile tiny house, you…

I’ll take you through my journey, week by week, with information on how I built my tiny house. I’ll talk about what worked, what I’d have done differently and also about the mistakes I made. You’ll be able to follow my written articles, photos, videos, recommendations, costs, ideas, and get help with your design work, connected with tradies in the know and source the right products for you and your tiny house!  I’ll also talk a lot about self sustainable living! I am totally off grid solar and solely on rainwater so I’ll talk a lot about the best ways of being self reliant with power and water! I have…