Downsizing

I was contacted by the folks over at Custom Made about a tiny house movement infographic that they created for us which shares how less is more. And how in many ways we’re going back to square one with tiny homes. It’s obvious that the word on simple living is growing and I believe it’s [...]

Whether van dwelling and bus conversions are your thing or not I think you’ll still enjoy looking at Ryan Lovelace’s DIY 1948 Chevy bus to tiny home conversion. He took this old funky bus and made it into a mobile micro home and you can see all of his personal touches inside. With a tiny kitchen, a sleeping [...]

In this post I’m introducing you to Jay Austin and his ‘Matchbox’ tiny home on wheels in Washington, D.C.’s Boneyard Studios. According to the video, more than 1000 people decide to move into the area every single month therefore driving the cost of housing up and increasing construction in the area. And even though they’re [...]

Guest Post – How I Built the Cutest DIY Cargo Trailer (aka Micro Cabin) Ever This project was done as a way to quickly and inexpensively enclose my 6’x10′ utility trailer to protect my cargo during transport to the Blue Ridge Mountains where I would start building my own tiny cabin. So I figured, “why [...]

This is the story of a couple who teamed up and decided to build their own 250 square foot tiny cabin made out of mostly reclaimed materials for only around $7,000 in material costs. They did all the labor themselves. And since they built their tiny home on a foundation on their own land they [...]

The Story of How I Live in My Tiny House Full Time – by Shirley Loomis Living in my tiny house on a full-time basis actually was an evolutionary process, and truth be told, is still occurring. The first part came when I took a critical look at the stuff I owned and decided what to keep [...]