The Barefoot Bandits wanted to get away from the rat-race and spend more time together as a family, so they sold everything and bought and converted a bus into their full-time home. Now mom, Jacq, “wild-schools” her kids as they travel Oregon (COVID-permitting). They created the most beautiful home, with a giant counter for food [...]
Video Tours
Videographer’s Stealth Budget Van Build (With a Toilet): $5.5K
If you’ve been following Tiny House Talk for any amount of time, you’ve probably seen the handiwork of videographer Travis Cosentino (@travis_travels on Instagram) — he does the filming for Tiny Home Tours, which we show you quite frequently. But did you know he’s a van-dweller? He’s been living in his stealthy conversion now for [...]
Sir Cedric Treehouse Airbnb Built Around 4-Foot-Wide Western Red Cedar
Wait until you see this amazing tree house vacation spot built over 2.5 years with recycled and reclaimed materials! Dubbed Sir Cedric’s Cedar Tree house by Scott, the builder, the 400-square foot place is whimsical and magical. It was built around a 4-foot-wide Western Red Cedar, and Scott decided not to put any steel rods [...]
He Built A 96 Sq. Ft. Cabin for Less Than $3K in 12 Days!
When his parents sold the family vacation cabin so they could buy their dream home, this man decided to buy some Canadian prairie land and build a 96 square foot cabin that could fit his family of four and keep them warm in the subarctic temperatures of Treaty 6 Territory. They live off-grid on the [...]
His Fantasy, Fairytale Cottage on Vancouver Island
Bruce Winckler saw a lovely whimsical treehouse crafted by Daniel Huscroft and Timothy Lindberg, and thought that kind of dwelling would fit perfectly on Vancouver Island where he lived. He asked the builders if they’d create a cottage in the same vein, and they agreed. And so this Hansel and Gretel cottage came off the pages [...]
She Built A Tiny Cottage (& Entire Eco Village) With Adobe
Meet Lindsay, a 63-year-old English woman who had a dream to start an eco village in Morocco — and did just that! Using a 2-brick mold, she and volunteers have created some 10,000 adobe bricks over the past 5 years to create a number of structures in the village including her home, the “boat house,” [...]
They Built A Cob Tiny House With No Permits
When Portland passed a law allowing homeowners to build an <200 square foot accessory unit on their property without a permit, Chris and Jack jumped at the opportunity. Because Chris is a sculptor, she thought sculpting from cob would be a perfect way to create a small dwelling. The bean-shaped unit features two spiral pillars [...]
3D-Printed, Self-Sufficient, Solar, Zombie-Proof, Smart Tiny House by Haus.me
This is the mOne by Haus.me (@zombieproof.home on Instagram), a company that makes 3D-printed smart homes, including a studio tiny home, a two-bedroom single family home, and an upcoming two-story, glass home. The one I’ll show you here, is called the mOne. It’s a 400-sq.-ft. off-grid studio with full kitchen and bathroom. It’s designed for [...]
She’s Living And Traveling w/ a Teardrop Camper Long-Term
This is the story of a solo female living and traveling with a teardrop trailer for around a decade now! It all started in 2007, when she decided to hop on a Harley Davidson motorcycle with her teardrop camper (named tick tack) in tow. With the motor cycle, she would get around 30 miles per [...]
John and Fin Hosting LIVE Online Tiny House Open House At Their Beloved Cabin
This is to announce that John and Fin Kernohan, of United Tiny House, and @belovedcabin on Instagram, are hosting a live online open house of their tiny houses, this Saturday August 15, 2020 at 3 PM EST. It’s a completely free event, you’ll get to tour two tiny houses, get a sneak peek of their [...]
Rehabilitation Therapists Debt-Free $25,000 THOW in San Diego
Meet Trysh and Saul Martinez and their self-built $25,000 THOW. If you just showed me pictures of the home and had me guess how much it cost, I would have easily said somewhere between $70k-$90k. Somehow using mostly reclaimed materials and Craigslist finds, the couple managed to build a tremendous tiny house without taking on [...]
12×16 Shed Turned Tiny House: Part-Time Tiny Living in Alaska
We’ve seen a lot of people build tiny homes as rental units, but in this case Rodney and his wife rent their larger home and live tiny during the summer! It all started some years back, when Rodney needed a spot to store his stuff after life took an unexpected turn. Some friends offered a [...]
He Rebuilt This Civil-War-Era Cabin Log By Log
You know what they say, “One man’s trash….” For John, what his neighbor saw as an old dump deserving of being burned to the ground, he saw as a restoration project! John spent 15 years building his own home, so he had the skills necessary to head over and take the old cabin down log [...]
They Built Their Kids Their Own Earthbag Tiny Homes/Big Bedrooms
Well this is one inspirational family! After their mother got sick, she ended up turning to natural methods and clean eating to help her body heal. This took the family on a journey from city life to homesteading in the country. Part of their homesteading adventure included building alternative, inexpensive dwellings so they could live [...]