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Author Archives: leepera

final house arrives at boneyard studios

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Posted on 03/06/2013 by leepera
All the Boneyard Studios houses in place

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Last Friday the final house arrived on the Boneyard Studios lot – Elaine’s Lusby.  Elaine doesn’t live in DC, but her house will reside on the Boneyard Studios lot.  It’s the smallest of the houses at 8ft wide and 16 … Continue reading →

Posted in The Houses | Tagged moving tiny house, tiny house community, tumbleweed lusby | 1 Reply

it’s not about the house…

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Posted on 02/01/2013 by leepera
Meetup group volunteers putting siding on my house

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Yes, bad timing and cliche to draw on Lance Armstrong, but it fits the story I want to tell.  In Lance’s case it wasn’t about the bike, but about the D’s: drugs, doping, deception, denial, and duping his teammates and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lee, The Houses | Tagged tiny house community, urban tiny house, visit, volunteer | 13 Replies

on choosing plans: designing by doing

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Posted on 11/28/2012 by leepera
Rain screen siding going up on tiny house

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Like most people building tiny houses, I had limited options when purchasing plans for a tiny house over a year ago (up until recently there were only a couple options), and none of them fully met all my needs.*  So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Lee, The Houses | 9 Replies

fall is for building: work weekend at the boneyard lot

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Posted on 11/13/2012 by leepera
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It was a busy weekend at the boneyard studios lot.  Thanks to beautiful fall weather and the friends who came out to the lot, we are slowly making some good progress on the exterior of my house.  A future post … Continue reading →

Posted in Lee, The Houses | 7 Replies

preparing for the hurricane: roof and windows on lee’s house

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Posted on 10/28/2012 by leepera
Naked house

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DC is preparing for Hurricane Sandy: the metro system has closed, federal government has shut down, and sandbags were put in all around my neighborhood.  While I’m a bit worried about the fate of our little houses, I do feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Lee, The Houses | 6 Replies

the maker movement and tiny houses

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Posted on 10/06/2012 by leepera
Whittled Down Caravan

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Brian and I went up to New York City last weekend to present at the World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science.  It was a very inspiring (and overwhelming) event – think  science fair, craft festival, a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 3 Replies

celebrating a year of tiny houses in DC: from full moon ride to boneyard studios

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Posted on 09/10/2012 by leepera
fullmoonride

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Upon waking this morning I quickly fell into an anxious and depressed Monday-morning mindset until I noticed the date on my calendar and realized that I had something to celebrate.  It was a year ago today that Boneyard Studios was … Continue reading →

Posted in General, The Site | 2 Replies

build update: lee’s tiny house

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Posted on 09/07/2012 by leepera
Old front wall sitting outside tiny house

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House Update: I came back to DC after a few weeks on the West Coast and can see progress on my house – thanks, Tony!  We were feeling frustrated with all the modifications needed, but they are mostly done now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lee, The Houses | 5 Replies

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