Some of you are familiar with Louis Burns, who built his own tiny house on a trailer in Austin, Texas not long ago. This little house was built inexpensively and take note that it was Louis’ first attempt at building a home in general. So there are plenty of mistakes that he made which he [...]
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Tiny House With A Family Of 4?
This tiny house on wheels is designed to serve a family of four. That’s pretty impressive at a foot print of 20′ by 8’6″, wouldn’t you agree? If you account for the 55 square foot sleeping loft, there’s a total of 215 square feet of living space inside. You can see the floor plan at [...]
Simple Living Doesn’t Always Mean Easy Living, Especially Off Grid
By Laura LaVoie We talk to a lot of people about simple living and building our tiny house. We encourage those people who are interested but try to emphasize that no one should romanticize living off the grid in the woods. We can imagine people had it easier back in the day when they didn’t [...]
Flat Pack Modern Studio Cabana Kit You Can Have Built to Order
This would be the perfect backyard get-away for guests, friends, and family, or a backyard office. Modern Cabana is based out of San Francisco and is the builder of this beautiful Studio Cabana. It is one of their largest cabanas measuring in at 12′ x 25′ with options including a 1/2 bathroom, full bathroom, and kitchenette. [...]
Custom Built Truck Bed Micro Camper that Fits Toyota Tacoma
This micro camper fits on the truck of many small trucks. The owner of this one used her Toyota Tacoma to carry it. She calls it the NapCamper. It’s like a modern version of a gypsy wagon, don’t you think? It’s a great way to travel because you’re not hauling a huge amount of weight [...]
Tiny & Light Fiberglass Camper Doubles as Boat
This tiny & light fiberglass camper doubles as a boat. It’s a mashup of a teardrop trailer, fiberglass camper, and a paddle boat. Since it’s lightweight, it can be towed by just about any vehicle including 4 cylinder cars. This would make for a perfect adventure toy that just about anyone can haul. At just [...]
Perspectives from a Tiny House Dweller
By Laura M. LaVoie Fellow tiny house blogger Andrew Odom declared this week Tiny House Appreciation week. (Conveniently it falls during one of my other favorite appreciation weeks: Asheville Beer Week – but that is a little off topic.) I admire how Andrew has taken the tiny house movement by the horns. He points out [...]
