Tiny House movement takes over Ponce City Market
Tiny houses are taking over Ponce City Market this weekend.
Beginning on Friday, The Big Huge Tiny House event will host up to six tiny houses in the parking lot of Ponce City Market. The homes will be available for tours along with 10 vendors and a speaking program on Saturday and Sunday.
Here's a preview of some of the tiny homes you may see:
On Saturday from 1 - 2:30 P.M., tiny house advocates including Brian Preston, founder of Lamon Luther, a company committed to rebuilding lives and furniture; Jewel Pearson, creator of Tiny House Trailblazers; a collaboration between three women of color who represent voices of diversity in the tiny house movement and Will Johnston, Executive Director of Tiny House Atlanta will speak about tiny house living in Big Impact, Small Footprint.
On Sunday from 12 - 1:30 p.m., hear Catherine Lee, AsianCajuns lifestyle blogger and lifestyle consultant, Claudia Morris-Barclay speak about how to Downsize and Organize Your Way to Happiness.
The Big Huge Tiny House event runs from 10 a.m. - 6 pm. Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday and 12 - 6 p.m. on Sunday at Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Atlanta.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested for the speaker programs at Tinyhouseatlanta.com.
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