Peek inside our tiny house!

Written by Taylor Royle on September 2, 2015

We’ve had a busy three weeks! Over the last 21 days, our New Orleans team designed and built our first tiny home. Built in partnership with our friends at Tiny House Nation, the one bedroom / one bathroom house is 430 square feet. That might sound small, but it includes all the features of a […]

Big news, little house

Written by Taylor Royle on August 19, 2015

We’re so excited to announce that Make It Right is partnering with FYI’s Tiny House Nation on our very first tiny home! We’re building the house for a very deserving local school teacher in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Construction photos and facts about this special house below. Make It Right’s tiny house will be 496 square feet. Downstairs […]

Solange!

Written by Taylor Royle on July 28, 2015

We are thrilled to announce a concert featuring Solange Knowles and special guests (DJ Soul Sister, Christian Scott and more!), as a part of our rebuilding celebration on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (Get tickets – $60.) Solange + Special Guests Saturday, August 29 / Doors at 8pm House of Blues, New Orleans Solange embodies […]

Step inside our most stunning home yet

Written by Taylor Royle on May 30, 2015

Make It Right and Method Homes are exhibiting our first home for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles, May 29-31. And we’re BEYOND excited to show you around. Come on in! Living Room Shaw Floors’ Epic Engineered Hardwood is a Cradle to Cradle certified hardwood product that uses 50% less newly […]

Meet Joseph

Written by Taylor Royle on May 26, 2015

Joseph Kunkel is an architect and member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation in eastern Montana. Joseph and fellow designer Jamie Blosser run Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, one of the design groups working on Make It Right’s Fort Peck Indian Reservation project. Where did you grow up? Did you always know you wanted to be an architect? […]

Meet Courtney

Written by Taylor Royle on May 19, 2015

Courtney Lake is an interior designer, owner of Monogram Decor in San Francisco and the man behind the beautiful interior design you’ll see in our Dwell on Design 2015 show home. We chatted with Courtney about his career, design philosophy and what to expect at Dwell. Did you always know you wanted to be a designer? I grew […]

Native American Art at Dwell

Written by Taylor Royle on May 19, 2015

At our Dwell on Design show home, we’ll be exhibiting beautiful works of art by members of the Fort Peck tribes. We’ll also be auctioning each piece – anyone can bid on one of these stunning and rare works of art – and support Native American artists and Make It Right. Ledger Art Ledger art is […]

Earth Day: Recycle your old jeans to build new homes

Written by Taylor Royle on April 22, 2015

It takes about 2.5 pairs of jeans to make a square foot of denim insulation. Grab your old jeans and bring them to your American Eagle Outfitters store to start their new life. Reuse, repair, recycle, upcycle – every day brings a new list of ways to reduce your carbon footprint and conserve resources. Most […]

Six New Home Designs for Kansas City

Written by Taylor Royle on February 3, 2015

Make It Right is proud to announce an expansion of our work in Kansas City, Missouri with the release of six new single-family home designs by local architects. In 2013, we opened an affordable housing and community complex for young people transitioning out of foster care, seniors and families in need in Kansas City’s Manheim Park, an underserved […]

Kids’ Coloring Cards for the Holidays

Written by Taylor Royle on December 18, 2014

Break out the crayons and colored pencils! Get your little ones into the spirit of giving this year with our kids’ coloring cards available with Make It Right’s Green Gifts. Each card comes with fun, educational facts about your gift, two pages to color and a page to add a special message to your child’s […]