This 30-foot Texas-built tiny house makes the trade most builders avoid: it spends its length on an enclosed ground-floor bedroom instead of squeezing in a loft. The result is a home that lives like a small apartment. The bedroom sits behind a door off the living room with enough room to walk around a queen [...]
Tiny House Living
Braden’s 400-Sq.-Ft. Park Model at Village Farm: Single-Floor Living in Austin’s Tiny Home Community
When Braden decided to downsize from a 1,000 square foot home into a 400 square foot park model, he wasn’t just shrinking his footprint—he was choosing a lifestyle rooted in his philosophy of “smaller homes and taller trees.” His new home sits at Village Farm, Austin’s only tiny home village, a unique agrihood built on [...]
Custom Tiny House for a 6’3″ Person: The World Tree
You don’t have to be a tiny person to live in a tiny home! Francis just got his custom-built THOW from Baluchon, specially-designed to accommodate his 6’3″ height. Even as tall as he is, Francis chose a loft bedroom set-up for his new full-time house. He has a fun kitchen design that’s separated from the [...]
His Self-Built and Debt-Free Tiny House
Sonny reached out to us to show off the amazing DIY THOW he built, paying cash as he had it. He got derailed after about a year and a half of building because he had a heart attack — but after recovery, he pushed on. While Sonny says he’ll never really be “done” with the [...]
Renting a Tiny Home Instead of Buying
Jaqueline was just about to purchase a home in Austin when 2020 hit and the market started going a bit wild. She decided instead of buying, she would rent, but she wanted something that was more of her own — and didn’t want to share walls anymore. She ended up getting an Instagram ad for [...]
Retired Lawyer Builds a Mobility-Friendly Tiny House for the Perfect Retirement
Back in 2016/17 Corinne sold her law practice and her home, commissioned a tiny house build, and moved across the country to Park Delta Bay in California. For $800/month she has a lovely lot within a great community and is enjoying her retirement. Her home does have a loft, but in order to meet her [...]
Ulla-Carin: Modern Farmhouse Tiny Home with First-Floor Bedroom
Named after a wonderful foreign-exchange student this family hosted years ago, the Ulla-Carin is a modern farmhouse THOW featuring a perfect first-floor bedroom with a closet/hanging space in the hallway. There’s also a stacked washer-dryer, convection oven, and tiled shower. A bench couch has drawer storage underneath, and a long bar-height counter lets you eat [...]
