Although we didn’t build our tiny house with our own hands, we decided on a lot of the details of the build. I loved dwelling on little details which would make the house even better. One such little detail was the covering of floors and walls. We had interesting conversations with our builder about it […]
Natural wall paint
Building our tiny house gave me (among many) one freedom I really enjoyed: deciding on wall paint. We have wooden walls in the whole house and I spent some time researching the different options I had for natural wall paint. In the end I tried a clay paint in white. I’m not entirely happy with […]
Flooring options for a (tiny) house
Although we didn’t build our tiny house with our own hands, we decided many details. Today I want to talk about one aspect of that: flooring. From the beginning, we omited the heaviest and bulkiest options: ceramic tiles, concrete and stone, and even hardwood floor. We also didn’t consider carpet because of allergies in our […]
Our journey to a tiny house
I can’t remember when I started being interested in tiny houses and tiny living in general. It just happened and, without realising, it took my family and me on a journey of big decisions. In October last year, the youtube channel ‘Living big in a tiny house‘ posted a video which I shared to my […]
My journey from small living to a tiny house
It’s funny how, in life, words catch up with you and turn your life around. This is the story of how the title of my blog became really and made my life small. When I started seriously thinking about writing a blog I took some time to think of a name. The name eventually became ‘Live […]
Thinking about the energy efficiency of a house
Whenever I think of an energy efficient house, I tend to think of the amount of power it needs to be heated or cooled. However, energy efficiency starts a long way before the actual occupation of a house. It starts with studying the location, the orientation of the house, thinking about windows and construction materials, and […]
On open windows and air exchange
Growing up we had a rule in our house: we had to open our windows at least once a day for at least five minutes, summer and winter, regardless of the outside temperature. This rule stuck with me and I’m starting to understand why when I look at my bathroom walls. Mould and mildew is […]