This is my first post on using pool cabanas as a tiny house. It’s really similar to the way we talk about garden sheds as little houses.

I’m sure there are hundreds of pool cabana designs and builders out there.

Today I’ll be featuring some houses by Cabana Village.

They offer pre-fabricated garden sheds, storage sheds, pool houses, spa enclosures, cottages and cabins.

They ship within the contiguous 48 United States and Canada.

Here’s their 13 by 13 Tiki Bar Cabana which can make a beautiful backyard tiny house.

This photo is before the bar area is completed.
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The Walking House is a dwelling made for people to live a nomadic life on land. It has solar power and small windmills for power. It even collects rainwater and has a system to heat water.

Their website even talks about adding a small greenhouse to provide food. It has a composting toilet and a wood burning stove. The most interesting part of this house is its legs. It does not depend on roads and can move along on different types of terrain because of the legs.

You’ll want to visit their website so you can read about their vision. Imagine a collection of these dwellings walking together as a modern “walking” nomadic village. This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. Here are some pictures of the WALKING HOUSE. Enjoy!

Off-grid, WALKING, Tiny House

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When living in a small or tiny house space is a big issue and how it’s managed has everything to do with the final look and feel of home.

Choosing the right furniture so that you can organize all of your stuff is key.

Home Reserve has sofas, couches, sectionals, ottomans and designer cubes with built in storage.

The storage areas are under the seat cushions on their sofas, couches and sectionals.
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This video will take you from before laying down the foundation to the completion and use of this tiny house as an office.

This is another great video to watch so you can view the process of constructing a little house.

A structure like this can be used as a shed for storage, office, meditation, backyard retreat or tiny guest house.
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Here’s a video of one of their 30′ yurts. It shows complete assembly from foundation to the finish work. Towards the end you’ll get to see an example of a completed modern and luxurious yurt.

Video thanks to Pacific Yurts

This is a class project to build a 15 feet dome made out of cardboard boxes.

They used corrugated cardboard and giant binder clips. The rest of the tools used were things like rulers, a floor plan, cutters, brushes, paint and a ruler.

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Here’s a shot of one of the world’s smallest houses thanks to Google Street View.

The house was built in 1912. It has a full basement, living room, bathroom, bedroom and kitchen.

The laundry appliances are stacked inside the small kitchen.

The house is 312 square feet total and is in Toronto, Canada. The house is sandwiched between two other normal sized houses on Toronto Street.

Read the full article and see more pictures here

Also visit The Little House’s own website here

Wanted to show you guys a design that Michael Janzen from Tiny House Design is working on. It’s a 12 by 24 tiny house with an optional full loft.

This design is great to watch if you’re a beginner at building like me. You’ll get to see how everything is put together and cut.

When he’s finished with the tiny house plans he’ll offer them for $9.99 as an 80 page PDF so you can build it yourself.

Looks great, Michael!