Micro Houses

Probably one of the smallest cars on the streets these days. A vintage Fiat is shown here pulling a matching retro teardrop trailer. As you see below the retro teardrop camper is outfitted in coordinating red and white checkered fabric. This classic trailer is chic in its own retro way. Please don’t miss other exciting [...]

I just had to show you Tim and Hannah’s off-the-grid 196 sq. ft. micro cabin. They built it themselves completely in Tahoe, California and have been living in it for almost two years. The couple started off with 20 acres and absolutely no blueprints. But I’m sure they had tons of ideas that they had [...]

This 90 sq. ft. micro cabin is really more like a DIY passive solar cabana. It’s a 7′ x 9′ structure with redwood bark clad from a local sawmill. All but one of the walls open for ventilation (passive cooling). And a living roof up top to make it even greener. The cabana cabin is [...]

This is the story of Frank’s micro cabin on wheels. He built it in all of about two months, doing all of the work himself, and using sustainable materials from his area in western North Carolina. He’s a traveling carpenter who spends lots of time on the road, so this is going to be something [...]

John Labovitz lives in a DIY micro cabin he built on an Isuzu truck. Inside the 119 sq. ft. cabin on wheels he’s got a: kitchenette, a tiny wood stove, living area with couch, sleeping area, and desk. There’s a mini fridge, plenty of storage, and custom built furniture. I encourage you to take the [...]

Last week I told you about LaMar’s off grid tiny house design contest. If you decide to participate and submit your own design you can win books, solar panels and even up to $500 in cash. All of the details are available right here at LaMar’s website. But today I wanted to show you one [...]