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Green Homes Tour Sept. 22, 2012
Green Home Tour in the Portland Metro Area, Saturday, September 22, 2012. Just wanted to let you know that we are on this tour. The Green Home Oregon, Small Home Oregon, Garden Cottage and Tear Drop Trailer are on display in this tour at Walt Quades’ property. The 11th annual Build It Green! Home Tour and Information Fair is a self-guided tour of green remodels and new homes around the Portland metropolitan area. Tourgoers pick up great ideas for their own projects by visiting with homeowners, designers, do-it-yourselfers and contractors...
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If a man’s best friend is his dog than a dogs best friend has to be Iris Blevin. She has spent the last few years of her life working toward the betterment of every dog she has come in contact with. I first met Iris because of an ad I had run in our community newspaper. She was looking for someone local who could build her a small dog massage studio out behind her home in NE Portland. So in July of 2011 we got together and decided what size of cottage she wanted, where she wanted the doors and windows and what type of materials she wanted...
read moreQuality beyond expectation
You have probably shopped at Home Depot and in the parking lot viewed the rows of different sized sheds and barn like structures peering out. They are the cookie cutter shells which you purchase as a materials package. Not the case with Small Home Oregon. We build the cottage on site, with a custom materials package decided upon by you. The options are endless. Interiors are much more than exposed two by fours and plywood floors. Quality and elegance inside and out. Choice of interiors include Blue Pine, Red Cedar, Dark Mahogany, and Sugar...
read morePersonal “Professional” Space
Garden cottages from Small Home Oregon create a personal space of professional quality on your property. Professional space for work and personal space for the hobbyist. Many customers have had Small Home Oregon build for them a cottage for services out of the home. Some possibilities: architect/engineer cottage, massage cottage, graphic design cottage, pottery cottage, reading retreat, home office, personal space, gardening cottage, and many more. Small Home Oregon offers several plan sets of varying sizes for Garden Cottages but more than...
read moreGarden Cottage Plan Sets
Garden Cottages offer a multitude of designs and sizes ranging from 80 to 196 square feet and we are constantly innovating by adding new designs.Using our plan sets, you will be able to build your own Garden Cottage, just follow the plan instructions. With a complete list of materials, which include dimensions and cut lengths, you will be able to prepare your materials before you build. Our plan sets also offer 3 dimension top views of your cottage for added perspective. Take a look at our Garden Cottage Plan Sets today! Our creations are...
read moreSmall Home Plan Sets
Small home plan sets offer an affordable and versatile option to building your own home. Flexible planning with Turbo Cad ($35) files, you can add windows, relocate doors, and optimize your small home space to meet your needs. Also included are pdf files for easy reading, or viewing on your personal tablet. Most small home plans also come with engineering sheets prepared which will need an engineers signature but will save you a lot of money because the sheets are included with the plan set packages from Small Home Oregon. Photos of previous...
read moreLiving Large in Small Spaces
Mortgage = Mort + gage , translated in French is “Death Pledge”………no joking. With the increase in demand for lower mortgage payments and shortened commutes, people all over are seeking out smaller homes as the alternative to large homes with large mortgage payments and wasted space. Why be house-poor? Smaller homes cost less to heat and cool and will be reflected in monthly utility rates. Maintenance of a small home is very minimal and they also take less time to clean, both allowing more time to spend with kids,...
read moreSmall Homes, a Bold New World
Small homes have grown in popularity largely because of the economy. The current market for large homes has seen a reduction in demand because of rising costs from property taxes to utility costs. Include necessary maintenance and upkeep, a large home becomes a life focus, a focus not on living for life but living for status and material possession. Here in Portland, Oregon; small homes are especially popular. Portland is the Greenest City in the United States as of 2012 according to many sources including smartplanet.com . Porltand, OR is...
read moreSmall World, Small Home
The world has never been smaller. The consensus for the world’s population on Oct. 31, 2011, was 7 BILLION people! The continued exponential growth rate is astonishing as forcasts for the future are estimated. Every human being, adding demand for resources to sustain life for themselves and families on a planet with limited supplies. By the acre, the average American consumes 24 acres worth of goods. This is a measure of our “ecological footprint” according to the Global Living Project found here...
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