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70 Sq. Ft. Trillium Vardo Caravan Wagon

This is a 70 sq. ft. vardo caravan wagon. The Trillium Caravan is a sleeper camper in the traditional style of the 19th Century English vardo, built by master woodworker Jim Tolpin. Jim says, “It is impeccably detailed in hand-hewn wood and steel fabricated to the highest highway-worthy standards. One needn’t sacrifice the beauty of traditional [...]

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600 Sq. Ft. Cottage on Farm in Mexico

This 600 Sq. Ft. Cottage on Farm in Mexico is a guest post by Michael Mckenna – share yours! Tiny houses in Mexico…why Mexico? Why not build in a climate that is sunny most of the year and a pleasant 80 degrees with little humidity. So pleasant that neither heat nor air conditioning is required. The utility costs are [...]

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Bluegrass Meadows Tiny House Community in Canada

The other day we showed you the Cowboy tiny house by Hummingbird Micro Homes. Today I’m showing you their first tiny house community which is opening September 1, 2015 in Terrace, British Columbia. This tiny living community is named Bluegrass Meadow Micro Village and it’s been created with a mission to help provide affordable housing [...]

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Student Builds Recycled Pallet Tiny House

This DIY pallet house is a guest post by Priscilla Crighton – share yours! This is a pallet house built by engineering student, Angus Hughes. The house is located on his family property on the outskirts of Rockhampton and is just about water proof.  There’s no running water but electricity is available courtesy of a durable power cord running [...]

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Meet Kelly Patton the Traveling Artist and Tiny Dweller

This is a guest post by Kelly Patton – share yours! I started the life of a tiny dweller when I moved to the country in Northern California. I landed at a sweet community spot where other artists and farmers lived, and was thrilled at the idea of having my own space, no matter how tiny. It [...]

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Start Up Group at Harvard Designing and Building Tiny Houses

This Harvard start up for tiny house living is a guest post by Pete Davis – share yours!  I am Pete Davis, one of the co-founders of Getaway, the first and only tiny house startup to come out of Harvard University’s Innovation Lab. We build tiny houses, place them on beautiful rural land and rent them [...]

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Cowboy Tiny House by Hummingbird Micro Homes

This 208 sq. ft. tiny house is a guest post by Hummingbird Micro Homes – share yours! Hummingbird Micro Homes is based in Fernie, BC, Canada, just North of the US border. We typically custom design and build tiny homes and micro homes on wheels. We are currently offering our favorite home model for sale. This micro [...]

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