Ian designed and built this 100 sq. ft. timber frame tiny house several years ago. It took many years of hard work and dedication but now he gets to enjoy the benefits of his little cabin. It’s called the Little Timber House. This timber frame tiny home was built using new, reclaimed and salvaged materials and it even [...]
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144 Sq. Ft. Dewdrop Tiny House by Zyl Vardos
This is the 18′ version of the Dewdrop Tiny House by Zyl Vardos which offers about 144 sq. ft. of space inside. It’s another incredible design/build by the amazing carpenter/artist and founder of Zyl Vardos, Abel Zimmerman Zyl. Zyl specializes in artistically designed and built tiny homes with handmade windows, doors, and curved rooflines. And [...]
Couple Build $10k Tiny Home with Movie Set Scraps
This couple works on movie sets, where Chloe serves as a stylist and Brandon as a carpenter. Typically the couple moves around a lot to take new jobs. So designing and building a portable tiny house on wheels made perfect sense for them. Brandon said, “We could expand our job search to anywhere in North [...]
Couple Turn a School Bus into a Tiny House in 10 Days
This is a 1979 GMC Blue Bird school bus that doubles as a vintage store and road-tripping DIY motorhome for British Columbia couple, Marco Khalil and Caroline West. Inside what seems to be an ordinary looking school bus there are vintage accents that the couple have picked up along the way throughout their adventures. Inside the bus you’ll find a bed, [...]
Man Builds Two Off Grid Tiny Cabins for Retirement
This off grid tiny cabins retirement story is a guest post by Michael Scheer – share your tiny house story here too! My name is Michael and about 5 years ago I wanted an off-grid place for vacation and retirement. Like many others, I am tired of bills, bills, bills and knew I would never have [...]
Family of 6 Living Tiny in Converted School Bus
This is a converted school bus that Sarah Szymczak, her husband Ed, and their four kids live in. Sarah says, “I never thought we would own a school bus. Yet, it does not surprise me that we do. We’re always up for an adventure, always open to venturing outside of the norm. Two creative parents. Four fun [...]
Retired Military Woman Building Her Own Tiny House
This tiny house story is a guest post by Stephani – share yours! I’m building a 18 foot long tiny home. I retired from the military less than a year ago and was not sure what I wanted to do when I grew up. So I decided to build a tiny house that I will eventually live [...]
