Tiny Cottages

Post-Katrina, my partner, Sky, and I headed to New Orleans to offer our carpentry skills to help rebuilding in the area. After spending a couple of months doing all kinds of things, meeting great people, and loving the city and her culture, we decided to buy property and move here. Don’t miss other stories like [...]

This is the story of how this young family is living simply in a school bus tiny house that they built themselves. From the outside, it looks like a tiny cabin until you notice that it’s built right onto a school bus frame! When you go inside, you’ll find a cozy living area suitable for a [...]

This is a yoga teacher’s modern, off-grid Crete tiny house on wheels by Echo Living in Scotland. From the outside, it hardly even looks like it’s on wheels anymore after it’s been set up on-site in Crete, Greece. Inside, you’ll find a kitchenette, a living area with a fireplace, a reading nook, shelving, floor-to-ceiling windows, [...]

This is the story of how this couple moved into a modern 330 sq. ft. tiny studio cabin in Austin, Texas. From the outside, you’ll see that it has a modern look combined with a classic country style with it’s covered front porch and rocking chairs. When you go inside, you’ll find a full bathroom, kitchen, living [...]

This is the story and video tour/interview of how a man named Gary Beaudoin built a skinny and tall tiny home on his 6,000 sq. ft. lot in Bend, Oregon. The home has a footprint of 28′ by 16′ and is almost 30′ tall. Inside, you’ll find about 876 sq. ft. of interior space between [...]

This is a beautiful two-story tiny cabin on Butler Island in Vermont designed by Vermont Home Design and built by Surprenant Construction in North Hero. This two story one bedroom charmer built on Butler Island incorporates the beauty of tiny living. Limited by the grandfathered footprint, two large shed dormers bring in abundant natural light to make [...]