{"id":12361,"date":"2017-09-21T09:02:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T13:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/?p=12361"},"modified":"2017-09-21T09:02:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T13:02:19","slug":"wishbone-tiny-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wishbone-tiny-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Dreams a Reality: Wishbone Tiny Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MakingTiny homes come true.
\nThat\u2019s the motto of Teal Brown, co-owner and builder at Wishbone Tiny Homes<\/a> in West Asheville.
\n\u201cA lot of people dream about having a tiny home,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re making these dreams possible.\u201d
\nAnd in recent years, the small structures have become popular<\/a> in the city and greater Western North Carolina.
\n\u201cFor one thing, the mentality of a tiny home really fits in this area, and that\u2019s because a lot of people here believe \u2018less is more,\u2019\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnother component, which I think is the real driver, is that people are looking for more affordable options, whether they\u2019re wanting a primary or second home.\u201d
\nWith an increasing interest in folks relocating to Asheville and surrounding towns, there\u2019s a great need for open lots, atop a red-hot real estate market in the existing home markets. According to Brown, with a median home in Asheville hovering around $235,000, a turnkey tiny home can run around $150,000.
\n\u201cYou see more people, and more of the workforce, building tiny homes behind existing homes or on small lots because it\u2019s more cost effective,\u201d he said. \u201cWith a tiny home, there\u2019s a significant savings on the front end, all as you\u2019re able to still capture the functionality of a regular-sized home. These tiny homes are also built to be very efficient, which means energy costs are very low, as they\u2019re easy to heat and cool.\u201d
\n\"Tiny<\/p>\n

Tiny homes are a popular option in Asheville.<\/em><\/p>\n

In recent decades, Western North Carolina has become a destination for retirees and second home owners. But, as the popularity of the region has skyrocketed, so has the growing demographic of young families looking to also plant roots in Southern Appalachia.
\n\u201cPeople are looking for an affordable second home that\u2019s easy to maintain when they\u2019re not there,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s this across-the-spectrum growth in tiny homes<\/a> for all the housing needs here.\u201d
\nOriginally from Asheville, Brown was raised in the building industry, working alongside his father who also found himself in the trade. When he was in high school, Brown took carpentry and cabinet making courses, something he continued to hone and dig deeper into as he entered adulthood.
\n\u201cI guess you could say building is in my blood,\u201d Brown smiled.
\nInitially, Brown pursued a successful career as a musician. But he soon returned to building, which offered him the best of both worlds: artistic creativity and financial stability.
\n\u201cBuilding has a little more structure, and yet still allows me to create,\u201d Brown said. \u201cDoing tiny homes requires a lot of creative problem solving, and I really enjoy solving the space and energy solutions.\u201d
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\u201cWith a tiny home, there\u2019s a significant savings on the front end, all as you\u2019re able to still capture the functionality of a regular-sized home.\u201d \u2014Teal Brown, Wishbone Tiny Homes<\/i><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

 
\nWhen meeting with a client, Brown taps into Wishbone\u2019s keen sense of tailored service, especially in terms of tiny homes that bring about the essence of a person, couple or family.
\n\u201cThese homes are very personal in a lot of ways,\u201d he said. \u201cThey distill down what people want and need in their lives to such a small scale. You really get to know people, their personal lives. And as a builder, you have to offer the sensibility and patience to want to understand people at that level.\u201d
\nAnd as the spotlight brightens on Western North Carolina, Brown himself enjoys the shifting physical and societal landscape. \u201cI love these mountains,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve traveled quite a bit, and there are a lot of nice places, but what Western North Carolina has is very unique and serene, with such a beautiful vibe. Even though I grew up here, it feels like a new city every year. There are so many new and interesting people coming in who are adding great energy and ideas to Asheville.\u201d
\n\"Wishbone<\/p>\n

Wishbone Tiny Homes aims to build sustainable structures and also sustainable relationships with local nonprofits.<\/em><\/p>\n

 
\nThis post is adapted from our annual <\/i>Welcome to Western North Carolina magazine.<\/i> Click here<\/i><\/a> to read more online, or<\/i> click here<\/i><\/a> to order your own free copy.<\/i>
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Tiny homes come true. That\u2019s the motto of Teal Brown, co-owner and builder at Wishbone Tiny Homes in West Asheville. \u201cA lot of people dream about having a tiny home,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re making these dreams possible.\u201d And in recent years, the small structures have become popular in the city and greater Western North… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,2],"tags":[115,3,66,95,116],"class_list":["post-12361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buy-local","category-commercial","tag-affordable-homes","tag-commercial","tag-tiny-homes","tag-welcome-magazine","tag-west-asheville"],"acf":[],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}