Tiny Houses

My friend Lina from This Is the Little Life just sent me an email about the tiny house tour they just had in Portland, OR. It attracted more than 100 people! It was in conjunction with the Pedalpalooza which is becoming quite a big deal in Portland. For weeks there are different themes to celebrate [...]

Lots of people seem to think that tiny houses are just for young people but they’re not the only ones. That’s not to say that all tiny homes are practical for someone who’s, let’s say, planning on going into their 70s, 80s, 90s, and 100s in one. If you’re looking to go into retirement chances [...]

One of my favorite parts about tiny houses is actually visiting them and giving them a tour in person. But that’s not always easy or possible. So the next best thing is drooling over photos of tiny houses online, right? That’s why I’m so excited to show you the Almost Glamping Tiny House and introduce [...]

Most of the time I like to show you tiny houses on wheels but I also have a passion for other small spaces, like this 252-square-foot tiny victorian cottage built on a foundation by Tiny Texas Houses. I think a home like this is a great option if you’re interested in living tiny but know that [...]

Another question I get asked about our tiny house is how we handle storage for things big and small. Clearly when your home is the size of a parking space this sort of thing needs special consideration. I thought I might take you on a short tour of our tiny house storage. Before talking about [...]

I wanted to show you this 165 square foot tiny house on a trailer that was built using slightly modified Tumbleweed Fencl plans. It has that rustic look to it that I personally love and the pictures below speak for themselves. The interior is beautiful and features high quality home style cabinetry with a spacious kitchen/bathroom [...]

It’s assuring to know that one of TIME’s top 100 most influential people in the world has planted his prints in the tiny house community. This man is an Italian prize winning architect by the name of Renzo Piano who has created his own high tech self sufficient tiny house prototype. He is known for [...]

I’ve been wanting to remind you about this for the last few weeks because it’s a great way to help a fellow tiny house person who could really use it. And the great part is you can get a “perk” as a thanks for helping. Now there’s a cool way to encourage giving, right? Although we [...]

I still can’t get over the incredible time I had with all of the amazing people I got to meet in Vermont this weekend. I’ll be sharing more photos and videos soon but I wanted to talk about this article and the video you can watch below that was featured on the New England Cable News. [...]

So I thought I might continue on our little tour of our tiny house, our construction choices, and the outcome. Since I am currently enjoying some beautiful summer days I thought I might talk a little about our outdoor living space. The first outdoor space we built was our front porch and since we used [...]

I thought these Gypsy Caravans created by Kees Hoekstra of Roulottes were pretty neat and would like to share them with you today. Kees has been building gypsy caravans since 1992 and was a graphic designer/illustrator in Amsterdam. With his knowledge in graphic design, Kees borrowed some tools from a friend and set off to [...]

I wanted to show you this tiny cabin with its 18′ vaulted ceilings in Asheville. It’s a vacation rental you can actually stay in if you wanted and I find it to be the perfect size house. It’s really spacious compared to a little house on wheels but has a similar design concept. A cabin [...]

I thought I’d show you Nancy’s tiny house. It’s approximately 14’x9′ and is really unique because it’s a flexible, breathable structure. And it’s made from materials around the sheep pasture where it’s located in Turangi, New Zealand. These materials include bamboo, silage netting and wool from the thousands of sheep there. By the way, Tika [...]

I thought I’d share this tiny house community that’s been around for more than 100 years in Toronto with you. It started many years ago when for less than 100 dollars you could buy a lot and you were sold the lumber to build your own home. It is located in Craven Road in Toronto [...]

I smiled from ear to ear when I read these words from the messages area of our Tiny House Talk Facebook Page, “I haz a tiny cabin in the woods! I’m on the Olympic Peninsula.” Yes! I love when I get to hear of people achieving their goals, especially when they finish building a tiny [...]

Last year, in a Podcast conversation with Andrew Odom of Tiny Revolution he asked me why we built our tiny house on a foundation rather than wheels. I chuckled because the answer was actually quite boring and practical. Our tiny house is on a mountain and there is a significant slope to the land. We [...]

Andrew Odom of Tiny r(E)volution and the r(E)vo Convo podcast has released an exciting tiny house ecourse that I wanted you to know about. It’s a basics course on tiny houses that covers downsizing as well as construction. It’s a 30 day course with a new lesson delivered to you everyday. This means you can [...]