This 160 sq. ft. shipping container tiny house is built by Rhino Cubed. “Rhino Cubed is a Colorado based company building artistic tiny homes from shipping containers. A shipping container is a perfect building envelope: structurally sound, water tight, and quasi-portable. Creative artistry and design turn them into unique living structures.” – Rhino Cubed. They [...]
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Young Couple’s DIY School Bus Cottage on Wheels
I’d like you to meet Julie and Andrew, a young couple who transformed an old school bus into their very own mortgage-free cottage on wheels. Since the both of them love to travel and did not want a home with a 30-year mortgage they decided to go tiny. So for only $10,000 they bought this partially-converted school bus [...]
Man Builds 100 Sq. Ft. Timber Frame Tiny House
Ian designed and built this 100 sq. ft. timber frame tiny house several years ago. It took many years of hard work and dedication but now he gets to enjoy the benefits of his little cabin. It’s called the Little Timber House. This timber frame tiny home was built using new, reclaimed and salvaged materials and it even [...]
Couple Build $10k Tiny Home with Movie Set Scraps
This couple works on movie sets, where Chloe serves as a stylist and Brandon as a carpenter. Typically the couple moves around a lot to take new jobs. So designing and building a portable tiny house on wheels made perfect sense for them. Brandon said, “We could expand our job search to anywhere in North [...]
Eco Friendly Prefab Timber Frame House Kit
This is an eco friendly prefab timber frame house kit by Noble Homes. They sell efficient kit homes with customizable floor plans. All the materials are easy to handle, including the lightweight SIP‘s for the walls and roof. Everything you need for the exterior of the home is contained in the kit which makes it easier to build. Although this [...]
Couple Turn a School Bus into a Tiny House in 10 Days
This is a 1979 GMC Blue Bird school bus that doubles as a vintage store and road-tripping DIY motorhome for British Columbia couple, Marco Khalil and Caroline West. Inside what seems to be an ordinary looking school bus there are vintage accents that the couple have picked up along the way throughout their adventures. Inside the bus you’ll find a bed, [...]
Man Builds Two Off Grid Tiny Cabins for Retirement
This off grid tiny cabins retirement story is a guest post by Michael Scheer – share your tiny house story here too! My name is Michael and about 5 years ago I wanted an off-grid place for vacation and retirement. Like many others, I am tired of bills, bills, bills and knew I would never have [...]
