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Telling It Like It Is…And Isn’t
05/09/2016

Have you ever had an ah-ha moment where you look at something ordinary and suddenly you are struck...

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Shelter Wise Limited Edition 24′ Cider Box
05/06/2016

* SOLD * Get yourself off on the right foot with one of the most popular tiny house designs available...

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Small Is Beautiful – A Must-See Tiny House Film
03/30/2015

Small is Beautiful is a revealing look into the tiny house movement, a grass roots response to the housing...

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Your Chance To Have Your Very Own Tiny Home!
03/26/2015

Tiny Houses have been flying off of the shelf here at Shelter Wise and we don't want you to miss out on this...

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Come See Where All Of The Tiny Magic Happens!
01/08/2015

It's not every day that one gets a chance to come tour our warehouse facility where we build all of our Tiny...

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On The Number Of Tiny Homes
12/28/2014

Many people ask, "How many Tiny Homes have you built?"  Well, we certainly value quality...

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Simplicity Can Come In Pretty Little Packages!
12/18/2014

We had a lot of fun bringing this unique, modern dream to life!  It all started with a clients'...

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One+One=Home – A Tiny Concept House
11/29/2014

This was a unique opportunity to create a concept home using two separate spaces. One unit is made...

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Lovely Tiny House Infographic!
09/16/2014

Check out this great informational piece that Custom Made put together - it analyzes what Tiny Houses...

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Sophistication In A Box – The Miter Box
07/26/2014

The Miter Box was the very first Tiny House that Shelter Wise designed and built in 2013.  It...

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What Exactly Are Accessory Dwellings?
05/15/2014

What exactly are Accessory Dwellings (or ADU's), you may ask? According to our friends at AccessoryDwellings.org...

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Efficiency In A Cute Little Box – The Salsa Box
04/23/2014

We love this little box on wheels! It is one of the smallest Tiny Houses out there, coming in at a gigantic...

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    Go Argentina! We are so excited! Here is a little Go Argentina! We are so excited! Here is a little picture I drew during the game:) this is the Bunk Box design incase you want to build your own Messi Bunk Box! Plans are 50% off until December 31st! Go Argentina! Check out our profile to get to the plans site. Any likes or shares or tags get entered to win a free set of plans, your choosing. .#tinyhouseliving  #tinyhouse #shelterwise #messi #argentina #tinyhome
    Big News! Shelter Wise plan sets are back in our s Big News! Shelter Wise plan sets are back in our store after a bit of a hiatus--PLUS some additions from our friends at PAD Tiny Houses! To celebrate we are offering 50% discount on all of the Store products between now and December 31st and will include a complimentary Go House Go eBook with every purchase AND you will be entered to win a free 1-hour Tiny House building consultation with Derin (announced on January 1st). ALSO! Any likes or tags on this Instagram or Facebook post will enter you to win a free Tiny Home Building Plan Set of your choosing from our store (no purchase necessary and your chances are good!). Although we are still not taking on any new builds we are excited to equip you to build your own dream tiny home #tinyhomes #shelterwise #PADtinyhouses #tinyhomebuilding
    It’s that time of the year again when the Big Ti It’s that time of the year again when the Big Tiny House Bundle sale happens. For the next 5 days you can get 28tiny house plans, ebooks, courses and videos all for $48! Our 24’ Hikari tiny home is featured in this sale, which is normally sold for $99, hope you can get in on this sale because it’s full of goodness, sure to make you smile and feel giddy:) all the best to you all this fine Monday.
    Sunrise Cabin, my friend Hanna named it and we lik Sunrise Cabin, my friend Hanna named it and we like that name. Hanna along with her family of five live in the Sunrise Cabin in our backyard, they are remodeling there home nearby for bit. We will give you a tour sometime of the inside:) Have a great Sabbath rest! Designed and built by #shelterwise
    It’s always an adventure of sorts moving a tiny. It’s always an adventure of sorts moving a tiny. We have yet to damage one, but this evening move came real close to ending our streak. It’s a beautiful tiny office @dheddy designed and built, glad we kept it safe. Props to the 1997 F150 step side for its strength and nimbleness.
    Haven’t been real active on IG for awhile been g Haven’t been real active on IG for awhile been gardening, playing with my boys, and building a small shop in my backyard. I still draw and dream a bit. Been dreaming of starting up Shelter Wise again....we will see. I have plenty on my plate for now. Here are a few dream drawings, let me know what you think:)
    While driving to my dads place in Winthrop Washing While driving to my dads place in Winthrop Washington we went by apple orchards with immigrant worker housing. This is my twist on it. Could meet many different housing needs. It’s roughly the dimensions of a single wide manufactured home trailer, could actually be longer, going wider than 12’ increases transportation costs significantly (so I hear). I think some single wide’s get up to 60ft long. The walls between the cabinettes would be made as sound proof as possible, keeping bathrooms on shared walls helps  and maybe closets on shared walls could help as well. It’s fun to dream:) Have any ideas to add to this design?
    Hey everyone we are just a day away from Christmas Hey everyone we are just a day away from Christmas and any funds that are raised through the @thewaterprojectinc will be matched until Dec 25th. Please consider donating to help provide clean water to communities in Africa! Check out the bio for a link:) Merry Christmas!
    Been pretty quiet here at Shelter Wise for awhile, Been pretty quiet here at Shelter Wise for awhile, but some old tiny house embers are sparking something new. I frequent the book “a little house of my own” by Lester Walker for inspiration. Looking to build a hybrid of the Summer House in my backyard this winter. I first started by drawing in detail every wall, floor and roof section, then I get pricing. Can you guess how much  this little beauty will cost to frame and get dried in ( includes ice and water for roof and 30lb tar for walls)?
#shelter #tinyspaces #tinyhomes #prefabtiny #handmade #morningcoffee #advent #lesterwalker #alittlehouse #simplelife
    How do you go from this, to this, to this? It take How do you go from this, to this, to this? It takes a #community It wasn't just me who built the Miter Box, I had a whole crew of amazing people that supported me and you will too if you decide to build your own #tinyhouse someday. Our neighbor Joan (a true gift to this world, we will always love you), My buddy bobby who did an amazing job on the metal work, Andra my wife who calmed me down when I was stressed to the max about something, Lina who helped me frame the whole house, neighbor Paul who helped tarp the house during a down pour, John, James, Dee, Diane, Patti, Bruce, Ben, Michael, Sacha, the Stein Brothers. Every single one of them believed in me and supported my vision to start #Shelterwise A huge thank you for those early years.

