In 1975, Architect William Morgan wanted to build rental properties next to his Atlantic Beach, Florida home. He only had one problem when trying to decide about building the properties. He didn’t want to lose his beautiful ocean view. His solution? Use the existing sand dune on his property as the foundation and build the homes [...]
Small Houses
How This Couple Built Their Simple Life in a Tiny Home
When Alaska experienced an economic downturn there were lots of lost jobs and homes. In 2010 the opportunity came for this couple to buy a plot of land outside of Fairbanks. So they did. Since they had a small land payment they decided to start building their own tiny home of about 264 sq. ft. (12×16) little [...]
Little Stone Cottage in St. Agnes
This little stone cottage in St. Agnes is known as Inglenook. St. Agnes is a coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. This small home is a vacation rental that offers spectacular views—including an ocean view! The cottage also features sheep’s wool insulation and solar power. Wouldn’t living in a small house like this one would be [...]
$20k House Program Helping Students And Homeless
The Adopt a $20k house program is a charitable project by Rural Studio which is a part of the College of Architecture, Design and Construction at Auburn University. In the past, I’ve featured some of Rural Studio’s work before. In fact, it’s one of my favorite stories which dates back to July 2, 2010 and it’s titled [...]
Prefab ZeroHouse is Off-Grid and Self Sustainable
This Prefab ZeroHouse is a guest post by Pamela Putnam Introducing zeroHouse, a small, prefabricated building that can easily be shipped and quickly erected. It is completely self-sufficient and incredibly comfortable. Most notably you can live here without having any external utilities connected or even waste disposal connections! It’s fully self sufficient. Let’s go on a tour… Enter [...]
832 Sq. Ft. 2-BR 1-BA Cottage For Sale in Memphis, TN
This is an 832 sq. ft. 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom cottage for sale in Memphis, Tennessee from one of our readers, Dwayne Jones who is a contractor and missionary. “I have been following you site for a while and decided to submit some pictures from my latest project a 832 sq. ft. home located in Memphis, Tennessee. [...]
My Tall But Tiny House
This Tall But Tiny House is a Guest Post by Angie Campbell Hi there, I wanted to share with you my “tiny” house. I’m newly moved in as of Nov 1st and have been merrily working and living in my tiny footprint, but rather tall home. It’s 18×20 and has 2.5 levels (around 870 sq. [...]