Fanny always thought she wanted to live in a fancy tree house in her daughter’s backyard after she retired.  That was until she toured a Seattle Tiny Home.

Being a professional artist, Fanny knows beauty when she sees it.  After experiencing a Seattle Tiny Home and talking with founder Sharon Read, Fanny realized she would rather live out her dream in a different way.  She would live in her daughter’s backyard up on a little hill in a tiny, comfortable home that was more versatile and useful in many ways than her own current home.  And she could move her home around the country and live in other children’s backyards if she wanted to take turns.

Fanny customized her Ravenna model with a bedroom on the main floor.

Fanny took delivery of her dream home on Christmas Eve 2012. “I love to sit here and admire all the details in this house,” says Fanny. “I feel like I’m living in a piece of art.  And I like knowing I will be able to live in this beautiful home the rest of my life – yet I’m not restricted to this one place.”

Thank you, Fanny, for giving Seattle Tiny Homes the opportunity to help you fulfill your dream!

For our friends in the Puget Sound region – you’re invited to come tour a tiny home at Whole Foods-Redmond on Saturday, October 20, 2012!

Come see our Ballard model on Saturday, October 20.

We’ll be there at the front of the store from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with our Ballard model – a beautifully crafted tiny home with all the amenities you need for simple, sustainable living. See how you can fit a kitchen, a functional bathroom, a washer/dryer, and a comfortable living area all in 174 square feet. Plus, two sleeping areas and a mini office!

You’ll also meet Sharon Read, tiny home designer and owner of Seattle Tiny Homes. It’s a great opportunity to learn if a tiny house is right for you.

See how you can live a full life inside a tiny space!

The details again are:

Saturday, October 20, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m
Whole Foods Market - at the front of the store
17991 NE Redmond Way
Redmond, WA 98052

We hope to see you there!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who purchased a tiny home or backyard cottage from Seattle Tiny Homes this spring! We appreciate your trust, and enjoy having this opportunity to help you fulfill your dreams. We’ve designed each model individually for each customer, and look forward to bringing these handcrafted homes to life!

It’s hard to understand the attraction of tiny home living until you’ve actually experienced one. There’s a feeling of serenity and happiness that comes over you when you step into a beautifully crafted tiny dwelling and realize that everything you need for comfortable living is within just a few feet of you.

You’re attracted to the sustainability of living in this kind of home with a minimal environmental footprint and minuscule utility bills. You love the fact that cleaning it would only take minutes. And you imagine the possibilities of a much, much lower house payment (perhaps even none).

Or perhaps you’re envisioning a tiny dwelling as a vacation home, an office/studio, or a backyard cottage for an older family member, college student, or guests.

If a tiny home of any kind is appealing to you, come see our Ballard model at the Mother Earth News Fair this weekend! Here are the details:

June 2-3, 2012
Puyallup Fairgrounds
110 9th Avenue Southwest
Puyallup, Wash. 98371
Saturday Fair hours: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM
Sunday Fair hours: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM

Seattle Tiny Homes will be at booth 940 – two rows up from the food court. Stop by and say hi – we’d love to see you there!

About the Fair
MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIRS are fun-filled, family-oriented sustainable lifestyle events. The Puyallup Fair features practical, hands-on demos and workshops in:
• Renewable energy
• Small-scale agriculture
• Gardening
• Green building and more

Go here to learn more and buy tickets.

Participants from the Tumbleweed Tiny House seminar in Seattle checking out the Ballard model.

Welcome to our tiny house!

A view of the kitchen and a sleeping loft.

A few weeks ago, our Ballard model made its first-ever public appearance . . . at the Tumbleweed Tiny House workshop in Seattle. We had a great time meeting tiny home fans from around the country, and we appreciate everyone who visited and their enthusiasm. Thank you! We were too busy talking to people to take photos, but fortunately, Derek “Deek” Diedricksen of relaxshacks.com was there with a camera and got some great shots that we’re sharing today. Thanks, Deek, and be sure to visit his website to see all the photos and check out his tiny home books!