This $2k tiny home story is a guest post by Winston W. Johnson Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I started my tiny shelter in December of 2013, it’s built on a 1965 Yellowstone Cavalier travel trailer frame that I got free from a neighbor. Probably 75% of the lumber was cut and milled [...]
Off-Grid Living
Tiny log cabin on wheels with hinged overhangs
I’m excited to share this Stanley Rocky Mountain Tiny House with you built by Greg Parham of Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses in Colorado. He emailed me yesterday to let me know he has just completed and sold this little log cabin on wheels. And one of the reasons I’m thrilled to share it with you [...]
Professor Living Simply in 33 Sq. Ft. Dumpster Tiny House
Right now I’d like to introduce you to Professor Dumpster (aka Dr. Jeff Wilson). He’s a college professor (and Dean) at the Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas who’s decided to move into a dumpster and live in it for one year. I’ve shown you how a dumpster can be turned into a micro house before [...]
She Turned This Short School Bus Into Her ‘Motor-Cottage’
This is the story of how Marsha Turned This Short School Bus Into Her ‘Motor-Cottage’. Hi, Alex and Tiny House Newsletter readers, you may not remember me, but you posted an article about my first tiny house called “My Darling”, made with recycled barn wood and a blue door. Don’t miss other fun tiny house [...]
Karenville: A Tiny Village of Tiny Buildings
Hello Alex (and Tiny House Talk readers), I love hearing about other people’s tiny house adventures. For a long time I thought I was the only one interested in living simple. I kept thinking, it’s so easy why don’t more people do it? I live full time in a 270 square foot log cabin (you [...]
VIDEO: SunRay Kelley’s Nature Inspired Tiny Homes
Just ran into this amazing video of SunRay Kelley and his amazing tiny homes that he’s built over the years. He’s a natural builder who inspires people to reconnect with nature through his artistic architecture. If you’ve never heard of him before, you’re in for a treat. Filmed and edited by Gary Tyler Mcleod and [...]
Man Builds Amazing Tiny Dome Home for only $9k
This is the story of a man named Steve who designed and built his very own tiny dome home for only $9,000. It all really started in 2011, when Steve visited his friend in northeast Thailand on their mango farm. Thanks to his friend and their family’s help, he was soon able to build most [...]
