Emily was inspired by what she read in magazines about living off-grid on her own raw land and reducing her carbon footprint. She ended up buying a shipping container before she even purchased land in Maine to put it on. Thankfully it all worked out and she found her perfect spot. For the past decade, [...]
Tiny House Furniture
Bumblebee Automated Furniture Comes Down from the Ceiling!
We’ve seen elevator beds before, but what about elevator storage or an elevator office? Bumblebee Spaces has solved the problem with tiny spaces by creating whole ceiling-affixed rooms that can be lowered at the touch of a button. While there’s all kinds of multi-purpose furniture, Bumblebee Spaces makes it really easy to move from mode [...]
Building a Tiny House in her Son’s Backyard
When ADUs became legal in a small Central Kentucky town, Janet and her son/daughter-in-law saw a great opportunity! The son and daughter-in-law own the land and larger home, and Janet lives nearby with her grandkids in a backyard cottage. It’s 320 sq. ft. with no wheels and was built by a local traditional builder. Minus [...]
Composer’s Snug Pod Tiny House in the Cornish Valley
Composer Freddie Hodkin lives in a beautiful tiny house built by North East Log Cabin, called the “Camping Snug Star Pod.” Set up in a “plus sign” shape, each arched wing functions as either the kitchen, living room, bathroom or bedroom. He has his snug pod situated on beautiful land with views of the Cornish [...]
He built a Tiny House at age 24 and Updating it at 30
We all grow and change, and unsurprisingly, the first tiny house Richard ever built has needed some updates as the years rolled by. He lived in the THOW for about 18 months after building it, and then had it on Airbnb for about 4 years as he traveled cross-country in a micro tiny house! When [...]
Arizona Tiny House Community: 500-Square-Foot Bungalow Built Around a Grand Piano
Musician Mary relocated from the Bay Area to a tiny house community in Arizona where she invested and built a 500-square-foot bungalow designed around her grand piano. The instrument, which she had paid to move from apartment to apartment for years, became the centerpiece of the home’s layout. Since the community offers communal cooking and [...]
TreehouseTopia: Tiny Hexagon Cabin Up In The Trees
As always, treehouses—and homes with unusual shapes—hold a special place in my heart. This TreehouseTopia Airbnb is the best of both worlds, suspending a two-story Yurt-like structure amid the trees of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The levels aren’t divided by typical flooring, however. Instead, a taught cargo net acts as an extra lounge space around the bed! [...]
