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Posted July 10th, 2008 by Michael Janzen and filed in Inspiration

Tags: Claire Danthois, green furniture, relaimed wood chair

I just ran across this furniture by artist/designer Claire Danthois. It’s made from reclaimed wood. It seems like a great idea to keep in mind as I start to furnish the Tiny Free House. Photo credit Claire Danthois.

There’s Something Poetic About Pallets

Shouldn't the true value of a home be measured by the happiness and security it brings instead of its size and cost?

-Michael Janzen

I’ve embarked on a little experiment. I’m building a tiny house that's cross between Henry David Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond and a Tumbleweed-like Tiny House on wheels, the only difference is that it will cost nothing. Any money I spend on building materials will be recouped by selling discarded things I find and most of the wood will come from old shipping pallets. Why Pallets? It just seems like poetic justice for a house that questions consumerism to be made from the very things that carried so many products to market. More...

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