Over the internet I bought a set of plans, purchased a tiny fireplace online, and – having it shipped to my address in Olympia – invested myself my future building project enough that I couldn’t chicken out. I was going to do it. I had made my mind and was going to build myself a tiny, mobile cabin so that I could live anywhere I wanted and whenever I wanted, wherever my future would take me.
Thanks to her ingenuity, some inspiration from the unstoppable Dee Williams herself and a love for small spaces, Brittany’s story is sure to inspire you to take the next step in building your own tiny house.
The inside of her Cypress is as individual as she is. Brittany’s approach to building for her Tumbleweed is worth sharing:
“It took me roughly 5 months of building, planning, reading and mistake-making to finish my house. Taking shop class in 7th grade just wasn’t enough carpentry training, so I borrowed numerous construction books from the library and had many a meeting with Dee Williams and other construction-minded friends. A family friend offered to help me do all the electrical, plumbing and gas work in the house – if only I would supply him with a 6-pack every time he came over. My parents offered me space to build at the top of the property, so I set up shop and went to work. I found an 18 foot like-new trailer on craigslist, bought my stove from the scratch-and-dent section at Dickinson, bought a beautifully painted ceramic sink in Mexico, and tried to find as many reused/recycled items as possible.”
She sure seems to have made the right choice in building a Tumbleweed Tiny House:
“I have been living in the house for about a year now and absolutely love it. It is perfect for just one person, with the occasional visitor coming over for a cozy dinner around my tiny table. While most homeowners spend their own free time cleaning the house, my cleaning routine rarely takes 20 minutes. I am happy to have as much free time, friend time, and happy hour time as possible to myself!”
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