That’s right, “couple builds tiny home to live in their Portland backyard while they rent out their main house for income.” Mike and Laura were recently featured in the Sustainable Business Oregon by the Portland Business Journal. They’re a couple who have built a 160 square feet tiny house on a utility trailer to avoid [...]
Tiny Houses
Woman Uses Tiny Home in her Backyard as Vacation Rental
Not everyone that’s a tiny house enthusiast can always move into a tiny home. But that hasn’t stopped some people from building them and using them for something else. In this case, this woman is using a tiny home that used to be part of a house truck as a revamped vacation rental in her [...]
They’re Living Simply In A Tiny Log Cabin in Alaska
I thought I’d share this excellent example of people living simply in a tiny cabin in Alaska. It’s a simple log cabin with a covered front deck. When you walk inside you’ve got your living area and kitchen. And upstairs is your sleeping loft with skylights which you’ll get to see down below. Don’t miss [...]
13 Year Old Teen Builds Debt-free Tiny Home
When she was 12 years old she started building her own debt-free tiny house. This all started around January 2013. It’s just about a year and 4 months later now and she’s finished the project. Sicily now owns her own debt-free 128 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels that she built herself. Please don’t miss other [...]
Little Tiny House on Wheels: Freedom by Living Simply
I’m excited about showing you this Little Tiny House on wheels. It was built based on the old Tumbleweed Fencl plans. But modifications were made to to make it better suited for the owner/dweller. Little Tiny House on Wheels Come on in to see the rest of the tour of this little tiny house below: [...]
Tiny Diamond Homes in Colorado: Would You Live in this Tiny House?
I think you will enjoy this custom built tiny house on wheels by Tiny Diamond Homes. It’s built on an 18 foot double axle trailer so you can move it around just like a travel trailer. The tiny home is equipped with a full kitchen, bathroom and sleeping loft for two. And it’s nicely decorated [...]
Woman Builds Mortgage-free $15k Tiny Home in 2 Months
According to the Huffington Post Kayla Feenstra is a landscaper who’s found a way to live better without a mortgage. She designed and built the home of her dreams. It just happens to be a mortgage-free tiny home of just 130 square feet. It’s been nicknamed, “Jack in a Box.” And she built it for [...]
200 Sq. Ft. Quixote Cottage Tiny Cabin Design
A while back I told you about a tiny house community dedicated to homeless people in Olympia, WA called Quixote Village. As a part of LaMar Alexander’s Off Grid Tiny House Design Contest for 2014 a contestant submitted a design inspired by the affordable tiny homes at Quixote Village. The village consists of 30 tiny [...]
280 Sq. Ft. Solar-Powered Off Grid Cabin with Covered Front Porch
This 280 sq. ft. solar tiny cabin design is part of LaMar’s tiny house design contest. It’s designed by Adam who has plans of building his own 14’x14′ cabin to live in. It will use solar panels to power the lighting inside. And propane for cooking, heat and heating water. Adam’s 280 Sq. Ft. Off [...]
C-3 Cabin (And Plans) 480 Sq. Ft. Modern Loft Tiny Home
I’ve been wanting to show you this 480 sq. ft. modern loft tiny home. It’s designed by V + C Architects and plans for the C-3 cabin (as they call it) are actually available on their site. When you walk in there’s 352 sq. ft. of interior space in the first level. Upstairs in the [...]
200 Sq. Ft. Rolling Hut Tiny Cabins in the Mountains
These 200 sq. ft. tiny cabins are the perfect getaway. But if you’re like me, it can also be a great place to live simply in full time. Each unit has 200 sq. ft. of interior space and 240 sq. ft. of deck space outside. Inside you’ve got your living room, bedroom and kitchenette. And [...]
Fortune Cookie Tiny House on Wheels with a Balcony by Zyl Vardos
If you (like me) also like balconies and have always wished for a tiny house on wheels with one… Then it’s your lucky day. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting for this. Zyl Vardos has designed and built a mobile tiny home with a balcony for a client. And in this post, [...]
Father and Son Design/Build the Perfect Tiny Home
This is the story of the Vastu tiny cabin, designed and built by a father and son using Maharishi Vastu Architecture design principles. It’s a 200-square-foot tiny home on a foundation with everything you need. It has a full kitchen with marble countertops, a full bathroom with a shower, a spacious sleeping loft, a covered [...]
Man Moves his DIY Off Grid Tiny House and Lives on the Beach Debt-free
A little while back I told you about Brett‘s amazing villa style off grid tiny house on wheels that he built in New Zealand. At that time, it was parked at his parents house but that’s not where he planned on living in it. By the way, you can see that post here in case [...]
Tiny Houses (and Communities) in the UK: Meet Mark Burton
If you’re in the United Kingdom and wondering if there are any tiny houses around, you’re in luck. Tiny Houses UK designs and builds affordable micro homes that are better for the environment. Mark Burton is the man behind this mission of bringing micro houses to England. If you enjoyed this you’ll LOVE our Free [...]
Young Lad Builds Bicycle Powered Elevator for his DIY Tiny Treehouse Cabin
This is the story of a creative young lad who invented and built his own bicycle-powered ELEVATOR to get up to his tiny treehouse cabin which is built way up in the trees. Pretty incredible! The story goes like this… Ethan got sick of climbing the ladder dozens of times a day to and from [...]
Bird’s Nest Tiny House: One Way to Get By Zoning
Swedish designers Inrednin Gsgruppen created the Bird’s Nest Tiny House in northern Sweden. It’s a part of a hotel that’s up in the trees, camouflaged, and ready to relax in. Unfortunately, it’s pretty expensive to stay at. But if you do have the money, it would likely be unforgettable (there are other cool shelters on [...]
Man Builds and Lives in 90 Sq. Ft. Tiny House Mortgage-free
You may remember Chris Haynes and his 252 sq. ft. Bodega tiny house with Deek. If not, just click the link above and you can get the tour of his main house which is just 252 square feet. Chris built this tiny house first and lived in it for more than a year (completely mortgage-free) [...]

