Simple Living

I’ve been covering tiny houses and other smaller and alternative types of housing for the last few years and I can say that it’s easy to find great examples of small homes every day. What bothers me is that the majority of what I find is the opposite of affordable housing. It’s normally boutique hotels, [...]

Almost two years ago I showed you this Japanese inspired tiny zen cabin in the woods. Recently Kirsten Dirksen of Faircompanies went out to visit the owner/builder to create a video tour and interview based on the home. Brian Schulz is the owner/builder of the cabin and he built it completely by hand for just [...]

I thought you’d also like this off grid solar tiny cabin this morning. And it even has a yurt nearby that functions as a little guest house for visitors. This is the off-grid homestead of Dan Timmerman who is a cyclocross racer. His teammate, Dan Chabanov, photographed the home which is in the Finger Lakes [...]

A Guest Post by Ethan – (Send us your tiny living story) My name is Ethan, and my girlfriend Kelsey and I have been living in 100 square feet for about 6 months so far. Our journey to tiny house living started last October when I started looking around for a trailer to build my [...]

One of my favorite new tiny house builders is the Oregon Cottage Company led by architect Todd Miller. This tiny home that I’m showing you today was completed for a client of his who wanted a home that she could afford and love. She also grew up in Japan, so she wanted something that would [...]

Well, almost a tiny house. And to him, it probably felt pretty tiny at first because he went from a 17-bedroom home to a 2-bedroom double wide mobile home. I ran into this story thanks to one of our readers, Tracy, who sent this over to me on our Facebook Page. (Thanks Tracy!) It’s the [...]