When Matt and I decided we wanted to build a tiny house we weren’t familiar with many designers. In 2009 we bought original Jay Shafer plans for the Tarleton model. Originally designed to be built on a trailer, the Tarleton, like many of Jay’s other designs, featured a loft space for sleeping. Having never built anything [...]
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Small Home. Big Life. Tiny House eCourse
Andrew Odom of Tiny r(E)volution and the r(E)vo Convo podcast has released an exciting tiny house ecourse that I wanted you to know about. It’s a basics course on tiny houses that covers downsizing as well as construction. It’s a 30 day course with a new lesson delivered to you everyday. This means you can [...]
I Like Tiny Houses But I’m Not Tiny, What Do I Do?
The other day we got this comment on one of the new Tumbleweed tiny houses that just came out. How well can someone over 6 feet tall and over 300 pounds live in this? And the best answer I could think of, was this: If you’re asking that, you may want to look at this [...]
Tinier Living Tiny House Design And Plans: Could You Live In This Tiny House?
Today I’m showing you Dan Louche’s Tinier Living tiny house. He’s the owner of Tiny Home Builders and you’ve most likely seen his other tiny houses: Tiny Living here and here Tiny Retirement here and here Tinier Living: A Really Tiny Tiny House Even though it’s a super small one it’s well designed so that it feels [...]
Tumbleweed Trailers to Build Your Tiny House
Acquiring and preparing a trailer for your future tiny house can be stressful and costly but it’s one of the most important parts of your tiny house if you’re building mobile because it’s your foundation. For most people, the trailer is actually the single most expensive item that you’ll buy for your tiny home. And [...]
Cypress 20 Tumbleweed Tiny House
I haven’t shared the news from Tumbleweed tiny houses with you yet. They’ve recently released their new Cypress 20 tiny house design and plans. Cypress 20 Tiny House This model is much like the Fencl but this one’s 20′ long instead of 19′. So it’s just a bit larger and designed differently inside. Let me [...]
Custom Truck RV: Modern Motorhome Living or a Tiny House?
I usually show you tiny houses on wheels but today I’m showing you a modern truck RV/motorhome by MCM Design. Besides that I also like to share teardrop campers and other RVs with you too. So today I ask you the question, “would you rather go with a modern motorhome like this… Or a tiny house [...]
