What’s it actually like to live in a tiny home inside a greenhouse?

The very first blog post asked these questions: What’s it like to actually live in a tiny home inside a greenhouse? How is it different than a more conventional tiny home? Will the reality measure up to my hopes and the hype? Now into the second summer living fulltime inside a 400 sq foot home inside a 60’ by 36’ greenhouse, I won’t bury the … Continue reading What’s it actually like to live in a tiny home inside a greenhouse?

liveinagreenhouseJune 30, 2024October 19, 20242 Comments

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Filling the Pool

Not gonna lie – the pool has been a challenge. We did not properly tape the seams where the pool liner meets the liner for the ponds at each end of the 40′ lap pool and it leaked on first fill. So I drained the pool to below the level where it leaked and waited for the patching materials to arrive. During this time I … Continue reading Filling the Pool

liveinagreenhouseMarch 23, 2024October 19, 20242 Comments

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First Media Coverage

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liveinagreenhouseMarch 9, 2023October 19, 2024Leave a comment

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What is a Tiny Home?

My claim of owning the first greenhouse-enclosed tiny home in the United States has received pushback that it is a) not tiny, and b) not the first. This spurred a conversation about the definition of both “tiny” and “home.” Should the use of the term “tiny home” be defined only in legal terms per the International Residential Code and/or local building codes? Or, is a … Continue reading What is a Tiny Home?

liveinagreenhouseJanuary 15, 2023April 12, 20262 Comments

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Lighting the Greenhouse

Lighting plays a subtle, but critical, role in the quality of life within and around a home. I’ve lived in places where there was so little natural light that I had to use electric lights even during the day. Or where there was inadequate light, like in the kitchen, for the task at hand. Having built a few homes before this, I was familiar with … Continue reading Lighting the Greenhouse

liveinagreenhouseDecember 10, 2022October 19, 2024Leave a comment

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Preparing to go live

Now that I have my building permit work can start as soon as the excavation contractor is available. That means there will finally be regular action on site to begin posting videos on YouTube. This weekend I put together the introductory video. I have no experience with anything audio or video production-related so it has been a steep learning curve. Let me know your thoughts … Continue reading Preparing to go live

liveinagreenhouseOctober 31, 2021October 19, 2024Leave a comment

Live In A Greenhouse

The first greenhouse-enclosed tiny home in the United States

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