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Los Angeles Eco-Village: Sustainable Community in the City

This is a car-free eco-village in Los Angeles, California. This post is thanks to Johnny Sanphillippo and Faircompanies. The community is unique because it’s about 3 miles west of downtown Los Angeles and all residents are car-free (their main source of transportation are bicycles). Even better, the Los Angeles Ecovillage residents have created a bicycle [...]

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Couple Living Simply in Tiny House for 6+ Months

I had to share this story with you on a couple who has been living simply in a tiny house for the last six months and counting. Christopher Derek and Betty Ybarra have been living in this micro cabin since December 2013. And it’s all of just 98 sq. ft. The formerly homeless couple now [...]

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Friends Create DIY Micro Tiny House Community in France

If like me you’ve been wanting to see more tiny house communities come to life you’ll probably really enjoy this post (and the videos below). Because projects like this can serve as a model for any of us to follow or at least learn from to create more tiny living micro communities around the world. I [...]

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Tiny Cabins in Sacred Mountain Sanctuary Eco Village

I’m excited about building up a list of up and coming as well as current tiny house communities and in this post I’m introducing you to the 333 acre Sacred Mountain Sanctuary Eco Village which is in Candler, North Carolina. It’s near Asheville (about 25 minute drive away) and it is a new permaculture eco [...]

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Community Empowers Formerly Homeless using Tiny Homes

I wanted to show you how tiny house communities like this Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon are being used to help the now formerly homeless. This is just one of the reasons why I love tiny housing. They empower people! And this is how I’d like to see more of them being used. In a way [...]

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Park Model Tiny Cottage with Rooftop Terrace

Luxury Park Model Tiny Cottage with Rooftop Terrace

This is a luxury park model tiny cottage with a rooftop terrace. As I’ve said time and time again if you like the idea of simple living, but you don’t like going as extreme as 200-square-feet or less… Then you may want to consider a home like the one you’re seeing here. A park model. These are usually [...]

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Townsend Park Model Cottage at ‘Exclusive’ Tiny Living Community

The Townsend is a park model cottage at Wildwood Resort on Lake Whatcom. In another post. Where I showed you the tiny cottages there. And all of the amenities they have. But if we’re talking about design.. And living simply and comfortably long-term. Then you might just need a little bit more space (a Park Model)… So I thought something like this might be [...]

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