Micro Houses

This is a guest post by Michael Scheer about his two off-grid cabins in Northern Arizona. My name is Michael and about 5 years ago I wanted an off grid place for vacation and retirement. Like many others I am tired of bills, bills, bills and knew I would never have enough money to retire on unless [...]

Here is a guest post by Steve Whelan on his DIY Teardrop Trailer. It took $2,000 and about 5 months to build part-time. Why build it? I was bored and needed a project! I am an artist as well, “targeting” my work as “Urban Art” with a twist. The military aspects of my work bring [...]

This tiny studio cabin is submitted by Dr. Rodney Pygoya Chang – share yours! This cute studio was just completed (July 2015). It’s designed to be both an art studio as well as guest room detached from the existing residence. Hopefully the bright colors will stimulate the occupant’s creative juices. The main house has about 2500 [...]

This story is a guest post by Janet Caldwell Well, have I got a story for you -Rev. Jeff Obafemi Carr, once homeless himself, is living in Nashville’s FIRST micro model home until enough money is raised to build a village of micro-homes for the homeless. Through the efforts Infinity Fellowship where he is the Lead Minister, [...]

This 84 sq. ft. Shepherd’s Wagon Tiny House is for sale with an asking price of $14,000 USD. It’s located in Winnemucca, NV. This micro house is designed to be used as guest quarters or for long-term camping. It was built using a restored 1950’s John Deer hay wagon. Pretty cool, right? Here are some [...]

This is the story of how a man named Ryan Frank built his own tiny home for only €1,000 using an open source design and 100 hours of his time. Frank lives in this tiny house with his girlfriend, but they have another structure on their little homestead too. It’s a tiny travel trailer that they [...]