Our friends over at Historic Shed were contacted by an artist in Ormond Beach, Florida to design and build a backyard shed art studio tiny house. It’s a 10’x14′ shed nestled perfectly in the backyard of the home built with some salvaged wood. It offers a dutch door, lots of windows, craftsman overhang, and a fun [...]
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POD House: Unique Tiny Living Experiences
I want to introduce you to POD House. Based in Switzerland they build and design these cool round shaped cabins. Used mostly for camp sites, unique living experiences and hotel extensions. Or if you are looking to put one on your property as a place to get away they can do that too. But are they big enough [...]
250 Sq. Ft. Backyard Tiny House by New Avenue Homes
This 250 sq. ft. tiny guest house in Oakland, California is a guest post by John Olmsted of New Avenue Homes Travis and Kelly approached New Avenue back in February 2013 to discuss adding an accessory dwelling to the backyard of their Oakland, CA home. This 250 square foot casita is intended as a guesthouse [...]
Shepherd’s Hut Tiny House by Pixie Palace Hut Company
I’m excited to introduce you to the Pixie Palace Hut Company that’s based in Northern Michigan. It’s a family owned business specializing in building English style Shepherd’s Hut Tiny Houses. These Shepherd’s Hut tiny homes are unique because they’re designed and built on trailers with cast iron wheels. Originally beginning in the 1600s these structures [...]
Architect Designs Thoreau Inspired Micro Cabin for Client
Right now I want to share this micro cabin with you that’s suitable for all types of weather. Architect, Mats Theselius designed this Henry David Thoreau inspired micro cabin for Arvesund. They call it The Hermit’s Cabin. As Thoreau once said, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the [...]
Man Brings Shepherds Hut Micro Cabins to the United States
The Shepherd Hut has been around for hundreds of years and primarily in England, but now they are available in America (Update: It appears they’ve gone out of business). They can be used as a guest house, a romantic retreat, a special workplace, a retail space for food service or dry goods. Another interesting use [...]
Man Turns Garage into Tiny Home for $6k
Guest Post by Michael Kelley – How I Converted My Garage into a Tiny Home for $6k We live in a 600 square foot cottage in Ely, NV. We have plenty of space for everything except parties and overnight guests. Our solution was to convert our humble stand alone garage into a party room/casita. Our [...]