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London Approves Affordable Shipping Container Housing

This YMCA in London has began launching (approved!) affordable shipping container housing (MyPads) in London. The shipping container micro housing units are so small that they easily fit in parking lots and campuses. And they’re stackable too. This is already giving two people a chance to live affordably without having to stress about money so much [...]

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Woman Downsizes to 557 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cottage

I’m so excited to show you this finished classic tiny cottage built using Tumbleweed Whidbey Tiny House Plans. This home was featured in an article, interview and photo tour on At Home Arkansas titled, The Little House in Little Rock. And I think you’ll enjoy looking at what you can really do with 557 sq. ft. [...]

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College Grad Couple Live Simply in 170 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home (Interview)

In this post I’m introducing you to Esther and Kenny who are a young couple who have designed, built, and now live simply in their 170 sq. ft. tiny home. I was lucky enough to have the chance to interview them and they were nice enough to share their thoughts and experiences with all of [...]

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Couple Builds Tiny Home to Live in their Portland Backyard

That’s right, “couple builds tiny home to live in their Portland backyard while they rent out their main house for income.” Mike and Laura were recently featured in the Sustainable Business Oregon by the Portland Business Journal. They’re a couple who have built a 160 square feet tiny house on a utility trailer to avoid [...]

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Woman Uses Tiny Home in her Backyard as Vacation Rental

Not everyone that’s a tiny house enthusiast can always move into a tiny home. But that hasn’t stopped some people from building them and using them for something else. In this case, this woman is using a tiny home that used to be part of a house truck as a revamped vacation rental in her [...]

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13 Year Old Teen Builds Debt-free Tiny Home

When she was 12 years old she started building her own debt-free tiny house. This all started around January 2013. It’s just about a year and 4 months later now and she’s finished the project. Sicily now owns her own debt-free 128 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels that she built herself. Please don’t miss other [...]

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Father and Son Design/Build the Perfect Tiny Home

This is the story of the Vastu tiny cabin, designed and built by a father and son using Maharishi Vastu Architecture design principles. It’s a 200-square-foot tiny home on a foundation with everything you need. It has a full kitchen with marble countertops, a full bathroom with a shower, a spacious sleeping loft, a covered [...]

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