Tiny Houses

Editor’s Update (June 2026): Since this article was first published, OBY House appears to have ceased operations. The company’s website (obyhouse.com) is no longer active — it now displays a “Website Expired” notice — and we could find no sign of ongoing activity. We’re keeping this article up as a record of an interesting affordable-housing [...]

This is the latest 34 foot Loft Edition by Mint Tiny Homes. This design features a downstairs office/bedroom area as well as two lofts! But the coolest feature has to be the luxurious bathroom complete with a soaking tub that doubles as a shower with a rainfall shower head! There’s also a great amount of living [...]

Here’s the “Traveler’s Paradise” built by Mint Tiny Homes. It’s a version of their Canada Goose model, and comes in at a whopping 41 feet long! This gooseneck THOW can sleep up to 8 people, which is quite impressive for 392 square feet! There are two lofts, one accessible via ladder and the other by [...]

I love seeing something a bit different, and the roofline on this 20′ tiny house on wheels out of Chattanooga, Tennessee fits the bill! It allows for some decent headspace in the loft, while also giving you a conversation starter. Inside it features what I think are cork floors, and they look lovely! The bookshelf [...]

Could this Ford E-350 Hightop conversion be your next home? This van was outfitted by a professional van conversion business, and designed to be lightweight and efficient. It was originally a 2006 handicap transport vehicle, but got a new life as a campervan in 2018. It has 159,000 miles on it, with new tires, a [...]

Today I want to share a review for a really neat product: the ROBA Laundry Hamper. It was designed by Nathan Housberg during his senior year at Brown University to address the needs of students using shared laundry rooms. Prototypes were so successful that he launched a Kickstarter campaign and is now selling his brilliant [...]

The winners of Simple Solar Homesteading’s “2020 Off Grid Houses On The Move” Contest are Jay Craig and Kenny Foust! They each won a 100 watt solar panel for their creative designs. Jay built his THOW on a 17′ Uhaul and added some cool bump outs to maximize the space. Kenny, on the other hand, [...]

Scott & Ashley have done it again! They found an amazing tiny home, this time in Durham, NC, that you can rent on Airbnb. The amazing part of this little cottage is that it started out as a dilapidated shed! Now, the 451 square foot farmhouse is a lovely one-bedroom, one-bathroom vacation property that shows [...]

Need a home that’s been built for the allergy-sensitive? This tiny house for sale in Mount Shasta, California, claims to be built using all low or no-VOC materials, sparing no expense for a toxin-free environment. The home has been used as a 5-star Airbnb, but is now for sale! It includes a queen loft, a [...]

This is a slightly-used ESCAPE ONE model that came back to the ESCAPE warehouse and got a little bit of a facelift! The team replaced the exterior with metal siding that has a 30-year warranty, and also put in all new flooring throughout the home. The THOW is selling at a $9,400 discount, making it [...]

Natalie and Lucas have lived in tents as wilderness guides, rented small spaces and cabins, and even lived in a 29-foot sailboat while building their tiny house! Now they’re proud owners of their off-grid THOW, which they’ve lived in for 4 years. First they parked in Northern Wisconsin on a friend’s land, and now they [...]

There are so many options out there for living with a smaller footprint, and park models like this one give you just under 400 square feet, and the newer ones look the part! This one is set up in Broken Bow, Oklahoma as a vacation rental (what most park models were originally designed for), but [...]

Conventional design wisdom claims you can’t use dark colors in small spaces, but this tiny house built in Germany by Tiny House Manufaktur shows there’s an exception to every rule. Paired with a light, natural wood, the black cabinets, steps, and accent walls in this THOW not only work but provide a modern, luxurious aesthetic. [...]

This has to be one of the most ornate van conversions I’ve ever seen, with lovely carved woodwork that gives it a mythical forest feel. There’s a three-seater couch that folds into the main bed, an itty bitty kitchen with a propane cooktop, and even a stow-away toilet that doubles as a seat when not [...]

“I had a quiver of cuss words I hadn’t used in awhile, so I got myself a Westy.” Simon had travelled around Europe surfing with his buddies in a VW van when he was younger, and that nostalgia got him into a Vanagon restoration project for weekend travels and camping getaways. This vintage update of [...]

Crystal is a self-proclaimed introvert who prefers living on her own, so she jumped at the opportunity to put down roots in the “middle-of-nowhere” Alaska in her own dry tiny cabin. She purchased her basic shell about four years ago, and has used reclaimed, thrifted, and gifted materials to transform the place into her happy [...]

Get your chance to check out all kinds of tiny living structures including THOWs, skoolies, van conversions and gyspy wagons at the Florida Tiny House Festival on November 21-22! Social distancing guidelines will be in effect to promote safety, and while masks are not required, tiny home owners can deny entry to visitors who aren’t [...]