What does “living simply” really mean? That was one of the questions on Aldo Lavaggi’s mind when he set out to design and build his own tiny house on wheels. He purposefully chose a very simple design with no running water and no shower, curious about how it would feel to carry in his own [...]
Interviews
After eviction, he built this stealth tiny home out of a cargo trailer
This Man Turns Cargo Trailer into DIY Stealth Tiny Home story is a guest post by James L. Parmenter My Tiny House adventure began in January of 2012 here in New Mexico. Back in 2007-2008, I purchased a repossessed 2 bedroom 14′ x 52′ mobile home from a local park, after renting it for 3 years. [...]
Marsha’s School Bus Tiny Cottage Lifestyle Update
This School Bus Tiny Cottage Lifestyle Update is a guest post by Marsha Cowan – share yours! I came home from Arizona to North Carolina to visit with my family for the summer (am parked in my daughter’s driveway), and while here have been able to do some renovations on the tiny red bus in [...]
Man Builds DIY U-Haul Box Truck Tiny House with Slide Outs
This is the story of how one man is building his own DIY U-Haul Box Truck Tiny House with custom slide outs. There definitely aren’t many projects like this out there so it’s one of the most creative although it does remind me of this amazing transforming castle house truck we featured a few months back. [...]
Family of 4 Living in 700 Sq. Ft. Apartment
This is the story of how this family of four is living simply in their 700 sq. ft. apartment in Copenhagen. So how do two adults and two children fit their entire lives in less than 700 sq. ft.? This family did it by completely rebuilding their apartment with the help of a local carpenter. [...]
280 Sq. Ft. Y:Cube Prefab Tiny Houses in London
The Y:Cube is a Lego-style prefabricated tiny housing solution designed to alleviate the affordable housing shortage in London after a report by the English Housing Survey revealed that most renters throughout England are spending 47 percent of their entire after-tax income on rent. And according to this article from Russia Times, people in London are spending even more [...]
Couple Living Simply in DIY Box Truck Tiny House
This is the story of how a couple took a box truck and turned it into their very own DIY tiny house. I guess you can also just call it a house truck, right? In the video tour and interview below you’ll get to not only see their entire tiny home but you’ll also get a [...]
