Dollhouses for grown-ups

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, My parents have just bought a tiny relocatable home, and I was excited to tour it. It’s two-storeyed with fancy staggered-tread stairs, a full size shower, and the cutest wee log burner. It doesn’t have many of the essentials yet - such as a fridge, washing machine, beds, bedding, kitchenware, art for the walls - but what fun to shop for all those things. It’s like playing with a dollhouse - not quite miniature, but near enough. [Architecture grad Craig Jones always wanted]( a tiny house, but his change of career to paramedicine took him away from the plan for nearly 20 years - until needing a transportable home for work placements brought the dream back to life. His new place has an uncommon gable roof (uncommon for tiny homes, anyway) and is built to be totally off-grid, with a composting toilet, heaps of water storage, 10-panel solar array, fireplace, and heat transfer system. And it’s made from structural insulated panels (SIP) instead of wood or steel. Next time he gets sent to Dunedin for work, he’s going to be snug and warm, whatever time of year it is. Happy weekend and especially Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, step-dads, and father figures out there. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Joanna Davis [padding] Senior Reporter, Homed [padding] [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Dream eco house in miniature [spacer] Craig Jones loved his super-energy-efficient home, but it had just one problem - it wasn’t transportable. So he recreated it, but smaller. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Heatpumps saving $100 a month [spacer] Homed senior reporter Colleen Hawkes is a latecomer to heat pumps - and she didn’t anticipate the savings, even while heating her home for longer each day. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Welcome to Summerland [spacer] The art deco-style property has views out to the water, is surrounded by fruit trees, and the home is fresh and inviting ... but there's one catch. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Damaged 90s homes rebuilt [spacer] This is the “before” pic - the two damaged Orakei townhouses on this site were fixed by taking them right back to the slab. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Ceramics wins over engineering [spacer] Ceramicist Alex Wilkinson teaches pottery because she doesn't want anyone else to think that art can't be a career. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] First regions, then Auckland [spacer] Sophie Mills and Christopher Mills were able to buy a home in Auckland, after buying an investment property in Napier. One of the first things they did was get a puppy. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [Discover more at Homed]( [padding] [spacer] You are receiving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]