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SHEDsistence E-Book: “Built With Our Hands”

If you’ve enjoyed our posts on Samantha and Robert’s THOW, SHEDsistence, you might love their “Built With Our Hands” E-Book. We already showed you the construction pictures and images of the amazing finished product (which took them 14 months and $30,000 to build), but maybe you want something a more in-depth. Then buy this e-book! [...]

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Jared and Haley’s Tiny Mountain Home 2

Jared and Haley’s Tiny Mountain Home

This is Jared and Haley’s Tiny Mountain Home that was nominated for 2016 Tiny House of the Year! Jared and Haley were ready to start having more fun and traveling more. They designed and built their own tiny home in the beginning of 2016 and currently reside in the mountains of North Carolina in a tiny [...]

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SHEDsistence Tiny House on Wheels 3

SHEDsistence: The Finished Product A Year in Review

This is the SHEDsistence Tiny House. We’ve featured this great build in the past (and even named it one of our favorites of 2016!), but it turns out there are now new, even better images of the home that we get to share with you. The 204 sq. ft. tiny was the DIY brainchild of Robert [...]

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IKEA Offers Low Maintenance, Chain-less Bicycle to USA 007

IKEA Offers Low Maintenance, Chain-less Bicycle to USA

This is IKEA’s low maintenance, chain-less bicycle that’s now available in the U.S. Going tiny can often mean getting rid of one or more vehicles, and this snazzy SLADDA bike could be a great new way to get around town without a car. This bicycle is powered by a belt drive, which is a rustproof, [...]

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Taylor & Steph’s Incredible 500 Sq. Ft. Earthship Home 14

They Built A Passive Solar Earthship Cabin For $10k

This is Taylor & Steph’s Incredible 560 Sq. Ft. Earthship Home in the mountains of Santa Cruz, California. The couple built their home out of recycled materials in a way that’s sustainable and good for the environment. They had no construction skills, lived off-grid for a long time and managed to do it with less than $10,000. [...]

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Artisan Builds His Tiny House from Salvaged Trailer — with No Plans!

Artisan Builds His Tiny House from Salvaged Trailer with No Plans

This artisan built his tiny house from a salvaged trailer with no plans, proving that creativity and craftsmanship can triumph over conventional building methods. The home started as an old travel trailer and today features beautiful hand-forged hinges, a monkey-bar ladder to access the loft bedroom, and a gravity-fed water system for washing dishes. Without [...]

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Couple’s Off-Grid Life in Montana Yurt and Tiny House 3

Couple’s Off Grid Life in Montana Yurt and Tiny House

This is one couple’s off-grid life in a Montana yurt and tiny house. Mollie and Sean Busby are a busy couple living a fulfilling, but unconventional life in their tiny homes. Sean is a professional snowboarder living with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease where the pancreas is basically broken. He wears the crew diabetic [...]

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