Tiny Houses

This is a guest post by Jane Dwinnell as a part of her series Tiny House Travels: Chronicling Life on the Road. Today’s topic is their experiences while living together in their tiny home and more importantly- how to get along as a couple in a tiny house. January 10, 2013 A friend recently said, upon [...]

When some people look at a tiny house for the first time their immediate thought is, “why would you build a more expensive tiny house when you can buy a travel trailer or other camper that’s usually bigger and cheaper?” That’s why I decided to put together this post on the top 5 reasons we, [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about tiny house communities lately. It’s a frustrating subject because none really exist yet. Even the one underway in D.C. now is just a showcase of tiny homes. In other words, it’s not an actual livable community. It’s still a good thing because it’s showing people how such a community [...]

This Cautionary Tale on Tiny Houses is a Guest Post by Allan Cerf Like what I hope is a large majority of tiny house enthusiasts, I really want to live in a smaller space. The notion that I don’t have to immediately buy a ‘McMansion’ or even a ‘normal’ say, 2100 square foot home (following [...]

I am researching tiny houses in all forms. For me, tiny is tiny. I could care less if it is made of Straw bales, Cobb, wood framed, canvas tarps, a container, a bus, or a combination of any items. It could be on wheels (since I do like to travel), or it can be permanent on rented [...]

The Cricket Trailer is sort of like the Safari Alto Trailer I showed you a while back. This lightweight camper is the answer to rising fuel costs since with a weight of 1,300 lbs you can tow it with most cars. It’s funky looking yet shaped to where it’s somewhat aerodynamic. Garrett Finney is the [...]

J. Michael Moore is an interior designer who lives in New York City and today we’re touring his tiny NYC apartment. It’s a 225-square-foot studio that he remodeled with crown molding, new paint, decorations, and a sleeping loft. Moore chose furniture that he could easily move around so he can change his configuration whenever he [...]

How about a mini tiny house community you can put together yourself with a small group of people and as little money as possible? The other day I posted a WANTED ad in my local craigslist so I can find a plot of land to rent so I can park and live in my future [...]

Last year I interviewed Rob Scott who builds these wonderful housetrucks that look just like tiny houses. If you haven’t had a chance to read the interview click here for that article. He recently finished yet another tiny house on a truck and he gave me the go to share it with you. One thing [...]

When many people hear the words “dream house,” they may think about a large home with thousands of square feet. For many others, however, that dream is out of reach or doesn’t fit their vision of the perfect home. For these reasons, more people are opting for tiny houses—typically ranging between 100 and 400 square [...]

This is Tonita’s Pink Christmas in her beautifully decorated tiny house. She owns an 8′ by 24′ tiny house on a trailer with an interior of 8′ by 18′ and has put forth great effort to show us all her little home. Tonita, thank you so much for sharing this with us and I hope [...]

You might think that tiny house living will solve most of your problems, as I have, because it will lower your bills and reduce the amount of chores you have to do around the house. But is it really true? I’m beginning to question it even though I’m fanatic about the benefits of living in [...]

Tiny House Living Expectations: Simplifying or Roughing It? Article by Laura LaVoie This post on the realities of tiny house living over at Trying on Tiny was brought to my attention. In it, Audrey mentions the unexpected things they’ve had to face since moving into their tiny house; and not all of them have been [...]

Tiny House Living Perspectives by Hari of the Tiny House Family Last night, I read Alex’s post and the wonderful discussion that followed on “Let’s Face it: Tiny Houses are Not for You.” Rather than downsizing to tiny or some ideal size, imagine right-sizing your life. What space do you need to live happily? More [...]

If you’re interested in building a tiny house on a trailer to live in, vacation in, or work in and you want to learn how to do it yourself then read on. If you’re already familiar with Dan, you know about his company Tiny Home Builders. He offers a construction guide, plans, building services, and [...]

The tiny house movement has been growing organically over the years. I say organic because there haven’t been any loans or official communities for tiny homes yet. So it’s been a slow and steady growth of pioneers who have been building tiny houses themselves from scratch. These people have plowed through challenges like zoning, financing, and [...]

Tiny houses offer an appealing lifestyle, but they don’t work for everyone. Understanding the realistic challenges helps determine whether going tiny makes sense for your situation—or whether a smaller (but not tiny) home might be a better fit. Tiny House Community Concept Photo Credit: Four Lights Tiny Houses When Tiny Houses Work Well Single occupants: [...]