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Jay Shafer’s 312 Sq. Ft. Tiny U-House Cabin

If you haven’t seen Jay Shafer’s latest 312 sq. ft. tiny U-house cabin design that’s coming soon (it isn’t officially released yet) then you’ll get to preview it here right now. This is a much larger tiny house relative to Shafer’s earlier designs that range from 65 to 200 sq. ft. but this one is [...]

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Modern 914 Sq. Ft. Small Home for Family

If you like the idea of tiny living but still want to live simply in a bit of a larger space you might like this modern 914 sq. ft. small home custom designed for a client by JRKVC, a Slovakian Architecture Firm. It’s called the IST-Family House and has now been featured on ArchDaily and [...]

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998 Sq. Ft. Small House on Whidbey Island

This 998 sq. ft. small house is one of a kind. When you enter there’s a bridge that gets you to the covered entry way deck. This entry building is not air conditioned and so it isn’t included in the 998 square feet of living space. In total there are three buildings that comprise of this [...]

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510 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cottage on the Beach

I thought you might also enjoy this 510 sq. ft. beachfront tiny cottage that was originally built in the 1920s. Later it was somewhat abandoned for a few years so the new owners gave it a complete restoration while leaving it as original as possible. Some of the unique features for this small beachfront cottage include [...]

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Los Angeles Eco-Village: Sustainable Community in the City

This is a car-free eco-village in Los Angeles, California. This post is thanks to Johnny Sanphillippo and Faircompanies. The community is unique because it’s about 3 miles west of downtown Los Angeles and all residents are car-free (their main source of transportation are bicycles). Even better, the Los Angeles Ecovillage residents have created a bicycle [...]

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Tiny House Living Couple’s 204 Sq. Ft. Dream Home

Introducing Travis Pyke and his wife Brittany. They are a husband and wife tiny house living couple. A few years ago they fell in love with simple living and the tiny house movement. They’re in love with the movement because they enjoy creating custom designed micro homes for people since it gives them the ability to [...]

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Couple Upsizes from Tiny House to Little House

‘From Tiny House to Little House’ is a guest post by Jane Dwinell After living and traveling in our Tiny House for a year, we decided it was time to settle down. We missed gardening, and wanted the community you can build by staying in one place. We looked for property and found what we [...]

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