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Tiny Dutch Garden Cottage with Wooden Shutters

Nestled in the woods this tiny garden cottage is rare in style and design. There is a glass wall on one side of the cottage that is covered with wooden shutters. During the day these shutters can be opened allowing the beautiful warm sunlight to come inside and then be closed at night for privacy. [...]

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240 Sq. Ft. Mountain Hideout with 96 Sq. Ft. Loft

This 240 sq. ft. mountain hideout is a tiny house design guest post by Robert Olson Building a secluded off grid cabin is a dream I share with many others. One of these days its gonna happen. Until that time comes, I enjoy sharing ideas. Below is a 12 x 20 rough draft plan I [...]

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Alan’s 192 Sq. Ft. Tiny House For Sale

This 8′ x 24′ tiny house for sale is built on a trailer and offers about 192 sq. ft. of space. If you include the lofts it’s about 296 sq. ft. of space. There’s a 3′ x 4′ porch before you go inside. It was built two years ago by Scott Stewart of Slabtown Customs in [...]

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Man Builds His Own Debt-free Island Made of Trash

I’m excited to show you how this British artist turned “eco architect” has literally created his own piece of land on a floating island made out of more than 100,000 plastic bottles. Essentially he has built his own island with other people’s trash. His name is Richart Sowa. And he’s been doing this for many years [...]

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Steve Gourley’s 8×12 Tiny House Design

Steve Gourley is sharing his 8×12 tiny house design with us as part of our 2015 8×12 tiny house design contest. I’ll let Steve explain his design with you. Dear Alex and Derek, First let me thanks you both for being a positive force in the Tiny House world. I am currently building a 8×12 Tiny House on a [...]

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Jackie Ruth’s Original Tiny House on Wheels…

This is Jackie Ruth’s original tiny house on wheels… Originally, this was posted to help her sell her amazing little cabin on wheels. But it has since sold. It was such a great deal! Years later, it’s on the market again. You can learn about that right here. Right now I’m showing you an amazing [...]

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Alan Reid’s 8×12 Tiny House Design

Alan Reid has designed a 8×12 tiny house as part of our 2015 8×12 tiny house design contest. He calls this design The Lookout. The total height of this tiny house without foundation is 13 ft. Alan said with some height modifications this could be built on a trailer but as pictured below it’s on a foundation. [...]

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