Some of you are familiar with Louis Burns, who built his own tiny house on a trailer in Austin, Texas not long ago. This little house was built inexpensively and take note that it was Louis’ first attempt at building a home in general. So there are plenty of mistakes that he made which he [...]
Tiny Cabins
Tiny House Shelters You for Cheap in the Mountainous Woods
Ahh, a tiny house in the mountainous woods. One that’s affordable. If you’ve ever imagined going off grid in your own little cabin, read on.. Whether it’s to live in permanently or to use as an escape. For me, this would be one of my favorite places to write, be inspired, and get some time [...]
Tiny Texas Houses Turns Garbage Into Gorgeous Long Lasting Rustic Homes
As most of you already probably know, Tiny Texas Houses uses 99% pure salvage materials to build their beautiful rustic homes. For six years now, they’ve been turning what would otherwise be considered garbage into one-of-a-kind homes. In fact, they’ve built more than 60 of these gems as of today and each time they continue [...]
Simple Living Doesn’t Always Mean Easy Living, Especially Off Grid
By Laura LaVoie We talk to a lot of people about simple living and building our tiny house. We encourage those people who are interested but try to emphasize that no one should romanticize living off the grid in the woods. We can imagine people had it easier back in the day when they didn’t [...]
Flat Pack Modern Studio Cabana Kit You Can Have Built to Order
This would be the perfect backyard get-away for guests, friends, and family, or a backyard office. Modern Cabana is based out of San Francisco and is the builder of this beautiful Studio Cabana. It is one of their largest cabanas measuring in at 12′ x 25′ with options including a 1/2 bathroom, full bathroom, and kitchenette. [...]
5 Lessons in Downsizing from a Tiny House Couple
By Laura M. LaVoie With the tiny house movement on the rise, it seems like more and more people- including couples and young families– are attempting to live smaller and smaller. In order to go smaller, many of us are downsizing with great abandon. For me and my partner to transition comfortably into our 120 [...]
Building and Moving into a Tumbleweed Tiny House by Laura Lavoie
Guest Post by Laura Lavoie Trust me, I never thought I would be the kind of person to downsize my life and move into a 120 square foot house. I didn’t like to be outside. I didn’t like to get dirty. I didn’t like to try adventurous things. A few years ago, something changed for [...]