When Braden decided to downsize from a 1,000 square foot home into a 400 square foot park model, he wasn’t just shrinking his footprint—he was choosing a lifestyle rooted in his philosophy of “smaller homes and taller trees.” His new home sits at Village Farm, Austin’s only tiny home village, a unique agrihood built on [...]
Tiny Homes with No Lofts
Braden’s 400-Sq.-Ft. Park Model at Village Farm: Single-Floor Living in Austin’s Tiny Home Community
Her DIY Pottery Studio Tiny House!
Originally, Maggie and her father were thinking of building a full-time-residence tiny home, but when her pottery hobby really took off back in 2020, the two decided a mobile pottery studio was in order. Their 12×8 creation is absolutely stunning, and it has heating, AC, electricity, and plumbing. It acted as her storefront for a [...]
DIY Micro THOW: Grandmother and Grandson Build Rustic Camper in North Carolina
Prolific tiny house builder Marsha, who has constructed eight or nine different tiny homes over the years, teamed up with her 19-year-old grandson Zachary to build this micro THOW. When life events pulled Zachary away from the project—a work promotion, his uncle’s hockey injury, and the arrival of Marsha’s first great-grandchild—she finished the build solo [...]
41-ft. Celtic Storm Gooseneck Tiny House
Here’s a fully-furnished, off-grid compatible gooseneck tiny house from Mint Tiny House Company. With a gooseneck bedroom and two loft bedrooms, it can easily fit a family. The galley kitchen is compact but has all the necessities, and the cozy living room has a couch, fireplace, and TV. There’s a bathroom with a shower stall, [...]
Renting a Tiny Home Instead of Buying
Jaqueline was just about to purchase a home in Austin when 2020 hit and the market started going a bit wild. She decided instead of buying, she would rent, but she wanted something that was more of her own — and didn’t want to share walls anymore. She ended up getting an Instagram ad for [...]
Couple’s Murphy Bed Tiny Home on Oregon Coast
Michele and Sue have always loved tiny homes, but they weren’t quite sure how to make one work. They had been living in Panama during the lockdowns of 2020, and soon realized they would like to be Stateside again. After some late-night YouTube-ing, Sue came across Tiny Tranquility and knew it was the perfect fit [...]
25-foot Tiny House with No Loft for $34,000
Here’s an affordable and loft-free tiny home that’s for sale in Ontario. The 25 ft THOW has a cozy back bedroom. When you walk through the archway you’ll find a mini woodstove, desk/office space, and a compact kitchen with an RV range and apartment-sized fridge. There’s a bathroom on the other end of the THOW, [...]