Tiny Houses

This tiny house design by Claude von Roesgen not only has a roof made out of solar panels… But it also doubles as a pontoon (actually tri-toon) houseboat. The home has two configurations: (1) to be attached onto a utility trailer or (2) a pontoon boat which I’ll show you below. So can we legitimately call this [...]

For many people the sound of a blizzard or lots of snow sounds bad. Especially if their tiny house on a trailer is concerned… Right? Today we’re featuring a group of people with a different perspective. For them all of this snow is as great as being a Christian kid on Christmas morning. The Outdoor [...]

Guest Post by Tonita Some people like to entertain or host holiday parties. Tiny house owners might shy away from any thought of it due to not having an adequate amount of space where people can be seated somewhat comfortably. Dinner parties can be fun in a tiny house, that is of course if your [...]

Joe Everson of Tennessee Tiny Homes is doing a road tour right now. The dates, times and locations are listed below. You’ll get to tour a real tiny house on a trailer. From Tennessee, to North Carolina, to Georgia, and back to Tennessee. Here’s your chance to experience a tiny house for free. Upcoming stops [...]

Some of you may already know me from my life with the COMET (cometcamper.com), and my appearances at many tiny house workshops and events. But for those of you who don’t, it’s nice to meet you, and please feel free to get in touch any time. If you’re in New England and have a tiny [...]

This is a little story about a tall tiny house with a covered porch and a tall loft. Since it’s not built on a trailer with wheels, you’re allowed to build taller since you never have to worry about driving under a bridge. This is nice because you can actually stand up when you’re up [...]

This is a guest post by Jane Dwinnell as a part of her series Tiny House Travels: Chronicling Life on the Road. February 5, 2013 Rooftop Tiny House Living in the City We’ve settled down for several months — on a rooftop in the middle of big city. It’s a great place, and an unusual “tiny house” [...]

I recently asked my own Facebook community for some inspiration about topics for the various blogs I write. One question that intrigued me was this one:  “I’d be curious to know where folks think “tiny” ends and “small” begins. I dream of downsizing to a smaller space, but I don’t think I could live in [...]

Many people are aware of the concept of passive solar design, but it’s such a big and potentially complex subject that it’s easy to get overwhelmed or lost in a few details that are only part of the whole picture. In this article, I’ll walk through some basic steps for applying passive heating and cooling [...]

Last week I spoke about the costs of tiny houses and why I don’t find that figure to be much of a problem. Several individuals mentioned that the $20,000 cost was fine for just the house but what about the cost of adding power systems on top of it. A lot of people believe that [...]

On Thursday I received this email from a reader. Read it for yourself below, Subject: Tech-loving couple tiny living ideas? Message: Hi there,  I’m having a hard time convincing my husband that we can live happily in a tiny home. He claims its’ not enough room for both of our computers, our large TV and [...]

Have you seen Chris and Malissa’s Tiny Tack House before? Their tiny house is AWESOME. One of my favorites because it’s a couple’s tiny house and Chris is a photographer. The latest tiny house that Chris has gotten to photograph from what I understand is Yan’s tiny tack house, shown below. And Chris Tack’s photos are always [...]

In this post I’m showing you Ella’s Tumbleweed Tiny House on wheels. She started building in late 2011 after her return from College overseas. When Ella went back to California she decided to build her own tiny home so she wouldn’t have to pay expensive rent in an oversized space. Today she blogs over at Little Yellow [...]

Every product we buy whether it is manufactured in China or made here in the US has a price based on the skill and energy put into creating it. That price can be expensive or inexpensive based on the market for that item. Tiny houses are no exception. The blogosphere often asks why and assumes [...]

Last November I showed you the Athru tiny house plans and design from Humble Homes where the bed pulls out from underneath the kitchen. Today the design and plans are officially complete and available to the public. It’s a unique solution if you don’t want a sleeping loft but still want to make the best use of [...]

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, [...]