Blogs Posts on "Not-so-small"

Nominate designers for Hometta’s list of modern custom builders? by Small House Style on Aug 26, 2009Hometta is looking for help – they’re putting together a list of modern custom builders. Do you know a designer who isn’t afraid of a flat roof? Who embraces the opportunity to build a sustainable, architectural, design-forward house?

Three days left to cast your vote in the ReBurbia competition by Small House Style on Aug 13, 2009ReBurbia top twenty finalist are in: 72 hours to cast your vote for the winner! The first round of results of are in, and it’s time to cast your votes for the winner of Inhabitat’s and Dwell’s co-sponsored Reburbia Design Competitio...

Noble Home awarded at Green Dot Awards by Small House Style on Aug 12, 2009The Noble Home has lived up to its name at this year’s Green Dot Awards, earning honorable mention in the products category. What’s special about this design company? Like many of the homes featured here at Small House Style, Noble Homes...

Less is More: Designing & Renovating the Smaller Home @ Yestermorrow by Small House Style on Jul 20, 2009If you are planning on being in Vermont this fall don’t miss a chance to participate in the Yestermorrow Design/Build School’s Less is More workshop that will cover the in’s and out’s of designing and renovating the smaller ho...

Doors close at Michelle Kaufmann Designs by Small House Style on Jun 23, 2009After 5 short but exciting years in green prefab design, Michelle Kaufmann has regretfully announced that she is closing the doors of her progressive homebuilding business. In a May 27th blog entry, Kaufmann posted: “Despite our best efforts, t...

Are Shipping Container Homes & Offices hitting the big time? by Small House Style on Jun 2, 2009Shipping containers are looking more and more viable for the small house and small living movement. Yearly, millions of shipping containers arrive in U.S. ports, but only a portion of these containers ever leave our consumptive shores. For many compa...

Mel Bartholomew and Square Foot Gardening by Small House Style on May 31, 2009We just came across one of the coolest concepts: Square Foot Gardening! Thank Nikoli! In the founder’s words: How would you like a garden filled with beautiful flowers, fresh herbs and luscious vegetables, all with NO WEEDS and NO HARD WORK? N...

Don’t miss GreenBuildingAdvisor.com’s The Future of Housing webinar by Small House Style on Apr 14, 2009GreenBuildingAdvisor is hosting a free online discussion by author and green building innovator Alex Wilson. Alex will be discussing leading-edge strategies for achieving net-zero-energy homes, transportation energy use associated with where we live...

(Small?) Natural Homes Google Mashup by Small House Style on Feb 16, 2009Natural Homes just launched a brilliant Google Maps mashup where you can find low-impact natural homes of straw bale, cob, earthbag, timber frame and others with links to the owner’s websites. Slide the map around with your mouse and zoom in an...