Tiny Houses

Right now I’d like to show you The Pod which is a 288 sq. ft. tiny cabin on skids designed and built by Yahini Homes. It’s 12’x24′ and designed to be easily added onto later as the clients needs change. In the past, I’ve shown you the 144 sq. ft. Butterfly cabin on wheels and [...]

Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design built this 140-square-foot off-grid tiny house on wheels and lived in it full-time for nearly a decade in Ojai, California. Built on an 8.5-foot by 20-foot trailer with an 80-square-foot sleeping loft, the home operates completely off-grid using portable solar panels and passive solar design. The build cost approximately [...]

Since first introducing you to Michael Ostaski and his two amazing housetrucks I’ve also shared a couple of interviews and a video tour featuring one of his very first tiny homes which allowed him to become the artist he is today. Right now I want to show you a video of his latest tiny house project [...]

I’ve shown you two of Michael Ostaski’s amazing housetruck tiny homes before. Right now I’d like to show you a video so you can learn even more about his first housetruck which he actually lived in for many years. And if you’re interested I want you to stay tuned because Michael has some special announcements for us coming [...]

This story on housetruck tiny homes is a guest post by Michael Ostaski (builder) Alex, I’m a big fan of your newsletter, and wanted to introduce myself. I have a few new developments in my life and would like to share them with the tiny house community. First off I have been an artist gypsy [...]

This tiny cabin in the woods story is a guest post by Joe Slade I am in the process of building this tiny cabin in the woods in Attala County, Mississippi. It sits in the middle of 22 acres of hardwoods with no roads on the property. All building supplies are carried in by hand. [...]

This $2k tiny home story is a guest post by Winston W. Johnson Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I started my tiny shelter in December of 2013, it’s built on a 1965 Yellowstone Cavalier travel trailer frame that I got free from a neighbor. Probably 75% of the lumber was cut and milled [...]

Right now I’m glad to be showing you the Caboose cabin designed by Wheelhaus. It’s a luxurious 400 sq. ft. cabin with 100 sq. ft. front porch measuring 12′ x 34′. Wheelhaus focuses on designing and building Park Model homes small in size but big on quality and durability with a growing line of models to choose [...]

This is the Wedge cabin by Wheelhaus. It’s a luxurious and ultra-beautiful 400-square-foot tiny home with an additional 100-square-foot porch. At 12′ x 34′, this little house is considered a park model home. And yes, it is built on a trailer so it can be moved. If you’re interested, you can order one of these [...]

I’m excited to share this Stanley Rocky Mountain Tiny House with you built by Greg Parham of Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses in Colorado. He emailed me yesterday to let me know he has just completed and sold this little log cabin on wheels. And one of the reasons I’m thrilled to share it with you [...]

If you’ve been wanting an affordable tiny house you’re at the right place right now because Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders has created 160 sq. ft. tiny house plans just for that. With these plans you can complete an 8’x20′ tiny home on wheels of your own for about $10k as long as you build [...]

Lisa over at the Bumble Shack sent me some exciting news today I wanted to share with you. And heck, you might even be able to help. Either way it’s fun and interesting because they’ve recently bought a tiny house on wheels from Joe Everson at Tiny Happy Homes and they’re moving in really soon. [...]

Right now I’d like to introduce you to Professor Dumpster (aka Dr. Jeff Wilson). He’s a college professor (and Dean) at the Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas who’s decided to move into a dumpster and live in it for one year. I’ve shown you how a dumpster can be turned into a micro house before [...]

Meet Jenna and Guillaume. They’re a DIY tiny house couple who’ve built a 20′ tiny home on wheels and now they’re getting ready to travel around the United States for one year with their little house in tow! They started building their home in California but ended up finishing it in Illinois. In the video you’re [...]

DIY Tiny House Builder Looking for Space to Park & Dwell – Share Your Tiny Living Story Too! Hi Alex and Tiny House Newsletter readers, I have been a fan of Tiny House Talk for almost a year now and I really appreciate you bringing the tiny house community together like you have. I started building [...]

I had to share this wood cliff tiny cabin with a private creek and cliff top views with you right now. It’s a tiny hand-built retreat made to accommodate two people with its fully equipped tiny kitchen, queen bed, and separate bath house and sauna nearby. The rear porch gives you amazing treetop views as [...]

This Victorian Tiny Texas House cottage is now available as a tiny house vacation rental so I had to tell you about it and show it to you. It’s completely custom designed and built using 100% reclaimed, repurposed and salvaged materials with incredible attention to details throughout. To me, this isn’t just a tiny home… [...]