Some local updates regarding tiny houses

The shrinking of the middle class, increasing concerns about our collective carbon footprint, enthusiasm for minimalist design, a desire for a simpler life, an innate human affinity for “tiny, cute” things: There are many reasons that the tiny-house movement is growing in America. A popular blog, a documentary on Netflix, and now a TV show are raising public awareness about the virtues of living in residences that top out at 500 square feet (and often less). 

It’s taking awhile for the movement to come to the Midwest — the more progressive regions of the Pacific Northwest are where tiny houses have been most warmly embraced — but there are indications that momentum is starting to build locally. 

The Kansas City Tiny House Community, a recently formed Facebook page, is now up and running, and contains some locally relevant information for tiny-curious individuals. The organization is also seeking to attain nonprofit status. And Jeremy Luther and Kendall Quack are in the process of fundraising for a tiny house that will double as a professional design studio called Tiny House Creative. (Luther is also the art director for The Pitch. He declined to comment for this story. He hasn’t spoken to any Pitch staffers in several months.*)

And, hey, look: here’s a tiny house for sale in Nevada, Missouri. And here’s another in Willow Springs, Missouri. 

Any other tiny action going on in town? Let us know in the comments or e-mail me at david.hudnall (at) pitch.com. 

*Just kidding! But since Jeremy is shy, we’ll let Tiny House Creative’s Indiegogo page (the campaign ends January 22 at midnight) do the talking for him: “As we set off to build our life together, we decided to put our minimalist money where our mouth is and shed most of our possessions to focus on what really matters: hard work, good experiences, and meaningful relationships. Building a tiny home to be our combined primary residence and business will allow us the efficiency to do this, despite our massive student debts. And, oh yeah, living sustainably and minimally while contributing to the education and awareness of smaller living & working in our community is pretty groovy, too.”