Installation of Prefab Module by kitHAUS

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Check out this time lapse of the installation of a kitHAUS K4 prefab housing module. Site constructed prefab is fast, easy and no hassles!

Designers Get The Subterranean Blues

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At least according to to this video submission for our contest, from Maxine, a designer in need of some quality creative time.

What would you use a weekend in a kitHAUS for? Tell us and you might win!

A Contest Entry Video

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Here’s a recent contest entry video from Alberto and his fiancee who need a  place to get away and plan their wedding. How could you benefit from a weekend in our beautiful Arroyo Grande kitHAUS? Let us know, via a video like this one, or simple text, on the entry form

New Custom kitHAUS in Santa Barbara, CA

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New photos below of a K1+K2 Custom set up we just completed as a primary residence in Summerland, Santa Barbara County:

Introducing the K9 module: Eco-friendly dog haus

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Introducing the K9 module. Eco-friendly dog haus. Aluminum framed, fully insulated and waterproofed, hardwood floor and trim + a solar light! Available now…..

birdHAUS – for the modern bird

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Introducing the latest kitHAUS accessory – birdHAUS. This one is made from recycled remnant pieces of our aluminum extrusion, and South American hardwood. Perfect for your modern bird!
Available now -  Priced at $130. plus tax + delivery. They are designed to either sit flat, hang, or attach to structure. Mounting hardware included. Drop us a line: info [at] kithaus.com

How To Get Creative Things Done On Your Busy Schedule

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Wouldn’t it be nice if the creative types of the world could just hole ourselves up, monk-like, in a supportive environment in which to do nothing but create, on our schedule?! However, life requires that we also deal with getting other logistical, and non-creative tasks done, and generally managing our life.

This article from the99percent is a really valuable guide to balancing logistics with creativity. It provides a systematic way to carve out time for your creative projects that require consistent and quality time.

• At the beginning of each week, decide on the one (or, at most, two) big creative projects that will receive your attention over the next five days. Ignore the temptation to make a small amount of progress on a large amount of projects. Creative work is hard. If you want high-quality output, you have to focus your energy.
• Block out time for these projects on your calendar. The increments should at least 1 hour long, and preferably 2 to 3. When you block these hours out depends on your schedule for the week. What’s important, however, is that you treat these blocks like you would any other important appointment: the time is inviolable, and you must work around these blocks when scheduling meetings or other work.

Read the whole article:
Getting Creative Things Done: How To Fit Hard Thinking Into a Busy Schedule :: Tips :: The 99 Percent.

Inspirational Photography: Grandma As Superhero

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MyModernMet posted an amazing story recently about a photographer who found an incredible way to cheer up his 91-year old grandmother, a holocaust survivor who was struggling with depression and loneliness. Sacha Goldberger shot a series of photos featuring his grandmother Frederika dressed in superhero costume.

Frederika was born in Budapest 20 years before World War II. During the war, at the peril of her own life, she courageously saved the lives of ten people. When asked how, Goldberger told us “she hid the Jewish people she knew, moving them around to different places everyday.” As a survivor of Nazism and Communism, she then immigrated away from Hungary to France, forced by the Communist regime to leave her homeland illegally or face death.

The photos are incredible and since that time, Goldberger reports that his grandmother has not had any more bouts of depression! View the full series at MyModernMet

Instructions vs. Imagination – How do leaders inspire?

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Fast Company looks at how Lego has evolved over the years, from a playground of imagination for kids to run wild with, to a considerably less inspiring, building-by-numbers, dead end of creativity.

In this new era of business, a key challenge for you as a leader is to develop the imagination of your teams….

The next time you are tempted to issue a set of instructions, try a different approach. Provide the building blocks and then let your team create their own masterpiece. You may just discover that game-changing innovation is already present. It may just be locked inside a team that needs to be instructed not to just follow the instructions.

What tools do you use to inspire your team members? How can businesses better harness and encourage the creativity of their employees?

Read the full article: Instructions vs. Imagination | Fast Company.

Small Spaces That Inspire

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Inspiration can happen at any moment and in any place. However, you can nurture your environment to encourage inspiration. This is a shot shared by Jonathan Mead on Twitter of his office space. Be sure to click through to the larger version of the image and check out the inspirational affirmations, objects and of course…..Twitter.

If you’d like YOUR small space to be featured on our blog, drop us a line: kithausonline [at] gmail dot com