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Alex,
Here’s a shipping container conversion I did in the CA desert.
It was used as a home office for an art dealer outside of Palm Springs.
Dan Sokol
Not a tiny home, but I can see this easily being converted into an apartment studio with just a few modifications.
Once we go inside you’ll see how it can easily be converted into a tiny livable house. Check out the rest below:
If you ever want to live tiny you’re going to have to simplify your wardrobe if you already haven’t.
And you’re going to have to do it in a big way (if you’re not yet a minimalist like most of us).
Have you seen the closets in tiny houses lately? They’re super tiny! (see below).
But don’t worry. You can do this! It’s actually pretty easy if you can follow the 7 steps outlined in this post.
Image: Tumbleweed Elm 18 Overlook Tiny House
So let’s jump right in to step 1 below:
In this post I’m showing you a 117 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels. It’s called the Tumbleweed Elm 18 Overlook.
Designed to be built on a trailer it’s mobile, beautiful and functional. All while looking and feeling like a real home.
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Enjoy the complete tour of this 117 square feet tiny house below:
So you’re building a tiny house on a trailer. Great!
Or you might be seriously considering it.. Either way, you’re at the right place.
By now you have probably already got your trailer and materials and you’re far beyond the planning stage.
Before you get started it’s important that you’ve selected the best construction site possible so that you can level your trailer and get ready for construction.
Image: Tiny House Giant Journey / YouTube
So here’s what you’ll need and/or want to complete this project as smoothly as possible:
So let’s get started below!
Climb through the trails in the woods of Whistler and if you’re lucky you can find Joel Allen’s secret treehouse called The HemLoft.
It’s a wonderful modern micro cabin nestled on a tree surrounded by forest, greenery, and mountains.
Once you find it, the little round wooden steps lead you right inside the perfectly built modern micro home.
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Image: TheHemLoft/Flickr
So, come on in, and watch the video tour too below:
A small charity group in Madison, Wisconsin is collecting donations and building 98 sq. ft. $3,000 tiny houses on wheels with the area’s homeless.
And it’s not just a hand out since the future tiny home owners labor away to help build their own homes, and hopefully some of their future neighbors homes too.
The houses are really tiny and very basic but they’re bound to make a huge difference in these people’s lives who have never had the chance to own a home in their lives.
With bathrooms and kitchens and a cost of just $3,000 to build I think there’s a huge opportunity to help lots of people get back on their feet and into a better environment to improve their lives.
Because nothing beats simply having a front door to close and be inside a warm home of your own. Occupy Madison is aiming to complete 10 more tiny homes by the end of 2014.
Where are they putting them? Great question! They’ve temporarily arranged parking with local churches until the group finds a permanent location for the homes.
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Image: NBC 15
The goal is to obtain a plot of land where they can park around 30 of them.
Watch the video of the news segment below to learn, see more and even donate to the cause if you want to:
When it comes to living in a tiny house we have to get creative.
Some of us don’t want to go up a ladder and into a loft, so we create amazing staircases.
But what if you don’t want to go up any sort of stairs or ladders?
In these cases you can consider murphy beds, futons, micro bedrooms, or…
You can consider one of the 3 amazing (and pricey) hidden, space-saving beds for small spaces featured in this post.
At night when the bed is in sleep position, your room is a simple bedroom. But when you wake up, you can transform the living space into a dining room, work area or just more open space. Check it out below:
I just had to show you this video of a handmade caravan camper.
It might remind you of a tiny house on wheels only it’s a little easier to get around with it.
It’s made completely out of wood just like a normal tiny home. But this structure is placed on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
Originally I showed you these back in January of 2012 on this post that you might remember.
If you’re an adventurer or off-roader, this is perfect. But even if you wanna stay put for a while, it’s actually detachable from the vehicle.
Image: YouTube/MyVan
I encourage you to watch the video below to learn how it’s built and how it works:
