Flame retardants, formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds shouldn’t be in any of our houses, but for those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), they are a disaster. The tiny house concept has been a godsend for not a few people suffering from MCS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS\/ME), Fibromyalgia and other auto-immune illnesses; it gives them a chance to live in a home that is built without any of the paints, glues, plastics and chemicals that they react to, usually in a place far away from pollution and other irritants.<\/p>\n
It’s not easy to do. Corinne suffers from severe reactions to chemicals, and built her own tiny house out of carefully selected and tested materials. It is a lovely modern design, but it is also really healthy. She not only researched all the materials, tested them, and built a house out of them, but she has created a terrific blog<\/a> documenting it, with extensive resources for others suffering from the same sensitivities. None of this was easy.<\/p>\n Read more: Woman builds herself a gorgeous, tiny, healthy, “chemical free” house<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Flame retardants, formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds shouldn’t be in any of our houses, but for those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), they are a disaster. The tiny house concept has been a godsend for not a few people suffering … Continue reading