In this post I’m introducing you to a company called Montainer who recycles shipping containers and turns them into sustainable, modern homes for clients. Their homes meet all United States building and energy codes and can be delivered anywhere in the United States. Montainer has a growing “shipping container to home conversion” product line which just [...]
Tiny House Designs
Students Build Reclaimed Tiny Timber Cabin in Norway
This reclaimed tiny timber cabin was built with the help of students from Mexico and Norway in only 3 weeks time. The community locals made it all possible by providing food, materials, tools, and labor to make it happen. The architects who designed the structure are TYIN Tegnestue. The purpose of the structure is for [...]
The BEAUTIFUL 224 Sq. Ft. Cider Box Tiny House
This is the 224-square-foot Cider Box Tiny House on Wheels by ShelterWise. You can actually buy plans to build this tiny house yourself! And you can get the PAD Series Trailer to go with it too! It’s a modern tiny house on wheels that was designed and built for a client of ShelterWise who wanted [...]
Woman in her 50s Builds her own Debt-free Tiny Home
This is a guest story by a Tiny House Talk reader and now a DIY builder who built her own debt-free tiny home Why in the world would a female member of AARP who has never built a thing in her life attempt to teach herself the skills necessary to build a tiny house? There are a [...]
Man Invents Expandable Tiny Houses with Pop Outs
Expandable Tiny Houses with Pop Outs is a guest post by Jay Oistead This is Jay with Ragsdale Homes and I wanted to share with you some of our current tiny house projects we’re working on. Directly below is a sneak preview of our new Sunday House which is a transforming tiny home because it [...]
Q&A: How Do You Design Tiny Houses for Cold Climates?
This question comes from Kathy J. D. who wants to know about tiny houses for cold climates. So if you’re interested in designing and building a tiny home for somewhere really cold… This page is going to give you a good idea on how you’d be able to do that with some basic design and [...]
Transforming Tiny Kitchen for Tiny Homes (The Clei)
This transforming tiny kitchen called the Clei is an all in one solution. And when it’s not in use, it’s just 2′ by 2′. But it expands to about triple its size. When you start to open it up you’ll find: A sink with faucet. A 4-burner cooktop. A dishwasher. A refrigerator. A coffee maker. A [...]
