When an architecture student in China became frustrated with his dorm room he decided to design and build his own 75 sq. ft. tiny house. It’s a micro home that somehow packs a kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and patio. Hard to imagine at just 75-square-feet. Student Designs and Builds Micro House To me the design [...]
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Tiny Cabin in Upstate NY: Tiny House in the Catskills
One of our awesome Tiny House Newsletter readers sent these Tiny Cabin photos to me. It’s of a tiny house he found in the Catskills in Upstate New York. 14’x16′ Tiny Cabin in Upstate New York The cabin has an upstairs sleeping loft that you can actually stand up in. And it’s hooked up with [...]
Small Cabin in the Woods: Living The Simple Life Off the Grid
One of our readers, Mark built his own off the grid small cabin. Recently he had to move and has been missing his 16’x20′ cabin. Tomorrow I’m going to show you Mark’s micro house that he uses as a camper with his Toyota Tacoma truck. Don’t miss other tiny home tours and inspiring stories like [...]
Snowboarder Mike Basich’s Tiny Cabin in the Mountains (Video)
I was excited when a friend shared a video with me about snowboarder Mike Basich’s tiny house in the Sierra Mountains near Lake Tahoe. She posted the link with the question “But is it a tiny house?” Absolutely. Basich was able to get 40 acres land, considered unbuildable by most, for a fraction of the [...]
Top 6 A-Frame Tiny Houses
I’m not sure about you but I’ve always had this attraction to A-frame houses. I’m not sure if that’s because my name starts with an A (Alex) but I think it’s also because they’re so rare to see and unique in comparison to most other homes. As a kid, I always was liked seeing an [...]
How Simple Living Helped this Tiny House Family Truly Enjoy the Holidays
This is the third installment in my series, “How We Created a Delightful Christmas in our Tiny House.” See my first and second posts for the first five ideas. The holidays sneak up and fly by when we keep a frenzied pace of checking off lists and rushing around for the big day. Growing up, [...]
Building & Living in an Off Grid Tiny Cabin Interview With Laura LaVoie
I got to interview Laura LaVoie of 120SquareFeet.com and feature her as one of our guests on here by transcribing the interview as well. Laura lives with her husband Matt in an off-grid tiny cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. They use a composting toilet and a really unique showering system. They built their [...]