Simple Living

This is a 107-square-foot off-grid tiny house that was built for only $2,500 using mostly reclaimed materials. It was built with the help of 15 people working together to make it happen and it features a unique geodesic dome window. When you go inside, you’ll find a living area with a couch and workstation and [...]

This is a 67-square-feet recycled tiny house built for only $420. It’s built on privately owned land where residents are developing their own DIY community. Residents get to use the land for free in exchange for developing it with other structures, farming, and more. In the future, we believe more vacant land owners will allow this sort [...]

While volunteering at a cold-weather shelter near my home in Grand Forks, British Columbia, I was consulted about designing transitional housing for the homeless. After some discussions with the staff and guests at the shelter I went home to draft some floor plans that I thought might meet the housing needs of the homeless, with [...]

In November 2014, city council members in Walsenburg, Colorado, a crossroads community located 90 miles south of Colorado Springs, eliminated a longstanding zoning code prohibiting buildings smaller than 600 square feet. They wanted to make room for so-called tiny homes, the trendy structures that have become popular with everyone from millennials to baby boomers seeking [...]

This is one couple’s 72 sq. ft. tiny home where they are living simply for less than $200 a month. Inside their tiny house, you’ll find a kitchen, living area, and a desk. The bathroom is in a separate structure nearby. Please don’t miss other awesome tiny homes like this – join our FREE Tiny [...]

This is the story of how an 18-year-old student built her own 172 sq. ft. DIY tiny home on a trailer for only $17,000 USD. From the outside, you’ll see it has a deck that takes you to the entrance with french doors. When you go inside, you’ll find an open layout with a living [...]