Since 2009, we’ve been sharing tiny houses, cabins, cottages, vans, buses, boats, and small homes, along with the people who live in them. Some are professional builds. Many are built by hand on nights and weekends. And a lot of our favorites were sent to us by readers like you.
We’re here to show you affordable and alternative ways to live, and to help you think creatively about your own home. So grab a cup of coffee or tea and make yourself at home. This is a place to explore, dream, and share.
From 80 sq ft to small homes, and everything in between
People living out of backpacks, cars, and vans so they can see the world. Families raising kids in skoolies and sailboats. Folks designing and building their own tiny homes, cabins, and cottages, or downsizing for retirement. We love stories that are interesting, inspiring, and sometimes even thought-provoking, and we love hearing what you think in the comments.
“Thank you for featuring our Eagle Microhome. I’ve been following Tiny House Talk for several years now – since I got a 10×10 of my own.ErocaFeatured homeowner, in the comments
“I always look forward to getting this newsletter. Is better than my medication. 🙂SheilaReader, in the comments
“I look forward to your daily newsletters. They are like a Sears Christmas catalogue when I was young…TomasReader, in the comments
“Thanks for sharing our tiny cabin build. We’re still enjoying our acres of prairie parklands and have now upgraded to a 26′ Traditional Mongolian Yurt in addition to our Cabin.Hay, Woods and WetlandsFeatured homeowners, in the comments
“I so look forward to the newsletter. It has inspired me to pare down my own small (not really tiny) home and the organization ideas are stellar.EmmieReader, in the comments
“Thank YOU Alex for all the years of wonderful tinies to look at. I always look forward to them!KathyLongtime reader, in the comments
Your turn
Share your tiny house with us
Built it yourself, bought it, converted it, or still working on it? We’d love to hear from you. Tiny houses, cabins, vans, skoolies, RVs, boats, sheds, yurts, ADUs, small apartments, and small homes all count. It’s completely free.
1Tell us your storyWhat it is, where it is, how you built or found it, and what living there is really like.
2Send 8+ photosOutside, living area, kitchen, bathroom, sleeping area, and your favorite details. Daylight works best.
3Add your linksInstagram, YouTube, TikTok, website, Airbnb, or business, so readers can follow along.
4We write it up and tag youWe publish your feature, share it with our readers and on social media, and link back to you.
The form takes about 10 minutes and every question is optional. Selling your tiny house, renting it out, or building them for others? Tell us that too.
Our story
How Tiny House Talk got started
2007Getting out of debtAlex started exploring simple living and frugality to pay off debt and lower his expenses.
2008The first tiny house websiteHe built Tiny-House-Living.com, his first site about tiny houses.
20091,400 sq ft to about 450Alex and his fiancée Andrea moved from a 1,400 sq ft apartment to a ~450 sq ft one in a better location with cheaper rent. Tiny House Talk and the free Tiny House Newsletter launched the same year.
2010Jay Shafer’s workshopAlex’s first tiny house workshop, with Jay Shafer in Orlando, taught him what it really takes to design and build a tiny house on a trailer.
2011Building with DeekHands-on micro building at Derek “Deek” Diedricksen’s workshop, and again at his 2013 RelaxShacks workshop in North Carolina.
2013Workshops and tiny house peopleAlex helped at a hands-on workshop led by Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders, and met Dee Williams and Dan at a tiny house fair in Vermont.
TodayA community of readersThousands of homes later, many of our best stories come straight from readers who share their homes with us.
With Dee Williams of PAD Tiny Houses, at Deek’s 2013 RelaxShacks workshop, and with Christopher Smith of TINY: The Movie.
Who we are
Who’s behind Tiny House Talk
Alex PinoFounder and editor. Alex has been writing about tiny houses since 2008, and he reads every reader submission that comes in. He and Andrea downsized in 2009, and he’s spent years at workshops learning from the builders who started the tiny house movement.
And youMost of the homes on this site come from readers. Every story you share helps someone else picture their own small home. Share yours here.
Need help with zoning, land, or design? Our consultants directory lists people who do this for a living, and our resources page rounds up the organizations and guides we trust.
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