The Mini-B is a tiny house with an upstairs sleeping loft. But there’s a larger alternative floor plan design that includes a downstairs bedroom that I’ll show you below. The house was designed by Architect Joseph Giampietro as a detached backyard accessory dwelling unit for the City of Seattle area. The model shown below has [...]
Tiny House Designs
Jayne’s 192 Sq. Ft. Off Grid Tiny House Design in 3D
Last week I told you about LaMar’s off grid tiny house design contest. If you decide to participate and submit your own design you can win books, solar panels and even up to $500 in cash. All of the details are available right here at LaMar’s website. But today I wanted to show you one [...]
Little Beach Cottage on Wheels: By SignaTour Tiny Houses
Back in 2011, I showed you SignaTours teardrop campers, but did you know that they also build tiny houses? This is “Our Little Secret on St. George Island,” a tiny house vacation by the sea in Florida! It’s 8′ x 24′ so approximately 192 square feet of space without including the sleeping loft. Please don’t [...]
Would you live in this 227 Sq. Ft. Modern Industrial Tiny House?
I’m excited to share one of Deek’s latest tiny house videos with you… It’s a 227 sq. ft. a modern industrial tiny home on wheels. Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is the author of Humble Homes Simple Shacks, HGTV/DIY Network host/designer, and creator of RelaxShacks.com. This micro house on wheels was designed and built by Yestermorrow Design School [...]
Off-Grid Tiny House Design Inspiration from Simple Solar Homesteading
LaMar Alexander of Simple Solar Homesteading has been a long-time advocate for off-grid living and affordable tiny house design. Over the years, he has inspired countless builders through his YouTube channel and his own practical cabin builds. In this post, we’re taking a look back at some of the off-grid tiny house design concepts that [...]
The Kingfisher Tiny House: 144 Sq. Ft. Home on Wheels
I’ve seen this tiny house floating around on the Internet but I never knew where it came from. Today I’m excited to introduce you to the Kingfisher by Jade Craftsman Builders. It’s an 8′ x 18′ stick built mobile home which totals around 144 sq. ft. inside without including the loft. It’s designed by Matthew [...]
How to Design & Build your own Scale Model Tiny House
In this post you’re going to learn how to design and build your own version of a tiny house to scale. This is a great way to play around with different ideas you might have before you actually start spending lots of money building your home. It allows you to work out kinks and try [...]

