Teaspoon Dwellings

Hey there! My name is Mike Spooner and I build unique tiny homes and camper conversions with a focus on thoughtful design, careful craftsmanship, and building science fundamentals. I’m based in southern New England where I’ve had my own 8.5’ × 24’ tiny home, ProcessHouse, since 2020—a DIY build I started in 2016. This website serves as a space for me to share projects I’m working on and some of what I’ve learned along the way. Interested in working together on a project? Feel free to get in touch with me at .


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I'm Done With Wheel Covers (UPDATED)

What one of my wheels looked like after scraping off the loose paint.

It’s common knowledge that you should protect your tiny home or RV wheels with covers, right? Maybe not. I just discovered the hard way that wheel covers may actually do more harm than good. While it’s important to protect your tires from the sun’s UV rays, I discovered that my wheel covers were providing a perfect shelter and habitat for mice to take up residence in my wheel rims. Apparently… View More

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Mold and Moisture Prevention in Cold Climate Tiny Homes

Cold-climate tiny house on wheels in the snow

Tiny homes are facing a serious problem: severe mold and moisture damage that’s making homes unlivable after just a few years. I wrote an in-depth guide for Tiny House Alliance USA on why this happens and—more importantly—how to prevent it.… View More

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Winter Update on the Greywater Mulch Basin

I’d like to pick up where I left off on the greywater mulch basin project I started in the Spring and give a quick update on how it’s been performing, especially now that freezing temperatures have hit. As a reminder, I live in New England in climate zone 5.… View More

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Video: ProcessHouse Walkthrough

Quick walkthrough of my 8.5’ x 24’ DIY Tiny House on Wheels inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.… View More

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Video: Plow-Proof Mailbox Post

Here’s a fun project I did about 8 years ago after several successive years of shoring up and replacing mailbox posts that were clobbered by snowplows.… View More

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Video: ProcessHouse Speed Tour

Tour my 200 sq ft loft-free Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired tiny house in 50 seconds… View More

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Movable Tiny House Codes — We Need Your Help (Again)

RB-42-25, the Tiny House IRC code proposal I posted about back in September aiming to codify movable tiny homes in the International Residential Code, unfortunately did not pass at October’s hearing. Since then,… View More

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How I Quit Sugar, Reversed my Gum Recession, and Stopped Getting Cavities

When my dentist diagnosed me with significant gum recession and bone loss, I declined the deep cleaning and instead embarked on a five-year journey of dietary change and optimized oral care that successfully reversed the progression of my gum disease.… View More