It's time to carve out your place in the world, be it a tiny home or a tidy life. Niche is all about helping you create small, smart, sustainable space. Ready to start the journey?

 
 

Orientation

Backyard cottages, basement apartments, tiny houses on wheels, pocket neighborhoods, co-housing, and beyond. Where will your journey take you? Let's explore the possibilities!

EXploration

Right-sizing, decluttering, design inquiries, and chats over cups of tea. What matters most to you? Together we will create space and map the route that supports your dream life.

Navigation

Material lists, builder comparisons, roofing vocabulary lessons, and zoning code deep dives. Transform inspiration and sketches into a home of your own. Niche guides every step of the way. 

 
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community, design, food
A Few Days in Brattleboro: New Colleagues, Former Clients, Old Friends
community, design, food

I’m in Vermont again, this time to teach the first two weeks of Yestermorrow’s upcoming Certificate in Residential Design & Construction. I’m so glad to have tacked on a few days at the front of the trip to work at HELM’s office, visit a house I helped design, participate in the Vermont Lu’au, and catch up with dear friends.

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community, design, food
A Tiny House Turnover
accessory dwelling, ADUs, design, Tiny Houses
A Tiny House Turnover
accessory dwelling, ADUs, design, Tiny Houses

Last week I was in Walla Walla, doing a turnover of The Lucky Penny for a new tenant. I’m renting The Lucky Penny as a fully-furnished mid-term rental, partly because I know there’s a need for this type of housing - especially at this price point and in a college town - and partly because it’s such a fun opportunity for people to try out tiny house living for a few months. (If you have any interest in renting The Lucky Penny for a season, get in touch!) There’s the added bonus that whenever I have a tiny house turnover I get to come visit my littlest house and enjoy being back inside it myself!

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accessory dwelling, ADUs, design, Tiny Houses
The Newest HELMster
building, community, design
The Newest HELMster
building, community, design

Today is my 42nd birthday, which means it (and me?!) are the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything! (At least according to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.) And while I certainly don’t feel like I have all the answers, I’m so grateful that the past year brought me the lessons, people, and experiences it did. And I’m thrilled that this new year is kicking off how it is. I recently participated in My 24th Annual Pilgrimage to the Oregon Country Fair and then headed straight to the HELM Construction Solutions annual all-company retreat in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I’m thrilled to be the newest HELMster (as we affectionately call each other)!

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building, community, design