Simple Living

I’m thrilled to show you Ben Barthell’s 200 sq. ft. solar off-grid tiny house that he built himself on a recycled 24′ x 8.5′ trailer (so yes- it’s mobile). This DIY micro cabin has all of the amenities of home but I’d say it’s even better because: It’s completely self-sustaining. It can power itself using [...]

Building a Mortgage-free Tiny House by the Seat of My Pants – Part 2 – by Shirley Loomis Arriving at my tiny house daily was so much more pleasant once the outside was complete. It looked like I was working on something real, no longer just a picture in my mind’s eye. An added benefit of [...]

Just a little while back I showed how the core of the Robins Nest Tiny House on Wheels was Built (and how you can do the same) thanks to Brevard Tiny Houses. This is an 8′ x 24′ custom designed tiny home on wheels to meet their clients needs. Even the trailer was custom designed [...]

I wanted to let you know that Tiny House Magazine Issue 18 by Kent Griswold has just been released. It’s almost 60 pages of tiny housing goodness in digital PDF form so you can either print it out, read it on your Kindle, iPad, or any other device really. Many of you are already familiar with [...]

If you’ve been looking for a tiny home you can take with you, travel with, and go on adventures with. Then, consider a micro-cabin like this one. It still retains its cabin-like look and feel. But since it’s smaller, it’s just so much easier to tow and get around with than a larger tiny house. [...]

I wanted to thank Joe M. for the tip for this announcement that the city of Brainerd in Minnesota has changed its zoning code to allow for the construction of small homes. This includes studio/efficiency apartments as little as 350 square feet and small houses as little as 500 square feet. Although so far, since [...]