Tiny House Conversations

#067 - Today is another healthy tiny home episode with Building Biologist, Michelle Diener from Home-Free Building Biology where we explore all about different chemicals that may be found in our homes, why they’re problematic for our health, common sources, and examples of low-tox healthy swap options.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• All about plastics
• Rainwater tanks, which type of material is the safest, healthiest option, and...

#066 - Ethan Waldman is a tiny house author, speaker, and teacher. He built his own tiny house on wheels in 2012, and has been passionately helping future tiny house dwellers on their own journeys ever since. 

Ethan’s guide, Tiny House Decisions, has helped thousands of readers answer the big questions about tiny houses and plan each system in their future home.

He’s also the creator and host of the Tiny House Lifestyle Pod...

#065 - How can you decide which tiny house toilet and greywater system is right for YOU?

Anthony Smith is an Environmental Engineer and the Founder & Director of Water Wally. He’s also a Wastewater Management Specialist for the Australian Tiny House Association.

This is the second time Anthony has been on the show and this time we dive deeper into what to consider, how to think about and approach finding the options for...

#064 - Vicki Sinclair is a tiny houser who lives on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. Vicki’s tiny house is one of my favourite tiny’s I’ve ever seen.

In this episode, we talked about:

• Vicki’s story of losing her home and almost everything she owned in an earthquake in New Zealand to how she transitioned into tiny house living and turned her life around
• The must-have features in Vicki’s custom-designed tiny home
• Some tiny mishaps and what...

#063 - Another Tiny House Conversations episode about reducing electromagnetic fields in your tiny home!

Lyn McLean is the Founder and Managing Director of EMR Australia, Australia’s leading resource for creating EMR-safe homes, businesses, and learning environments. 

Established in 2003, EMR Australia helps Australians, no matter where in Australia they live or work, to understand and reduce their exposure to this Class 2B...

#062 - Phae Barrett is a Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of the Tiny Homes Expo, Australia’s largest Tiny House events. 

Want to live in a tiny home? Do you have spare space on your land for a tiny house tenant?  Then get yourself to an Expo! 

You can walk through many different tiny homes, meet tiny house builders and other aligning businesses, and learn lots about tiny house living through the experienced speakers a...

#061 - Paul Dolphin is a sustainable building designer and Director of PdD Building Design, who are a dedicated team of building designers specialising in creating liveable, low-energy homes and are based on the beautiful NSW South Coast.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• The 3 pillars to consider when assessing sustainability
• About embodied energy, thermal mass, insulation, ventilation and solar passive design
• Designing a tiny ...

#060 - One of the ways Treehab Tiny Houses stands out is with their approach to sustainability. 

Riley Skene is the Managing Director of Treehab Tiny Houses, who are based in Victoria. 

Over the past five years, Treehab has helped many Australians realise their tiny house dream. 

They work hard to ensure your tiny house is built to the highest standards and provide you with a safe, secure foundation to live your ti...

#059 - Is dating challenging when living in a tiny home? What are some of the realities of tiny house living? What's it REALLY like?

From personal experience, it's amazing in so many ways (most of the time). However, it's not always rainbows and butterflies - there are plenty of interesting, and sometimes challenging or inconvenient realities that you only get to discover when living in a tiny home. 

#058 - One of the unique ways that LJM Tiny Homes stands out is with their custom tiny house builds. Back on the show for the second time is Joe Arnesen, a Co-Founder of LJM Tiny Homes.

LJM are a team of passionate and talented carpenters, tradesmen, and everyday people who are dedicated to providing sustainable and affordable Tiny Homes for Australians. They have built over 200 Tiny Homes since 2017 and not one has been t...

#056 - Discover what I got up to in my first year living in my tiny house! This is the first episode of Season 2 and I'm back with a “solocast” to share all about...

• Why I took a break from sharing my tiny experiences in the first year
• Considering self-responsibility, lessening my impact, and lessons learned
• The practical things I learned to do on the land
• The expensive deck mistake
• Composting toilet experiences and close encou...

#057- Today we're talking all about composting toilet experiences of the Nature Loo 650 with Anthony Hill, a tiny houser based in the Northern Rivers of NSW (Bundjalung Country). He grew up in the coastal town of Coffs Harbour and spent nearly half his life traveling and living overseas. 

It was here that he became engaged in environmental and social issues joining discussion groups, running events, and producing a radio show w...

You've been asking me for months... 

"Hey Lucy, when are you doing Season 2 of the podcast?"

Well, the suspense is almost over!

After taking a good chunk of last year off to simply LIVE and be present in my first year of tiny life, it felt important for me to take space and be immersed in it for myself, without capturing everything on camera to share as content for the show and beyond.

Now t...

Hey it’s Lucy. I’m just dropping in here to let you know that I’m closing out Season 1 of Tiny House Conversations and taking a break from the show for a while.

I really appreciate you being here week after week for all 55 current episodes, taking the time to listen to the podcast, to reach out and ask questions or share your feedback on how the show has been valuable for you in your tiny house journey.

I’ve really loved br...

#055 - There are many things I wish I had known when I was designing my tiny house, and here's what I'd do differently.

Here’s what I talked about…

• The cladding
• My sleeping loft
• The storage loft
• The wall colour
• The length of my tiny
• The height of the deck... and more!

Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here:

https://tinyhouseconversations.com/055

#054 - Matt Decarne is the CEO of Elsewhere Pods. Elsewhere Pods are prefabricated, fully modular and customisable outdoor studios and tiny homes. Their mission is to develop a luxury ecotourism industry in Australia, and alleviate the pressure on housing and accommodation affordability.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Elsewhere Pods’ mission and the different purposes their pods and structures can be used for
• How they’re diff...

#053 - Brendan Woodley and Bayden Stinson are the Co-Founders of the low-tox tiny house building company, Removed Tiny Homes, based in Brisbane, QLD.

In order to demonstrate a different way of life that is more environmentally conscious and sustainable, Removed was established.

Removed Tiny Homes accomplishes this by building high-quality, off-grid tiny homes with architectural designs. They support the tiny house movement ...

#052 - Cris and Bryh from Big Life, Tiny Home are back for round 2 to update us on how they've officially become tiny house builders.

Bryh Joy & Cris Edwards are two middle-aged single mums, besties, interior designers and tiny home builders based in Tweed Heads in NSW! They see and feel the housing affordability crisis and aim to provide a uniquely different tiny house service with genuine care for their clients.

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#051 - Colin and Megan Leeson are tiny housers living in Brisbane, QLD, in what they call the "Serenity Tiny House". They have lived in their tiny since late 2019.

Megan and Colin were guests on the show right back in episode #2, and I’ve asked them to join me again to talk all about their Cinderella Incinerating toilet.


In this conversation we talk about:

• Their main reasons for choosing an incinerating to...