The Alpine 2.1 by Den Outdoors is proof that a small house can feel anything but small. At 920 square feet, this two-bedroom modern home pairs a compact footprint with dramatic 24-foot ceilings, walls of glass, and an open, light-filled layout that lives far larger than its square footage suggests. Unlike a one-off custom build, [...]
Cottages
Their 13×8 Off-Grid Cabin on a Canadian Island
Michael and Phoebe bought a lot on a Canadian island about three years ago and then spent a year building their 13×8 off-grid cabin, outdoor shower, rainwater catchment system, and gardens. Their island is only accessible via boat, and they live there with their adorable dog, Zephyr. The cabin’s cladding comes from milled cedar from [...]
746-sq.-ft. Prefab Cottage by Deltec Homes
This is a 746-sq.-ft., 2-bedroom prefab home on stilts by Deltec Homes. I know it’s not very tiny, but we love featuring small homes too! It’s a one-story, 32-ft. diameter energy-efficient compact home that’s available as a shell or turnkey. The shell starts at $75,000-$118,000 depending on your options while the turnkey begins from $290,000-$450,000. [...]
Tiny Cabin with Incredible Mountain View
This amazing tiny house in the Thailand forest is a majestic woodland spot that makes for a perfect romantic vacation. You walk past an outdoor door into your own private area complete with a table, hot tub, Adirondack chairs, and globe lights. When you go inside, you’ll find huge window-walls overlooking the valley below. You [...]
Eye-Shaped Micro-Cabin with Glass Roof
This eye-shaped sleeping pod in Champagne, France is truly unlike any tiny home I’ve seen before. The geometric architecture allows for awesome mirror glass skylights that look up to the trees. Inside the pod sits the double bed and some surrounding shelving and ambient lighting. There’s a porch off the pod and a few steps [...]
Shobac Farm Gate House Designed by Architect MacKay-Lyons
You know what they say about location, location, location. This modern vacation cottage designed by the famous Canadian architect, Brian MacKay-Lyons, has an idyllic seaside setting in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia with sheep and horses grazing in the nearby pastures. It both blends in and stands out among the weathered buildings nearby. The two-floor cabin has [...]
The Field’s Edge Tiny Home Community for Homeless
Remember the Community First Village we told you about? Well now we want to tell you about The Field’s Edge, founded by a group of people who interned at Community First for four months so that they could replicate the awesome community-based system in Midland, Texas. This group has been raising funding while finding RVs [...]