Photo courtesy of Kevin Hoth
Christopher and Merete first encountered the tiny house movement in 2007, when they saw a photo of Dee Williams’ 84-square foot home in Olympia, Washington on the cover of Yes! Magazine. But it wasn’t until 6 years later, when Christopher impulsively bought a plot of land in the Colorado mountains and decided to build a tiny cabin of his own, that they began to dive into principles of creative design and simple living that characterize living small and the tiny house movement.
Storytellers by trade, they decided to document their own building process and the lives of other families who live in less than 200-square feet, in a short documentary called, “TINY: A Story About Living Small.” The film has been in production for the past year and is scheduled to be released in late spring of 2012.
To find out more about Christopher and Merete and to view the trailer of their film visit any of the BIO links below:
- Facebook: TINY: A Story About Living Small
- Twitter: @meretemueller -or- @Christopher_C_S
- On the web:Â TINY: A Story About Living Small
Not only are Christopher and Merete wonderful friends and supporters of the r(E)volution, they are also quite generous. To say thank you and to show their appreciation to the Tiny House Community they are giving away a signed copy of their upcoming film on DVD. That means one of you is going to get a FREE copy of TINY: A Story About Living Small directly to your doorstep upon release! Only one winner will be chosen but you can enter as many as 4 times by doing each of the following:
- Comment on this post by putting a note of thanks to the kids over at TINY
- SHARE this blog post on your Facebook profile page
- Tweet this post link and include the hashtag #THAW2012
- Comment on the Facebook status update regarding this blog post
The winner will be chosen at 9pm EST tonight (via random.org) so hurry up and start socializing our digital thank you’s.
UPDATE: Congratulations to Heather Greeson, our winner today. Heather will receive a FREE, signed copy of TINY: the movie upon its release.
If you didn’t win today, there are more prizes tomorrow (and ‘morrow and ‘morrow and ‘morrow…..) See you in the morning!
Can’t wait to see TINY!! My husband and I are planning to build our own tiny paradise in the near future.
I can’t wait to see this documentary! Thanks to C&M for all their hard work and providing such an inspiring story to the tiny house community. 🙂
Thanks to the kids over at TINY. Really appreciate all the good information on tiny houses and different ways to downsize.
I’ve been a Tiny House Fan for years now, and I am so excited to see so many different media outlets covering this progressive movement. We’re gaining speed and credibility THANKS to people like you both! Thank you, thank you!
Kudos to you Drew for showing your appreciation of those who have helped inspire you the same way that you inspire so many of us. Posted, tweeted and commented now off to Facebook to express my gratitude there too
Not to enter myself in a chance to win my own DVD, but I can’t help but post an appreciative comment! Just want to say that throughout the building of our house and the making of this film, we have been continuously blown away by the generosity and genuine kinship of everyone involved in the tiny house movement. Especially the folks at Tiny r(E)v! I think it’s true that the people involved with living small really do have more time and energy to devote to the things that matter, like building relationships. I’m so excited for the other projects that you will be featuring this week too!Â
Love their story and can’t wait to see their film!
I’ve been looking into the tiny house movement for about a year now, and I think its wonderful. Thank you for providing so much information on building and living in Tiny houses! You’re a great inspiration for a college kid like me 🙂 You guys rock! Thanks!!