Announcements

It’s always exciting when Michael Janzen is up to something and he recently announced an aerodynamic tiny house design that he’s working on. The purpose of a little home like this is so that you can enjoy more of the benefits of a traditional travel trailer which are lighter in weight and more aerodynamic in comparison [...]

Guest Post by Dee Williams of Portland Alternative Dwellings About a week ago (July 22), a friend of mine (Kim Langston) had her little house caught up in a large barn fire. The house was in the construction phase, and while it wasn’t quite complete, it was close enough that she felt certain she’d be [...]

If you’re a regular visitor here to Tiny House Talk, you’re most likely already familiar with Deek. He builds micro homes in his backyard most of the time for $200 or less. Most recently he shows us how to make our own stained glass windows for a $1 or less. Recently he held a sold [...]

Today on USA Today the Associated Press announced that New York City is requesting developers to design studio apartments 300 square feet or smaller. The city believes these tiny homes could be a solution to growing population and the need for affordable housing, especially for singles and two-person households, according to the article. The mayor, [...]

Guest Post by Laura LaVoie As I type this I am sitting at a camping festival in central Illinois. On Thursday, Matt and I presented a workshop on tiny houses and off the grid living. We had about 50 people attend which is pretty big for any of the workshops here even though attendance for [...]

Meet Kendall. She’s a high school student who started an amazing tiny house project that she calls Nerd Girl Homes. Her goal is to build tiny houses for a good cause. Kendall is currently building a Tumbleweed Lusby Tiny House from the ground up and when she’s finished she will either donate it to a [...]