It’s been two years in the making, but Small is Beautiful: A Tiny House Documentary is finally here! This isn’t the first documentary on Tiny Houses, but it’s definitely unique. Here’s what Jeremy Beasley, the director, has to say: “I wasn’t aiming to glorify tiny house living. I explored what it is really like to build and live [...]
Interviews
Friends Build DIY Tiny House Community in Portland
Birds of a feather… these four tiny house dwellers decided to “flock” together in a small community comprised of cute tiny homes! Tony Diethelm created the Simply Home Community in Portland, Oregon. All four tiny homeowners knew each other beforehand, and Lina, who owns the Lucky Penny house in the community, helped Tony design his [...]
Young Lady’s The Lucky Penny Tiny Home
Lina and her cat, Raffi, are used to tiny dwellings, so they thoroughly enjoy this cozy Vardo-inspired Lucky Penny tiny house in Portland, Oregon, that Lina designed and helped build herself. The tiny home is a whopping 100.3 square feet, 14 1/2 feet long, 8 feet wide, 10 1/2 feet high. The “lucky penny” nickname comes from [...]
Santa Barbara Shipping Container Home
This Santa Barbara shipping container home is built by IPME from two 40-foot shipping containers joined together. When you see what this small container-dwelling holds, I think you may be amazed. A fully functioning kitchen allows a full-sized refrigerator, range, microwave and butcher block for added countertop space. The living/dining room area contains a dining table that [...]
Couple’s Portable Tiny House + Micro Office
Just hitch your portable tiny house to your vehicle and tow it anywhere you want to go! It’s even registered as an RV, which has its pros and cons. Of course, the major advantage to a “mobile” home like this is that you can travel and have a place to stay. However, because of its [...]
Mother and Son Living in 364 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home
Now this is a tiny house that really makes full use of recycled materials! Jeff and Brad used their self-taught knowledge to build two of these in Portland, Oregon. The exterior walls are made up of tomato sauce cans from a local pizza parlor. These make the houses fire retardant, which apparently makes the local [...]
My (Honest) Tiny House Journey: Stop Dreaming, Start Doing
This is a Downsizing and Tiny House Journey guest post by Mariah Coz and Jenn Today we have an AWESOME guest post from a Tiny Transition + Downsizing Course student named Jennifer, who is having her tiny house built right now and is making tons of progress towards downsizing and getting excited to move in! In [...]

