Tiny Houses

Since 1997, Jay Shafer has been wowing the world with his incredible tiny house designs. In 2002 he co-founded the Small House Society with Gregory Johnson. Last year he split with his original company, Tumbleweed, and founded Four Lights Tiny House Company. “I’m always fidgeting with how to make spaces more efficient,” says Jay. Today [...]

How can you not like this modernized tiny cottage of just 250 square feet with a sleeping loft in Seattle? It’s built by Michelle de la Vega who is an artist and designer in the area. Do you agree when they say the cottage is modern and rustic? I do. My favorite part about it [...]

I’m excited to share this story with you on how one of our readers recently made a big change in her life by downsizing from a 1200 sq. ft. home into a 300 sq. ft. tiny bungalow with a loft. And she’s here to share her story with you today so I took the chance [...]

I’ve been covering tiny houses and other smaller and alternative types of housing for the last few years and I can say that it’s easy to find great examples of small homes every day. What bothers me is that the majority of what I find is the opposite of affordable housing. It’s normally boutique hotels, [...]

Almost two years ago I showed you this Japanese inspired tiny zen cabin in the woods. Recently Kirsten Dirksen of Faircompanies went out to visit the owner/builder to create a video tour and interview based on the home. Brian Schulz is the owner/builder of the cabin and he built it completely by hand for just [...]

I had the chance to capture this tiny pink guest cottage in Florida a few days ago and wanted to share it with you here. The owner didn’t have the exact dimensions but it’s definitely less than 500 sq. ft. and she was nice enough to let me take pictures inside and out for me [...]

A Guest Post by Ethan – (Send us your tiny living story) My name is Ethan, and my girlfriend Kelsey and I have been living in 100 square feet for about 6 months so far. Our journey to tiny house living started last October when I started looking around for a trailer to build my [...]

How would your life be with no mortgage, no car, and a teeny tiny house to call home? When I first heard about Tammy Strobel and her husband Logan they were living simply in a minimalist apartment. Today they are living in their own mortgage-free tiny house on wheels designed and built by PAD Tiny [...]

If you already haven’t seen this 136 sq. ft. Molecule Tiny Home you’re in for a treat. To me, it’s one of the best designed and best built little houses on wheels out there. And it’s their 5th design and build. At 8’x17′ it’s one of their smallest, too. But they were still able to [...]

This 140-square-foot tiny house on wheels sits on a 20′ x 8′ utility trailer. It’s designed to be self-sufficient and is the home of Vina Lustado at Sol Haus Design. She will use portable solar panels and a passive solar heating/cooling approach to go off the grid. The walls, ceilings, and floors are highly insulated to [...]

I’ve been wanting to introduce you to Dakota Tiny Houses as well as show you one of their very first builds. The Dakota design is 30′ long by 8’6″ wide and 13’6″ tall. I’ll show you the floor plan down below. There’s even a 3′ porch in the front and inside you’ll find just about [...]

I’ve been wanting to talk about open source housing for a while now which is something you’ve probably never heard of yet. For a while I’ve known that sometime in the near future housing is going to drastically change thanks to the internet and technology. When I put together this post last year is when I [...]

The NOMAD micro home is a prefabricated 10 x 10 dwelling designed in British Columbia. It’s made so that you can order and have it shipped anywhere worldwide. This means it’s great for living but also useful for emergency situations. And it can also be used as an office, hotel room, guest house, affordable housing, [...]

This is Rich the Cabin Man’s extra-long tiny house on wheels! Now here’s a tiny house on wheels that more folks might be open to. To me, it’s like a breed between a Park Model and a Tiny House. Most park models are wider than 8’6″ so you need a special permit to tow it. [...]

A few days ago I received a Facebook message from Denham and Eileen who are building their own tiny home in Canada. When it comes to living and building tiny, you can get as creative as you can imagine. And that’s one of the things I love about it so much. This tiny living project [...]

Asheville NC, just experienced its rainiest summer on record. I recall last year being a bit wet as well. Both seasons included a few days where we needed run our generator to supplement the solar power and recharge our batteries until the sun decided to make its reappearance. I’ll be honest; a rainy day in [...]

I thought you’d like this tiny house that’s in Yport on top of a cliff in Normandy, France. My favorite part about it is not only the location but the rooftop terraces that are accessible on the second floor from the bedroom. Directly underneath the rooftop terraces are some covered patios. These are available as [...]