Author Archives: Frieda Bakker
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A HUGE win for the Tiny House Movement!
Posted on 16 December 2017 by Frieda Bakker in News, Tiny Living.Part 1 – The News Incredibly good news from the movement in the USA! Tiny houses on wheels are now officially allowed, to live in full-time, in several areas in the Colorado Springs (Colorado) region. El Paso County changed the game and wishes to help other municipalities to follow suit! Darin J. Zaruba: “It’s […]
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Does downsizing have a downside? Yes! (wink)
Posted on 24 January 2017 by Frieda Bakker in Downsizing, Tiny Living.Seriously, I mean, not having clutter feels very free and downsizing is liberating. But a few years down the row there are some things that keeps rearing its ugly head, as a result of the downsizing. And it makes me laugh. It truly is because of that and it doesn’t seem to change either. I’m […]
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Passed the tiny house station called ‘home’ – an update
Posted on 9 January 2017 by Frieda Bakker in Blog, News, Tiny Living.Something’s changed. I used to think of my previous average sized home as a nice, secure place, and a safe haven. Like the shell of a turtle. But it was also too big, a burden, and at the end too expensive for what I really needed. The tiny home as a first home came into […]
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A Long Way Round
Posted on 4 January 2017 by Frieda Bakker in Blog, Tiny Living.I’m staring into nothing. I’m fed up with it. What do I do? It’s the summer of 2008. I’m at home, receiving sickness benefit and guidance from the Employee Insurance Agency. It’s time for Frie to be implemented again, back into society. No, no, no, no, no! I don’t want to go back to what […]
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Turning Tiny now also available in Europe
Posted on 3 January 2017 by Frieda Bakker in News, Tiny Living.Turning tiny, the American book with over 60 personal tiny house stories from TH peeps such as Jay Shafer, Andrew Morrison, Dee Williams, Andrew Odom, Darin Zaruba, and many more. Each contributor takes you on a personal journey through their story of how they turned tiny. After reading it, you have a better understanding of where […]
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A Dutch Touch in Tiny House Magazine #38
Posted on 19 February 2016 by Frieda Bakker in Tiny House Magazine, Uncategorized.Again, some attention for the Dutch Tiny House Movement in Tiny House Magazine. It’s almost a small series! This time I wrote about the vibe in the country. What are the responses from politicians? Will the movement move towards Tiny House Villages as thé solution? Or is there more to it? And what is necessary […]
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Tiny House Movement Holland in Tiny House Magazine #36
Posted on 12 December 2015 by Frieda Bakker in Tiny House Magazine, Uncategorized.Yay! Tiny House Magazine is “Going Dutch”. With honor and pride I contributed and told them about the movement in the Netherlands. In the article I cover the first Dutch Tiny House Meet-Up, I talk about some major practical differences (in comparison to the USA) like weight, legality and trailers. And more… Besides my article, […]
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Butterflies in my stomach
Posted on 9 December 2015 by Frieda Bakker in Behind the scenes, Blog, News.She looks at me with her big and beautiful eyes. My little niece. A small bundle of joy with bouncing curls on her head. Eye lashes so long, they tend to tangle up. An Elf. I’m sitting in a chair in the orangerie of my parents and she places her little hands on my belly. […]
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Article in Tiny House Magazine ~ issue 35
Posted on 19 November 2015 by Frieda Bakker in News.I’m proud to announce that an article of mine is featured in Tiny House Magazine issue … 35! Honest Reminder, a journal entry A personal story, a moment in time, about pioneering, goofy hair, and being a bit too aware of yourself. Human, sometimes funny drama stuff that you can stumble into while being busy […]
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The Initial Phase: Minilomania (part 2)
Posted on 18 November 2015 by Frieda Bakker in Behind the scenes, Tiny Living.The continuation of part 1 (What made me want to do it?) December 2013 There it is, the plan to build my own home. My own home! On wheels. Tiny. Using mainly natural materials. All I can feel is YES. Yes! Towards the idea. Yes! To turning this into a project. Yes! To writing about […]
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The Initial Phase: What made me want to do it (part 1)
Posted on 18 November 2015 by Frieda Bakker in Behind the scenes, Tiny Living.Prior to the start of my project, I felt very clearly that I also wanted to have a website with a blog. Even well before the actual build of my own Tiny House. The reason? I came across a lot of sites, blogs and other Tiny House initiatives, but I rarely stumbled into writings on that […]
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Article in Tiny House Magazine ~ issue 33
Posted on 18 September 2015 by Frieda Bakker in My Tiny House Tour USA, News.I’m proud to announce that an article of mine is featured in Tiny House Magazine issue 33! All The Way, the personal story of how I got it into my head to go to the USA to see some Tiny Houses. All I had was some money for a plane ticket and four months to […]
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A Tiny House try out ~ My Tiny House Tour USA (4)
Posted on 1 September 2015 by Frieda Bakker in My Tiny House Tour USA.The idea: meeting people during my visit to the Tiny House Jamboree in Colorado Springs to see if I can visit them in their Tiny Houses on my way back. So… I rented a car. I had a tent in the back of the trunk and a few days ahead of the Jamboree I checked the Tiny […]
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The Tiny House Jamboree ~ My Tiny House Tour USA (3)
Posted on 17 August 2015 by Frieda Bakker in My Tiny House Tour USA.Oh my, a memorable weekend that was! The Tiny House Jamboree 2015 in Colorado Springs, USA. Three days of Tiny Houses but above all, three days with its wonderful people. Inspiration, warmth, openness, involvement. Can you imagine that, with 40.000 visitors? One huge Tiny House family. An unexpected gigantic success and if you ask me, […]
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On my way, all alone ~ My Tiny House Tour USA (2)
Posted on 4 August 2015 by Frieda Bakker in My Tiny House Tour USA.July 29 – August 3 And then the somewhat anxious part of my journey starts: all alone, in my rental car, up North to the Tiny House Jamboree. From El Paso, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico to Golden, Colorado via US Highway 285. Driving, driving and more driving. And camping in the wild (yep, […]
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Land… ~ My Tiny House Tour USA (1)
Posted on 3 August 2015 by Frieda Bakker in My Tiny House Tour USA.July 22 – July 28 54 hours. Fifty four hours. From door to door. A nodding head from time to time in the airplane or the bus, but more than that? No. No sleep. Next: to stumble into a bright, sunny and dry sauna filled with cacti. A hair dryer, straight into my face. And […]
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Downsizing, step by step
Posted on 24 April 2015 by Frieda Bakker in Downsizing, Tiny Living.(also convenient if you’re not about to go small) A regular sized family home. Living room. Bed rooms. Office space. Bath room. Walk in closet. Pantry. Small barn. Garden. Kitchen. What’s in there has to fit into a Tiny Home. Think about the size of an RV. Yeah, right… Well, that is what you call […]
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My wish
Posted on 31 March 2015 by Frieda Bakker in News.“Somewhere on the countryside. Birds surround me. The doors are open. At a distance I can hear the cows rattle in the feeding racks. A moohhhh… My day just started. The smell of fresh coffee is filling up my home and I’m standing in the doorway holding my cup. My home warms me. The colour […]
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