All that said, the plans to the Miter Box are part of a one time sale that includes some 29 other tiny house plans and resources, all for $49 (almost a $1000 worth of goodness). Its only going through this Saturday so don't wait too long or you'll be sorry. A good set of plans is a great way to lean on what others have figured out the hard way, boiled it into some awesome plans so that you don't have to make the same mistakes. A  link in our bio that you can click to find out more. 
PS Whatever you do, do it with others. This life is too short to do it alone, so don't be afraid to ask for help. People love to help...... Photo by @azulandesign 
#tinyhouse #tinyhome #tinyhousebuilder #diy #cabin #tinyhousenation #tinyliving #Tinyhouselife #livesimply #tinyhousetalk #smallspaces #tinyhouseplans #tinyhouseblog #tinyhouseswoon #tiny #shelterwise #miterbox #minimalism #leanonme
    This is Sam’s Sauna, Sam had a vision of what he This is Sam’s Sauna, Sam had a vision of what he wanted and he built it. His sauna looks nothing like the standard set of tiny house plans we sent him, instead he used those plans to learn how to build the floor system and make solid connections to the trailer. This is just one example of how you can learn from a set of plans, with that said there is an amazing deal going on right now, close to $1000 dollars worth of tiny house plans and resources for $49, check out the link in our bio to learn more and maybe you’ll find yourself on an amazing #oregoncoast beach surfing into your sauna or tiny house!
#saunasurfing #shelterwise #tinyhouse #tinyhouseplans #tinyhome #tiny #cabin #tinyhousenation #livesimply #tinyliving #tinyhouselife #smallspaces #tinyhouseswoon #tinyhousetalk #tinyhouseblog #thow #tinyhousebuild #tinyhousemovement
    The Miter Box, the tiny house that started it all The Miter Box, the tiny house that started it all for #shelterwise  We were bright eyed and bushy-tailed building this beauty in our tiny driveway, we put everything we had into her- blood, sweat, and tears, not to mention long nights worrying about this or that, all you #tinyhouse builders and DIYer’s know what I am talking about. We had some great plans drawn up for the #miterbox and these #tinyhome plans are now part of a limited time bundle sale. As part of the bundle sale you get a total of 29 #tinyhouseplans for the price of $49, a savings of over 95%. It’s an amazing deal, $983 of plans and resources for $49, wish we had access to this great resource back then. Go to the link in our bio to get more details! We wish you all the best in finding your way.

#tinyhousebundle2019 #tinyhousebuilder #diy #tinyhomes #cabinplans #cabin #tinyhousenation #tinyliving #tinyhouselife
    We had the opportunity to work with @crataegusbons We had the opportunity to work with @crataegusbonsai and @tinynestproject to come up with this design. 
The 24' Kanso offers abundant light, single-level ease, and minimalistic living with few dedicated spaces. Kanso means ‘elemental and natural, free of non-essentials’. Visitors claim the Kanso is the most spacious feeling tiny home they’ve ever been in. 
We think it’s a gem of a tiny house, what do you think?

#tinyhouse #tiny #tinyhousemovement #tinyliving #tinyhousebuild  #tinyhousenation #tinyhome #thow #minimalism #minimalist #cabin #cabinlife #shelterwise
    Spending some time on the island of Kauai and saw Spending some time on the island of Kauai and saw this awesome little shopping center. Could have easily been a tiny house village:)
    The #Bunkie was designed and built to be transitio The #Bunkie was designed and built to be transitional housing for those experiencing #homelessness. The plan was to partner up a #portland mural artist (#graffitiartist ) with a youngster like my son, the bunkie would be the canvas. Didn’t quite happen but oh well, it was still a blast!
We partnered on this project with @tinynestproject #shelter #homelessness #endhomelessness #tinyhouse #kidartist
    Tina the sauna had her maiden voyage today around Tina the sauna had her maiden voyage today around the block. Smooth sailing:) #sauna #cryingrocks #portland #tinysauna #saunatime #relax #woodfiredsauna #saunatime #tinathesauna #tina
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    • Telling It Like It Is...And Isn't
      May 9, 2016
    • Shelter Wise Limited Edition 24' Cider Box
      May 6, 2016
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    • Your Chance To Have Your Very Own Tiny Home!
      Mar 26, 2015
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