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Handcrafted 26-ft. Tiny House by Tiny Timbers

Has anyone noticed that in the middle of the chaos of the past few years, so many people have been turning back to more straightforward, older ways? Suddenly, everyone’s baking sourdough or taking up knitting. Well, that was the case for Brian! After spending much of 2020 in his quiet cabin, he built a mortise [...]

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Bushfire-Resistant Little Tootie eco retreat 6

Bushfire Resistant Tiny House

I absolutely love innovative designers who see problems and find solutions, and that’s the case with Tom from TC Tiny. He saw the need for bushfire-resistant tiny homes in Australia, and he stepped in the gap to fill the need! We could certainly use homes like this in California, with the frequent wildfires over there. [...]

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Eye-shaped Sleeping Pod Vacation in France 6

Eye-Shaped Micro-Cabin with Glass Roof

This eye-shaped sleeping pod in Champagne, France is truly unlike any tiny home I’ve seen before. The geometric architecture allows for awesome mirror glass skylights that look up to the trees. Inside the pod sits the double bed and some surrounding shelving and ambient lighting. There’s a porch off the pod and a few steps [...]

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The Smell of Rain THOW 18

“The Smell of Rain” THOW by Baluchon Offers a Fresh Start

It’s always an exciting day when we have a new Baluchon build to show you. This lovely tiny house was built for Claire, a client who is starting a new chapter of her life and calls her home, “The Smell of Rain” in French — that idea of fresh waters falling on formerly parched ground. [...]

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Viking 2 Voyager Houses 9

Viking 2 Tiny House on Wheels by Voyager Houses

Is the sequel even better than the original? I suppose it depends on who you ask, but this second version of the “Viking” model by Voyager houses has a lot going for it. In this iteration, they have a larger wall of separation between the dining and sleeping area, and there’s the addition of a [...]

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A Look Inside the History & Workings of Alternative Tiny Homes 5

Built his first Tiny House for $13k

Tony used all his savings to buy a shipping container back in 2017. He had zero construction experience but was sure it’d take him about 3 months to convert the container into a home. Instead, he worked extra and then spent his weekends — for 9 months — seeing his plan come to fruition. In [...]

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Affordable 20′ Tumbleweed Cyprus SHELL 2

20-ft. Tumbleweed Tiny House Shell for $20k

Jim got in touch with us to show us his Tumbleweed Cypress shell that he built back in 2014 on a 20′ Tumbleweed Titan trailer. He did an awesome job with such attention to detail, and now he is ready for it to go to someone who can finish off the inside. While he did [...]

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