Have we reached peak tiny house? These days you can hardly turn your head without bumping into some kind of micro dwelling. A slew of reality shows like Tiny House Hunters, Tiny House, Big Life, and Tiny House Nation are documenting the joys and trials of the downsized life. Last year a Portlandia skit poked [...]
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Interview with Couple Who Built Tiny House as an Investment
This is an interview with a couple who built a tiny house on wheels as an investment. So they don’t actually live in it, but just in case you’re thinking about doing something similar, I thought you might get some value from this interview with them because they share how they did it, why they [...]
What It’s Really Like Being a Tiny House Couple
Do you think you and your partner could live in just over 100 square feet? This tiny house couple interviewed each other about what it’s like sharing a small space with the person you love. They asked questions like: What do you do when you fight? What is the BEST part about living in a tiny [...]
Recycled Tiny House Built for only $420
This is a 67-square-feet recycled tiny house built for only $420. It’s built on privately owned land where residents are developing their own DIY community. Residents get to use the land for free in exchange for developing it with other structures, farming, and more. In the future, we believe more vacant land owners will allow this sort [...]
Tiny House Suburb in Colorado
In November 2014, city council members in Walsenburg, Colorado, a crossroads community located 90 miles south of Colorado Springs, eliminated a longstanding zoning code prohibiting buildings smaller than 600 square feet. They wanted to make room for so-called tiny homes, the trendy structures that have become popular with everyone from millennials to baby boomers seeking [...]
How You Can Help Living Tiny Become Legal in More Places
You’re probably one of many people who desperately wish it was easier to live in tiny houses legally without having to move across the country. Right now, there are places to live tiny, but there’s not that many. In fact, it’s still illegal in most places and there aren’t far enough tiny house friendly communities [...]
Minimalist, Mobile, Floating Micro Shelter You Can Tow by Bike
This is a minimalist, mobile, floating micro shelter that you can tow by bicycle. It’s called the Water Bed and was created by a Royal College of Art graduate named Daniel Durnin. Designed to be a nomadic structure, it offers you a mobile hostel where you can camp in urban rivers or use at campsites. [...]
