Cable reality show Tiny House Nation is filming segments for an upcoming show in Clarkesville this weekend.
Clarkesville City Council and Mayor Terry Greene signed off on a location agreement to allow the series to shoot at the Mauldin House gardens on Sunday May 31 and Monday June 1.
“The location scouts came last week,” explains Main Street Director Mary Beth Horton, “they feel that is an ideal site for their reveal.” They’ve scheduled two days to shoot in case there are delays in the building process, weather or other factors.
Tiny House Nation features renovation experts John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin. Viewers meet a new family in each episode as the tiny house builders help them design and construct a mini-dream home, under 500 sq. ft., in just a few days.
In Clarkesville, a family is not only looking to downsize, they’re looking to move their new tiny house cross-country so they’re building it on a large tractor trailer bed this week. The whole thing will be moved to the Mauldin House site for the “big reveal” this weekend.
“They like the property because of the background.” Horton says. “There’s Big Holly Cabin which is a tiny house, the millinery shop is tiny and the Mauldin House which is also small. It all just fits right in. Plus,” she adds, “the garden is in full bloom and will look really nice for TV which is what they wanted.”
In addition to the reveal at the Mauldin House, producers tell Horton they plan to film interviews and other segments at other spots downtown. Right now, there is no air date listed for the Clarkesville episode of Tiny House Nation. You can see the multiple airings of the show each week on the FYI network.
