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Mother and Son Living in 364 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home

Now this is a tiny house that really makes full use of recycled materials! Jeff and Brad used their self-taught knowledge to build two of these in Portland, Oregon. The exterior walls are made up of tomato sauce cans from a local pizza parlor. These make the houses fire retardant, which apparently makes the local [...]

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My (Honest) Tiny House Journey: Stop Dreaming, Start Doing

This is a Downsizing and Tiny House Journey guest post by Mariah Coz and Jenn Today we have an AWESOME guest post from a Tiny Transition + Downsizing Course student named Jennifer, who is having her tiny house built right now and is making tons of progress towards downsizing and getting excited to move in! In [...]

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How to Transition into the Tiny House Lifestyle: Downsizing e-Course

I wanted to let you know that my friend Mariah of Comet Camper is hosting a Tiny Transition Downsizing e-course that you’re invited to take part in. So if you’re thinking about moving into a tiny house, studio, RV, or any other small space you might want to consider this course. The course is based on Mariah’s [...]

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Dee Williams’ The Big Tiny Available In Paperback

If you’re seriously into tiny living and learning even more about the tiny house movement and you haven’t already read Dee Williams’ book, The Big Tiny, which is available April 28th, 2015 (but you can pre-order now) on paperback, it’s a great time to get it so we can support Dee’s work. It’s funny because Dee [...]

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Tilde Potoms’ 8×12 Tiny House Design

Tilde Potoms is sharing this 8×12 tiny house design with us as part of our 2015 8×12 tiny house design contest. In this design there is a foldout table under the bed which was inspired by this toggle bed. Almost all the storage is in the floor which is pretty cool, right? Please enjoy the tiny house design [...]

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Small is Beautiful Tiny House Documentary

Small is Beautiful Tiny House Documentary

Have you heard about the Small is Beautiful Tiny House Documentary that’s coming out soon? It’s a new movie that shares stories of people who are taking their freedom back by going tiny. The documentary is coming out April 30, 2015 and I don’t know about you but I’m excited to watch this one because there’s a [...]

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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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