I built a tiny house to learn how to create a home worth living in. Growing up in one city – Lawrence, MA – and settling in another – Somerville – I had always been dependent on the structures and systems built for me, without understanding how they developed, what sustains them, or whether they’re… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Blog
On Responding to Tragedy
-written by Hearth Founder, Miranda Aisling It’s been over a week now since the tragedy in Orlando and I’ve been struggling with how to respond as an individual, an artist, and a community organizer. There is, of course, the grief and the fear and the anger that such a horrific thing has yet again occurred… Continue Reading
Lessons Learned from Tiny House Builder Jana Lembke
Now that our tiny house is close to completion, I wanted to share some of our “lessons learned” and advice to future homebuilders. DO: …Measure your car’s capacity. We spent 20 minutes, in the rain, trying to cram a shower unit in our car. It was an inch too big! We ended up having it… Continue Reading
Meet the Tiny House Crafters of Vermont!
If you are looking for a team of tiny house enthusiasts who can help you design and build your completely customized and swoon-worthy tiny house on wheels, look no further than Tiny House Crafters of Vermont. Known across the web for our 8×20 Sherwood model, featuring a space saving shed roof, funky under stair storage,… Continue Reading
Living Large in Tiny Spaces with Felice Cohen
I grew up in a large home on Cape Cod and assumed I would one day have a large home of my own. It never dawned on me I would love living in a space the size of a Honda Accord. I moved to New York City after graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst… Continue Reading
2nd BIG Tiny House Festival – Call for Vendors
On July 16, 2016 from 12:00-6:00 pm, show off your business at the 2nd BIG Tiny House Festival. This festival is the culminating event of BIG Art; Tiny House, a yearlong public art process that highlights functional forms of art. In particular, we’re looking for businesses or artists that focus on one or more of… Continue Reading
Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun
-written by Hearth Member, Marika McCoola A small group met at The Blue Shirt Cafe on Wednesday to discuss Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We read Adichie’s novel Americanah last year and wanted to read another work by her, hence this month’s selection. Half a Yellow Sun is weighty in many ways:… Continue Reading
On Grieving and Grandparents
Over the past three and a half years, the three biological grandparents that I’ve had any sort of relationship have died. These have been my first real experiences with death, apart from pets and distant relatives. Through these experiences, I have begun to push back against what we’re taught about grieving, that it is a sad… Continue Reading
The Vulnerability Museum
-written by Ashley Kirsner, co-founder of CommuniT Boston What appeals to me most about tiny houses is pretty straightforward. It’s the relief from dealing with a dusty box of twenty mysterious gadgets from yesteryear whose purposes I can’t recall and whose chargers I will never find; the peace of a space housing all I need… Continue Reading
Hats off to Spring!
– written by Hearth Member, Jaclyn Wood It’s finally springtime! No matter what the sky thinks you can be assured flowers will be blooming and that you’ll find people dressed in their finest strolling down 5th Ave in New York each spring for the Easter Parade. I happened to visit New York last month to see… Continue Reading