Right now I’d like to show you The Pod which is a 288 sq. ft. tiny cabin on skids designed and built by Yahini Homes. It’s 12’x24′ and designed to be easily added onto later as the clients needs change. In the past, I’ve shown you the 144 sq. ft. Butterfly cabin on wheels and [...]
Off-Grid Living
Vina’s Off-Grid Tiny House: 140 Sq Ft Sol Haus Design in Ojai, California
Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design built this 140-square-foot off-grid tiny house on wheels and lived in it full-time for nearly a decade in Ojai, California. Built on an 8.5-foot by 20-foot trailer with an 80-square-foot sleeping loft, the home operates completely off-grid using portable solar panels and passive solar design. The build cost approximately [...]
Man Building Tiny Cabin in the Woods
This tiny cabin in the woods story is a guest post by Joe Slade I am in the process of building this tiny cabin in the woods in Attala County, Mississippi. It sits in the middle of 22 acres of hardwoods with no roads on the property. All building supplies are carried in by hand. [...]
Man Building DIY Off Grid Tiny Home for Less Than $2k
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 [...]
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 [...]