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Kevin's 8x8 Tiny House Design

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Kevin Harrington of Cozy Home Plans

This 8×8 tiny house design has quite a lot to offer for its size. There’s a couch that converts to a bed with drawer storage underneath.

The ottoman is custom designed to have storage and rollers so you can move it around easily. It’s also the same height as the couch/bed so you can prop your legs up and relax to watch TV.

The closet is 15″ wide and you can easily use this to hang your clothes and use to store other things too. In this design I’d install a rain shower head to avoid splashing into the kitchen.

There’s no cook top just a microwave instead but you might be able to change that if you wanted to. The shower is quite roomy relative to the house at 32″ by 32″.

I designed it so that you can use a portable and lightweight composting toilet for easy removal during showers. Then you can place it behind a curtain for privacy.

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Tiny House Ontario

Guest Post by Laura Moreland

When I selected the milk chocolate-colored siding for Tiny House Ontario it was not my first choice. I had hoped to go with a sort of grey/green/brown, just like the trunks of the trees that surround my tiny house. I hoped the house would blend right in on the background and disappear from the road, particularly when winter comes and the Carolinian forest around me is leafless. I was disappointed that this shade was only available for industrial grade and therefore more expensive siding. Too much money, and frankly, the work had to be done. I was already a year behind schedule and because of this last year Tiny House Ontario was left naked. This was because the local mill did not have time to cut the cedar siding I ordered. Consequently, the house stuck out like an ugly white Typar version of a bandaged sore thumb.

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This year, early on, I called the mill but again they were too busy with other work, so I canceled and ordered my now third choice option, just to have her all finished.

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8x8 Tiny House Design Contest

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Hunter D.

This cabin is an eight foot cube. Length, width, and height are all eight feet.

It is pictured in plywood but could be covered in any material to suit its surroundings. It features a rainwater collection system that gravity feeds the sink and shower.

The kitchen features plenty of counter space and storage. It also has a sink, two stovetops, and a refrigerator.

The living room has couch seating for three people. The dining room has seating for four people.

Such a small space should only be inhabited by one person, so the bedroom only sleeps one. The bathroom has a composting toilet and a spacious stand up shower.

This cabin has everything you need without making it feel too cramped.

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Jordan's 8x8 Tiny House Design

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Jordan O.

This was really challenging and fun! Thanks Deek! I’ve attached some sketches to help clarify my ideas -hard to describe things in words only.

Keeping in mind that this challenge is supposed to be in the $700 – $800 price range to build, I figured you weren’t including electricity, plumbing or any of that crazy modern technology stuff. Keep it simple. (Though I do offer an option for the jacuzzi, but that would of course send us way over the edge. . . in more ways than one!).

I kept the 8′x 8′ square dimensions for my tiny cabin. It has a shed roof of corrugated tin and is built with mainly plywood again – to keep within your targeted expense range. The front door is off center to the right on the side where the roof is at it’s tallest. As you walk in there is a tiny “kitchen” in the far right corner that uses a water dispenser for washing and drinking. Cooking can be done with a propane camp stove – though I would suggest it be done outside. A cooler would be the refrigeration.

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8x8 Tiny House Design by Remi

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Remi

My basic parameters:

  • Actual full time living space for one person, year round.
  • Electricity available – solar, grid, or generator. (If not, add an awning and cook outdoors. Hopefully, you live in a mild climate.)
  • 8’ x 8’ concrete pad, 6” thick walls, 7’ x 7’ interior space

[All measurements given in HWD order]

80” x 30” exterior door centered in S wall, swings in and to the left.

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8x8 Tiny House Design by Mary

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Mary Parris

This is my design for the 8×8 design contest. I’m thinking a shed design with a contemporary flair and a tin roof. Keep the windows high and on the front wall only. The two side walls would have a 12″ shelf bout 6′ up running from the bath to the kitchen for storage. Baskets or crates could go on these shelves for clothes storage. Depending on your wardrobe, there would also be room for a few nick-nacks and books There should be enough base and wall cabinets in the kitchen for all the kitchen stuff. A couple of hooks on the right side wall for jackets, purse, book bags, etc.

The Murphy bed would be designed where it would raise up as it is lowered, so that the upholstered chair and ottoman could fit under it and the attached desk would lower without having to be folded up.

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Mortgage-free Small Octagon House

Guest Post by Reader who Lives in Mortgage-free Small Octagon House

We built this small octagon house in 1979 with mostly found/recycled materials that we pulled through the woods on a little path on a reinforced garden cart so we did it with no mortgage. Later on, we got a little crazy with the add-ons as you’ll see. And the sauna is near a river. While there are only 2 acres, it’s in the middle of the Green Mountain National Forest. I raised 4 children with no running water here. I chose voluntary simplicity (mostly voluntary). Oh, and one more, I built a tent platform then garden shed recently and my daughter made another studio with it.

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Family’s Mortgage-free Octagon Home w/ Add-Ons…

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Beach Bungalow Tiny House

This 130-square-foot beach bungalow tiny house was for sale for $29,000 recently.

It was built with all of the amenities that an RV normally offers which include:

  • Hot water heater
  • Furnace
  • Water hook up
  • Freshwater holding tank
  • Gray water tank
  • Blackwater tank

It also has a full sized bathroom with a shower and toilet and is fully wired with electricity.

You can either leave it on the trailer and use it just like you would any other travel trailer or you can remove the structure from the trailer and set it up on a normal foundation.

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Beach Bungalow Tiny House

Photo via Tiny House Listings

When you walk towards the house you are greeted by two oversized pillars in the little porch which gives the home a cottage/bungalow feel to it. The design reminds of Jay Shafer’s Box Bungalows.

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JT's Tumbleweed Tiny House on the Road

JT’s tiny house is a combination of a Tumbleweed Walden and Lusby.

He used his own creative ways to customize this tiny house for his own needs.

Isn’t that what it’s all about? Creating a home that perfectly suits your needs.

That’s what I love about these little homes: you can use plans to help you with construction and design but ultimately you can tweak anything to your own desires.

That’s why I think it’s so important to take your time when you’re building or designing your own tiny house. Don’t rush through it and don’t be afraid to question your initial plans throughout the process.

So let’s take a look at how JT’s tiny house project turned out. Below is a wonderful shot of he and the house on the road with a landscape view.

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JT's Tumbleweed Tiny House on the Road

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When you go inside, I bet it smells like fresh wood. I’d love that. As you can see below JT used tongue and groove pine for the interior walls and ceiling.

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