The other morning I got this email from a reader on the topic of families and tiny houses. Here’s what it said and then I’ll give you my thoughts after (and I’d love to read your thoughts in the comments). If you have a family and you’re thinking of going tiny don’t do it until [...]
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Top 5 Tiny House Designs if you’re Single
I’ll admit – it has been a long time since I was single. Over 18 years, in fact. Since I live comfortably in 120 square feet with one other person (and a cat) I started to think about what kind of space would be right for a single tiny house owner. Before I provide my [...]
Thinking of Retiring in a Tiny House?
Lots of people seem to think that tiny houses are just for young people but they’re not the only ones. That’s not to say that all tiny homes are practical for someone who’s, let’s say, planning on going into their 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s in one. If you’re looking to go into retirement chances [...]
Life in 120 Square Feet: Our Storage Solutions
Another question I get asked about our tiny house is how we handle storage for things big and small. Clearly when your home is the size of a parking space this sort of thing needs special consideration. I thought I might take you on a short tour of our tiny house storage. Before talking about [...]
Legally Permitted Tiny House in Asheville
Wanted to share this legally permitted tiny house in Asheville with you today. It’s a cabin that was built on a foundation with permits and it meets code. I’ll show you the house below then you can listen to the interview with the owner/designer/builder below. If you enjoyed this you’ll LOVE our Free Daily Tiny [...]
Community of Diverse Tiny Houses
To me, it’s not common to get to see so many different styles of tiny houses in one place. In this case, we’ve got a Spanish style home, a little cottage, an Asian-inspired tiny house and a really small Spanish style adobe cottage. And they’re all tiny or at least “small” in my opinion. But [...]
More to Gain than Give Up When Living in a Tiny House?
Tiny houses were featured on the HuffPost Live today on a segment called Honey, I Shrunk Our House. Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders was on the show along with Logan Smith. Also Gregory Johnson of The Small House Society and Ryan Mitchell of The Tiny Life. Watch the video, interviews and tiny house tours [...]