From the start, the NW Natural Street of Dreams home tour was meant to showcase aspirational residential properties. Since 1975, visitors have entered towering living rooms, walked past huge kitchens with top-tier appliances and into outdoor living spaces with swimming pools, sports court and all the latest high-end toys.

Well, make way this year for a tiny house on wheels to be part of the show.

M.J. Boyle of Empty Nest Tiny Homes is partnering with longtime Street of Dreams builder Gerald Rowlett of Westlake Development Group to reveal what big impact a small home can make.

The 204-square-foot abode -- a little larger than a parking spot -- will be auctioned off to raise money for Oregon veterans organizations.

"It's not always about building the big homes," said Rowlett, who wanted to find a new way to contribute to the community.

HDTV's Tiny Luxury design consultant Brittainy Tiffany and Jeremy Killian and Ryan Donato of Tiny Innovations also contributed to deliver luxury features on a small scale.

Others who gave their time, labor, materials and support toward the fundraising project were Standard TV and Appliance, Macadam Floor and Design, Bliss Roofing, Lakeside Lumber, George Morlan Plumbing Supply, On Electric, Lippold Plumbing and Heating, Marvin Windows, Globe Lighting, DT Glass and Gary's Vacuflo.

Farmington Gardens designed the yard and deck.

The mobile home, named Tiny House with a Big Dream, is powered by natural gas, thanks to donor NW Natural, but it has appliances that can also run on propane.

"Having my design, my vision, sitting alongside the best of the best that the Portland area has to offer is one of the most exciting opportunities I could have ever imagined," said Boyle. "I am thankful, nervous, humble, excited, inspired and also pretty freaked out."

Surrounding the tiny house during the 43rd Annual NW Natural Street of Dreams will be six new houses, as large as 5,420 square feet. The event runs July 28 through Aug. 26 at the Vendage master planned community at the Reserve Golf Club in South Hillsboro.

The landscaped properties have views of the golf course's holes 10, 11 and 12. Some of the houses, which range in style from classic to contemporary, are for sale.

The NW Natural Street of Dreams home tour, produced by the Home Builders Association of Metro Portland, will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily at Southeast Century Boulevard and Southeast Provence Street ($20, 503-684-1880, streetofdreamspdx.com).

-- Janet Eastman



jeastman@oregonian.com

503-799-8739

@janeteastman





Big Dream Team partners, collaborators, sponsors and donors

More than 50 companies donating their time, labor, and materials and there were more than 130 volunteers giving thousands of hours of labor and design:



All Fuel gas fireplace installation

Barrel Craft Studios

Bliss Roofing

Camps Lumber

Chown Hardware

Complete Exteriors

Countryside Painting

Delta

DT Glass

Elite Bath

Farmington Gardens

Fireside Home Solutions

Fisher and Paykel kitchen and laundry appliances

Gary's Vacuflo

George Morlan Plumbing Supply

Globe Lighting

Gotcha' Covered window treatments

Karla Elvis Glass Design

Lakeside Lumber

Lippold Plumbing

Macadam Floor and Design

Marvin Windows

Medallion Industries

Media & Image Consulting

NW Natural

On Electric

Oregon Custom Cabinets

Parklane Mattress

Pat Fitzgerald

Pro-Finish Painting

Rinnai tankless water heater

Sherwin Williams

Standard TV and Appliance

Taylor Metal

Tiffany Home Design

Tiny Innovations

Tone Proper Mastering

Trantel Heating and Cooling

Urban Pillow Co.

Westside Drywall

Wyckam custom fabric Shade Sails