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 [...]
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Tiny House Suburb in Colorado
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 [...]
Couple’s 72 Sq. Ft. Solar Tiny Home
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 [...]
18-Year-Old Student Builds 172 Sq. Ft. DIY Tiny Home for $17k
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 [...]
Woman Ditches Mortgage and Builds Tiny Home
After owning a conventional home and feeling stressed by the pressure of paying a large mortgage on her own by mortgage arrangers, Natalie, a Canadian woman in her mid-thirties, decided to build a tiny house on wheels. Starting with plans from Tumbleweed, she adapted the design for extreme winter weather by installing spray foam insulation, [...]
How You Can Help Living Tiny Become Legal in More Places
You’re probably one of many people who desperately wish it was easier to live in tiny houses legally without having to move across the country. Right now, there are places to live tiny, but there’s not that many. In fact, it’s still illegal in most places and there aren’t far enough tiny house friendly communities [...]
Couple Build $10k Tiny House with 80% Reclaimed Materials
This is one couple’s DIY tiny house on wheels that they built using 80% reclaimed materials in New Zealand for only about $10,000 in United States Dollars. Shortly after moving to New Zealand together from the United States, Cori and Patrick decided they would build their own tiny home on a trailer using mostly recycled [...]

