Here’s a simple and relatively tiny A-frame cabin in the woods. It was built in 1968 in the woods of Dorrington, California. Once you go inside you’ll see it has a classic firewood stove made out of cast iron. A simple staircase system takes you upstairs to the bedroom and loft hangout with balcony. Classic [...]
Small Houses
614 Sq. Ft. SOLETA Zero Energy One Tiny Home
If you like tiny homes on foundations then the SOLETA might interest you. It’s a zero energy tiny house created by Catalin Butmalai of the Justin Capra Foundation for Invention in Romania. The house is on display at the United States Embassy in Bucharest. Not only does it power itself thanks to solar and wind, [...]
A 215 Sq. Ft. Tiny House in Paris You Might Love to Live Simply in
I thought you’d also like this tiny house on a foundation in Paris, France. To me, it just goes to show how you can design and build tiny in so many ways other than on wheels (see our small houses, tiny cabins and apartment categories). I’d like to see more and more homes like these [...]
Rural and Elegant Tiny Cottage on a Dairy Farm
This tiny cabin is on the Pt. Reyes peninsula along the Northern California coast. It’s a 260-square-foot building designed to support a large group of children for a yearly family summer camp. The cottage is on a dairy farm and has a fun and yet traditional vibe that expresses the rural setting of the land. Most [...]
Simple Living as a Family in a Small Modern Dome Home?
This modern dome home looks like an alien spacecraft. It was built in 1969 and the design was later features in a January 1975 issue of Popular Science. Incredibly enough it’s designed to withstand up to 250 mph of wind! And inside you’ll find just about everything in a regular home. In fact, this is [...]
Garage to Studio Conversion in Boulder, Colorado
I always appreciate a garage to studio conversion because they’re usually small and make great use of space. This is just that… A studio that used to be a garage which was renovated into a tiny guest house. It has floor heating, cathedral ceilings, a beautiful bathroom and a full sized kitchen ready for you [...]
Riverwood: 700 Sq. Ft. A-frame Inspired Cabin
This is a Reader Submitted Guest Post – Share Your Small House Story Too Hi Alex, My partner and I bought this small house as a second home in early 2012, as a retreat from our lives in the “biggish” city of Durham, NC. The house, located in Blowing Rock, NC (just 3 hours from our [...]