Comments for Live Small, Think Small, Build Small http://www.smallworks.ca/blog Living Small Doesn't Necessarily Mean Living Less! Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on ALL IN THE FAMILY – MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING & LANEWAY HOUSES PART 1 by 5 Ideas for Earth Hour | Smallworks Blog – Thinking Small http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/all-in-the-family-multi-generational-living-laneway-houses-part-1/#comment-463 5 Ideas for Earth Hour | Smallworks Blog – Thinking Small Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:58:33 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=181#comment-463 [...] Have a family hour and use it to sit in the dark and share stories, play board games or charades, and have fun together. Technology has made it so convenient for us to communicate with others from a distance that our face-to-face, real-time connections have fallen. Take the time to connect with your roots and reinforce your relationships. One of the great things about laneway housing is its potential for keeping your family together and fostering multi-generational living. [...] [...] Have a family hour and use it to sit in the dark and share stories, play board games or charades, and have fun together. Technology has made it so convenient for us to communicate with others from a distance that our face-to-face, real-time connections have fallen. Take the time to connect with your roots and reinforce your relationships. One of the great things about laneway housing is its potential for keeping your family together and fostering multi-generational living. [...]

]]> Comment on WHAT CAN YOU BUY FOR $100,000? – AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN VANCOUVER (OR NEAR-ISH) by karenyc http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/what-can-you-buy-for-100000-affordable-housing-in-vancouver-or-near-ish/#comment-218 karenyc Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:21:03 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=377#comment-218 Some of our clients have tenancy-in-common or shared equity agreements with a land owner, whether that is a parent of some one else. Not sure about City Hall though! Some of our clients have tenancy-in-common or shared equity agreements with a land owner, whether that is a parent of some one else. Not sure about City Hall though!

]]> Comment on WHAT CAN YOU BUY FOR $100,000? – AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN VANCOUVER (OR NEAR-ISH) by Patricia http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/what-can-you-buy-for-100000-affordable-housing-in-vancouver-or-near-ish/#comment-216 Patricia Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:08:23 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=377#comment-216 I guess you have to park your $100k house at your mum's place? Or city hall? I guess you have to park your $100k house at your mum’s place? Or city hall?

]]> Comment on WHAT CAN YOU BUY FOR $100,000? – AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN VANCOUVER (OR NEAR-ISH) by Sue http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/what-can-you-buy-for-100000-affordable-housing-in-vancouver-or-near-ish/#comment-214 Sue Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:26:36 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=377#comment-214 Ok, now you have the lane way house.. where do you put it? A lot would cost a fortune as well!! Ok, now you have the lane way house.. where do you put it? A lot would cost a fortune as well!!

]]> Comment on OUR FAVOURITE SPACE-SAVING FURNITURE by Carolyn B http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/our-favourite-space-saving-furniture/#comment-166 Carolyn B Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:02:00 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=307#comment-166 Like the Ikea Malm headboard best. It's the most affordable of the pieces shown here. I hadn't run across the sliding headboard yet. That's a great idea for saving space. I do love everything about Resource Furniture but the prices. Still too rich for me. Thanks for a very informative blog. Like the Ikea Malm headboard best. It’s the most affordable of the pieces shown here. I hadn’t run across the sliding headboard yet. That’s a great idea for saving space. I do love everything about Resource Furniture but the prices. Still too rich for me. Thanks for a very informative blog.

]]> Comment on MAKING A SMALLER IMPACT – THOUGHTS FROM SMALLWORKS STAFF FOR 2012 by Dee@ Small House Life http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/making-a-smaller-impact-thoughts-from-smallworks-staff-for-2012/#comment-99 Dee@ Small House Life Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:47:01 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=234#comment-99 Well, as you can see by my site name, I am also into downsizing and small houses! For me, downsizing is really about 'right sizing'.. I mean when I first was reading your post and saw Kate had downsized to a 600 square foot home, I thought 'oh, how cute' but then whoa! She went on to say she had actually downsized from the 600 to 250! Now THAT is downsizing! My husband and I are on a journey of having less to really have more.. which I know makes perfect sense to you. LOL Dee :) Well, as you can see by my site name, I am also into downsizing and small houses!

For me, downsizing is really about ‘right sizing’.. I mean when I first was reading your post and saw Kate had downsized to a 600 square foot home, I thought ‘oh, how cute’ but then whoa! She went on to say she had actually downsized from the 600 to 250! Now THAT is downsizing!

My husband and I are on a journey of having less to really have more.. which I know makes perfect sense to you. LOL

Dee :)

]]> Comment on MAKING A SMALLER IMPACT – THOUGHTS FROM SMALLWORKS STAFF FOR 2012 by karenyc http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/making-a-smaller-impact-thoughts-from-smallworks-staff-for-2012/#comment-96 karenyc Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:12:11 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=234#comment-96 Thanks for sharing. We're working on a post about multi-generational families living in smaller spaces (sharing laneway house / main house / basement suites on one property). Look out for insights in this future post about living with family in close quarters... Karen from Smallworks Thanks for sharing. We’re working on a post about multi-generational families living in smaller spaces (sharing laneway house / main house / basement suites on one property). Look out for insights in this future post about living with family in close quarters…

Karen from Smallworks

]]> Comment on MAKING A SMALLER IMPACT – THOUGHTS FROM SMALLWORKS STAFF FOR 2012 by linda brooks http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/making-a-smaller-impact-thoughts-from-smallworks-staff-for-2012/#comment-94 linda brooks Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:02:43 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=234#comment-94 I like Micheal live in a smaller space with another person (my son) and my aim is to try to live in a smaller space with another human being without making bigger riffs - sometimes it seems easier to let a lot of things go but it will always be about communicating honestly and effortlessly I like Micheal live in a smaller space with another person (my son) and my aim is to try to live in a smaller space with another human being without making bigger riffs – sometimes it seems easier to let a lot of things go but it will always be about communicating honestly and effortlessly

]]> Comment on BUILDING SMALL – SMART DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR THE LANEWAY HOUSE by Wedding planner http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/building-small-smart-design-solutions-for-the-laneway-house/#comment-67 Wedding planner Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:57:13 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=132#comment-67 Useful content and awesome design you got here! I want to thank you for sharing your solutions and taking the time into the stuff you publish! Sublime work! <a href="http://www.weddingplannerphotography.com" rel="nofollow">Wedding ideas</a> Useful content and awesome design you got here! I want to thank you for sharing your solutions and taking the time into the stuff you publish! Sublime work!
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]]> Comment on CREATIVE WAYS OF GETTING A HOUSE – AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN VANCOUVER by Bill de Mooy http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/creative-ways-of-getting-a-house-affordable-housing-in-vancouver/#comment-59 Bill de Mooy Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:38:14 +0000 http://www.smallworks.ca/blog/?p=88#comment-59 I have been following your work since the inception of laneway housing concept and more recently with the samples on display in this summers' Heritage Housing Foundation 2011 Laneway Tour. You have not only an impressive portfolio but now a well produced and informative blog. I have been following your work since the inception of laneway housing concept and more recently with the samples on display in this summers’ Heritage Housing Foundation 2011 Laneway Tour. You have not only an impressive portfolio but now a well produced and informative blog.

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