Suzannah Kolbeck, left, and her daughter, Sicily, worked together to build a tiny house. It started as a project for school, but the focus — and lessons — changed after the accidental death of Dane Kolbeck, Suzannah’s husband and Sicily’s father.” – CNN.com Read the full story: Teen builds tiny house: School project becomes memorial to dad …
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So now that I’m finished with my house…which one of you is next? What’s holding you back? If a thirteen-year-old girl can do it, why not you?” – Sicily via La Petite Maison.
When Sicily Kolbeck first told people she was planning to build her own house, they often assumed she meant a doll house. “I got a lot of, ‘That’s cute,’” Sicily recalls. In reality, Sicily, 13, aimed to become part of a burgeoning movement. Sicily didn’t have any construction expertise when she read about these scaled-down houses …
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Fast forward two weeks, and here we are, La Petite Maison, finished for the most part. We will post more in a couple days, but we couldn’t wait. This weekend is the tiny house conference. In the next couple days, we will explain exactly why LPM isn’t traveling with us.” – La Petite Maison via …
