Meet B.A. Norrgard. She’s a woman who attended a Four Lights Tiny House Workshop in February of 2013. After the event, she bought the Gifford tiny house plans and started building. Five months later, her little house on wheels is complete. And now she’s been hired as COO to work with Jay Shafer and the [...]
Simple Living
Off Grid Tiny Cottage Shell Built for $11k
This tiny cottage built for $11k is a guest post by Dominique Poulin We recently built this tiny cottage with help from family and friends in Saint-Andre- Avellin, Quebec, Canada for 11k. We were lucky to have a neighbor mill all the exterior wood from our very own trees! The interior is not quite finished [...]
288 Sq. Ft. Solar Cabin For Sale On 2 Acres
This 288 sq. ft. solar cabin for sale is a guest post by Shannon Riddle Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I wanted to share our tiny home pics with you. Although we really love our tiny home, it isn’t in the ideal location for our little family. So this tiny home is for [...]
Couple Living Simply in 200 Sq. Ft. Tiny House Built for $15k
I’m excited to introduce you to John Russell and Debbie Hanson. They’re a couple who’ve gone from divorces and 2,000 sq. ft. homes into a DIY 200 sq. ft. tiny house on wheels that they call their Ritz on Wheels. It cost them only $15,000 in materials to build it themselves and just under a [...]
504 Sq. Ft. Modern Cabin Perfect for Live/Work Lifestyle
I first showed you this cabin back in 2014 when I first discovered it. Now it’s 2020 and the design seems very relevant. It’s a Kanga cabin and it’s perfectly designed for a live/work lifestyle. The sort of lifestyle that many of us are now living in because of quarantine and covid-19. I’m excited to [...]
The Pod: 288 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cabin on Skids
Right now I’d like to show you The Pod which is a 288 sq. ft. tiny cabin on skids designed and built by Yahini Homes. It’s 12’x24′ and designed to be easily added onto later as the clients needs change. In the past, I’ve shown you the 144 sq. ft. Butterfly cabin on wheels and [...]
Vina’s Off-Grid Tiny House: 140 Sq Ft Sol Haus Design in Ojai, California
Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design built this 140-square-foot off-grid tiny house on wheels and lived in it full-time for nearly a decade in Ojai, California. Built on an 8.5-foot by 20-foot trailer with an 80-square-foot sleeping loft, the home operates completely off-grid using portable solar panels and passive solar design. The build cost approximately [...]