Small Houses

This is the story of the Ruthardt family’s mortgage-free small house on a foundation. Over four years ago, they built this beautiful 700 sq. ft. cottage on 8 acres in Oklahoma. It took them a total of 9 months to design and build it. It wasn’t long before they were living debt-free and eating healthy. [...]

This is the story of how three used 20-foot shipping containers were turned into an epic waterfront off-grid tiny cabin in Portugal. David from T-Rex Eco Container is an IT person with a passion for surfing. He wanted to create the perfect surf getaway for himself… So he built this incredible off-grid cabin in Portugal [...]

This is the story of Jelena’s tiny house sanctuary in Serbia that she and her ex-husband built for less than 5,000 euros. It has thus far cost them about 3,000 euros to build and they still need about another 1,500 to complete it. This tiny house is Jelena’s little retreat to be at peace and [...]

These are the Binishells tiny and small housing solutions. They are a dome-like structure that can be used in many different ways. Here are some examples of how they can be used as tiny homes, small homes, and duplexes. This construction method uses less labor and materials than conventional building methods, but what do you [...]

This is the 425-square-foot Magnolia Tiny House on Wheels by Minimaliste. It’s a 10.5-foot wide and 36.5-foot long park model tiny home that’s built to withstand Ontario’s brutally cold weather. This is a truly impressive tiny home where it seems that you hardly have to let go of any of the creature comforts of a [...]

This is a beautiful tiny cottage built by a mother/daughter duo called the Quintessential Laneway House. It’s a laneway house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by SmallWorks. The small house features one bedroom, one bathroom, and a large open space for living, cooking, dining, and entertaining. To explore more amazing small homes like this, join [...]