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Couple Build Mortgage-free 129 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home

In this post I wanted to share the story of how this young couple left their apartment life and built their own 128 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels that’s 100% mortgage-free. When they started, they really didn’t know much about building a house. They just learned and adapted as they went. And they did [...]

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290 Sq. Ft. Zen Studio Loft in Vietnam

I thought you might also enjoy this 290 sq. ft. studio loft in Vietname by A21 Studio Architects. It was completed in 2012 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. This small home was designed for a middle aged woman and her friend. And as you’ll see the home has a zen, minimalist, modern and homey feeling [...]

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Tiny Cabin on Organic Farm Near Portland

This tiny cabin vacation is in a farm setting just 15 minutes away from downtown Portland, Oregon. I thought you might also enjoy taking a look and considering staying if you’re ever planning on being in the area. Here you’re surrounded by birds, chickens, farmland, and all things nature on this organic farm. The cabin [...]

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400 Sq. Ft. Small Cottage by Smallworks Studios

I’m happy to be showing you this 400 sq. ft. small cottage designed by Smallworks Studios in Vancouver. They’re a company focused on building small homes personalized their clients specific needs and I’m personally quite a fan of their work. A Laneway House is a home built in an alley in the backyard on the current lot [...]

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Grandmother Moves to 610 Sq. Ft. Cottage to Simplify Family

Right now I’d like to show you this 610 sq. ft. cottage by New Avenue Homes and tell you the story behind it. When the homeowner’s daughter and her family were in need of a change she invited them to move in to her larger main house since they’re a growing family with two children. This way, grandma [...]

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Video: The ‘Willy Wonka’ of Reclaimed Tiny Housing

Right now I’m thrilled to share this free documentary on the ‘Willy Wonka’ of reclaimed tiny housing thanks to Faircompanies. This movie is on Brad Kittel of Tiny Texas Houses. When he came to Texas 30 years ago, he was living in a school bus converted into a home. And he started buying boarded-up houses [...]

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Man Turns Cargo Trailer Into Transforming Stealth Tiny House

When Bill Southworth of Hybrid Propulsion began traveling with his Rottweiler he was unhappy with where he had to end up staying. That’s why he ended up creating the 80 sq. ft. transforming cargo trailer stealth tiny house I’m showing you right now. His options before designing and building this unique little cabin on wheels was to stay [...]

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