I thought you’d also enjoy this DIY tiny house project. It involves a really inventive man who went from 2000 sq. ft. to a 160 sq. ft. micro home. The owner/builder has been living in it for more than 5 years now. The micro home is very energy efficient and was very inexpensive to build. [...]
Off-Grid Living
72-year-old Woman goes Tiny: Simple Retirement in a 166 Sq. Ft. Cabin
Bette Presley, of Arroyo Grande, was already living relatively small before she decided to go tiny. She downsized from her Grandmothers’ Club mobile home park into her own Tumbleweed Tiny House of just 166 square feet. Part of the goal, she says, is to save her five adult children from having to go through all [...]
The Tin Can Cabin: A Shipping Container Tiny Home
I’m so thrilled to show you this tiny home that was built using three shipping containers. Steve, the owner/builder, has been collecting ideas for this project for years. He’s a computer programmer who loves designing and building. His website is awesome because he shows you how he did it, too. Please don’t miss other exciting [...]
Box Truck Converted into Awesome DIY Off-Grid/Solar Motorhome
This is a box truck that has been converted into an amazing DIY solar mobile cabin/motorhome. It’s great because it’s off-grid-ready with plenty of solar-power! So if you’ve been thinking about living in tiny houses you’ve probably also considered a bunch of other ways of living alternatively right? I’m excited to show you this amazing [...]
Tommy’s Tiny Blues Cabin: Living Mortgage-free in an Amish Log Cabin
This is a Reader Submitted Guest Post – Share Your Downsizing Story Too This is my tiny blues cabin. I live in the Tennessee hill-country but my musical tastes are more in line with Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta country! It’s about 70 miles south of Nashville (which is a great place) and I’m a bluesman at [...]
Two Classic Travel Trailer to Micro Cabin Conversions
These travel trailer to cabin conversions are for those of you who love the idea of tiny living but want to remain as mobile as possible. With a trailer renovation like this you can still move about since these units are aerodynamic and lighter in weight than stick built homes on trailers. And even if [...]
Off Grid Modern Solar Glass House in California
This off grid modern solar house in California isn’t tiny or even that small… But since it’s 100% off the grid I thought it was a smart enough design to include here. At 1200 sq. ft. it would make a great home for a family or person who spends lots of time at home. It’s [...]
