Tiny Houses

Marsha is a long-time Tiny House Talk reader as well as a tiny-home-dweller. She just sold her amazing THOW in Arizona because she’s moving back home to North Carolina to be closer to family. While she’s planning on building a new tiny house in NC, she needed something to live in during her road trip/move. [...]

ESCAPE Tampa Bay Village in Thonotosassa, Florida offered residents the opportunity to purchase tiny houses with leased lots. The original phase (The Village) has sold out, but Phase Two, The Oaks, has expanded the community with additional lots and ESCAPE models. Residents own their tiny homes and lease the land, creating an affordable path to [...]

The Escape Space Classic is a micro cabin located at the ESCAPE Tampa Bay Tiny House Village near Tampa, Florida. This simple design does not have a bathroom or running water, making it an accessory unit that pairs with one of the larger tiny house lots in the community. The cabin features oversized windows throughout, [...]

The ESCAPE Boho XL Wide is a one-level tiny house on wheels featuring a walk-around bed on the main floor. This unit was located on Lot #1 at the ESCAPE Tampa Bay Tiny House Village in Thonotosassa, Florida. The design eliminates the need to climb to a sleeping loft, making it accessible for residents of [...]

The ESCAPE ONE XL Wide is a modern tiny house on wheels featuring dual sleeping lofts connected by a catwalk. This unit with black metal siding was located on Lot #10 at the ESCAPE Tampa Bay Tiny House Village in Thonotosassa, Florida. The design maximizes vertical space while creating an open, contemporary living environment with [...]

ESCAPE Tampa Bay Village is a tiny house community in Thonotosassa, Florida where residents can live full-time or part-time in ESCAPE tiny homes. The original phase (The Village) has sold out, and the community has expanded with Phase Two, The Oaks. Residents purchase their tiny homes and lease their lots, which include landscaping, private decks, [...]

This family of 6 first downsized from a typical American home into a 5th wheel trailer some five years ago, and then downsized (again!) into their Tiny Shiny Home: A renovated, off-grid-friendly, Airstream! Because dad Jonathan works from home already, and the kids were homeschooled, they had what they needed to transition to full-time travel. [...]

Looking for a tiny house design that will work for you even as you age? This 10×28 Willamette Farmhouse model was specially-designed by Tiny SMART House for a client who wanted a wheelchair-friendly aging-in-place tiny house! All the door frames fit a wheelchair, and there is proper space for turning everywhere. The counter tops are [...]

Here’s another incredible build by Baluchon, the French tiny house builder responsible for this Tiny Hauméa House. Built for Célia and Damien as their new home, it features the most beautiful teal aluminum siding, a tiny-house-shaped window, and even a chip-activated cat flap for their furry friend! Enjoy the photo tour. Don’t miss other amazing [...]

This is Katherine and Shelby’s Modern & Stylish 320 Sq Ft THOW in Oregon. The house shell was built by Vintage Cottages in Salem, Oregon, and then the couple built out the entire interior by hand. It features a large kitchen with open shelving, a loft bedroom (with headroom for sitting up!) and a storage [...]

Meet Julia & John and their amazing self-built solar-powered straw bale home! They live in Central New York and took on the challenge of creating their own home with 1300 square feet of living space after participating in a straw bale building workshop. While they did hire professionals for certain aspects of the build, like [...]

Looking to completely immerse yourself in nature, but keep a few creature comforts? This glass tiny house in Brazil should end up on your “must stay” list! The glass hut is located in the remote corners of a Brazilian forest, far from civilization, WiFi, or cell-phone signal to allow you to completely disconnect and just [...]

This is Nadia’s Tiny Appalache built for her by La Tiny House in France. The stunning build features one of the best living room arrangements I’ve seen with a partial-loft (plenty of headroom!) with a sectional sofa and a hidden guest room tucked underneath! The main bedroom is located in the loft, and there’s also [...]

This is an Escape Vista tiny house with a bedside pop up TV (and lots of storage) that was just built and headed to Hudson Valley in New York. Have you heard of cityscaping? It’s a new term for people getting out of large, crowded cities for obvious reasons. According to recent statistics, thousands of [...]

Meet Jay Blackmore (@floatinthekoots) and his incredible DIY Off-Grid Floating Home that he spent four years building in his “spare” time. Not only did he build it, but he also designed the entire thing and did all the work except the electrical and gas hookups (probably wise!). The home is about 700 square feet and [...]

This is Julien and Cindy’s incredible Château Peredvizhnik, which Baluchon (@tinyhousebaluchon), a tiny house builder in France, built for them. The most notable feature of this home is the large picture window in the back of the THOW that follows the roof’s pitch and lets in oodles of natural light. The sage green color painted [...]

Annina and Pascal wanted to live off-the-grid and found this amazing 10-acre piece of property in New Zealand which they’ve been transforming into a fully self-reliant homestead. They live in the 40 ft. shipping container home, use the second shipping container for a garage and built a geo-dome greenhouse for starting some of the many [...]