Building a Mortgage-free Tiny House by the Seat of My Pants – Part 1 – by Shirley Loomis Years ago virtually every home in this country was built by the men and women who lived in them. They were homes, barns, outbuildings of one form or another, silos; homes for people, crops, and livestock. These were [...]
Tiny Cabins
DIY 704 Sq. Ft. Hand Built Off Grid Tiny Cabin
I had to show you this DIY hand-built off-grid tiny cabin in Cable, Wisconsin. There’s something so cool about small cabins like this. And this one has a bit of a modern touch thanks to the big windows and metal roof. Images © UpNorthRealty.com This is a 704 sq. ft. 2 bedroom cabin in Cable, [...]
Friends Create DIY Micro Tiny House Community in France
If like me you’ve been wanting to see more tiny house communities come to life you’ll probably really enjoy this post (and the videos below). Because projects like this can serve as a model for any of us to follow or at least learn from to create more tiny living micro communities around the world. I [...]
The Tiny Project: Modern Tiny House Plans
Remember Alek’s amazing DIY tiny house on wheels that I showed you a while back? If you haven’t seen it be sure you check it out because it’s one of my favorite designs. And now I’m glad to announce that Alek has made the plans available for us to purchase. This means you can download [...]
Misty’s 400 Sq. Ft. 16×25 Solar Off Grid Small House
This 400 sq. ft. solar off-grid small house design was submitted as part of LaMar’s off grid tiny house design contest where you can win up to $500 for submitting your own design. But this 16′ x 25′ small home is designed to be a spacious, space saving, creative tiny home that’s fun to live in and share with others if you [...]
Tiny Cabins in Sacred Mountain Sanctuary Eco Village
I’m excited about building up a list of up and coming as well as current tiny house communities and in this post I’m introducing you to the 333 acre Sacred Mountain Sanctuary Eco Village which is in Candler, North Carolina. It’s near Asheville (about 25 minute drive away) and it is a new permaculture eco [...]
Former CEO Builds Small Home, Tiny Cabin and Treehouse
After serving as CEO of Virgin America most people would think you’d find Fred Reid in a large luxurious home. But that’s not him. Instead he’s kept his small home and built a tiny cabin as a backyard office as well as an elevated treehouse cabin up in the trees. I had to share this [...]
