Eric and Gladys found this 372 square foot cottage on Facebook Marketplace when rising rent pushed them to explore more sustainable housing options. The pre-built cottage now sits on a wooded patch of land owned by Gladys’ parents. The layout features a ground-level bedroom (no loft climbing required), a U-shaped kitchen with waterfall countertop and [...]
Tiny Homes with No Lofts
25-Ft. Gooseneck Tiny House with a Standing-Room Bedroom
Some of the most livable tiny houses are the ones that solve a single problem really well. For the Sunshine Cottage — a roughly 25-foot gooseneck tiny house on wheels built by a contractor in south Texas — that problem is the loft. Instead of a ladder and a crawl-in sleeping nook, this home uses [...]
One-of-A-Kind Fat Barrel Cross Between Airstream & Wine Barrel
If you live in California, you might want to get one of these amazing Fat Barrel homes, “where Airstream meets wine barrel.” Fat Barrel Studios builds and installs these units (only in California) for $65,000, but you can also purchase plans to build your own! Not interested in owning one, or you’d rather try it [...]
Triple-Axle Kangaroo: No-Loft Tiny House with Hydraulic Murphy Bed
What happens when you build a tiny house on wheels that skips the loft entirely? The Kangaroo THOW answers that question with an ingenious hydraulic Murphy bed that folds down over the couch, giving you a full queen-sized sleeping area without ever climbing a ladder. Built on a triple-axle trailer at 8.5 by 28 feet, [...]
Retired British Couple’s Snowplow Turned Overlander
Phil and Lynn are a charming English couple who retired and decided it was time to travel. Their overlanding rig was built off of an old military vehicle — so old that it doesn’t have any computer parts controlling the engine, making it easy for just about any mechanic to repair. Phil built the entire [...]
20′ Indigo River Tiny Home w/ Amazing Half Loft
Here’s a great 20′ tiny home that puts a unique twist on a loft. It features a half loft — on the bottom half is the bedroom, and on the top is the living room with plenty of standing room. This means no climbing downstairs in the middle of the night to the bathroom (which [...]
Australian Earthship Small Home is Unbelievable!
It’s been a while since we’ve featured an Earthship home here, and it’s so exciting to see yet another version of these incredible, innovative, and eco-friendly homes built primarily with tires and packed dirt. Amy fell in love with the concept after volunteering to build a school out of sand-packed soda bottles and learning more [...]