Video Tours

Tiny houses aren’t just for living. They can also be for hobbies and careers too. That’s why this husband helped build a tiny writing cottage for his author wife. She’s an author of several books and desperately needed space of her own to create a distraction-free environment from her family, dog, phone calls, and everything [...]

Just ran into this amazing video of SunRay Kelley and his amazing tiny homes that he’s built over the years. He’s a natural builder who inspires people to reconnect with nature through his artistic architecture. If you’ve never heard of him before, you’re in for a treat. Filmed and edited by Gary Tyler Mcleod and [...]

This is the story of a man named Steve who designed and built his very own tiny dome home for only $9,000. It all really started in 2011, when Steve visited his friend in northeast Thailand on their mango farm. Thanks to his friend and their family’s help, he was soon able to build most [...]

In this post I’m introducing you to Jay Austin and his ‘Matchbox’ tiny home on wheels in Washington, D.C.’s Boneyard Studios. According to the video, more than 1000 people decide to move into the area every single month therefore driving the cost of housing up and increasing construction in the area. And even though they’re [...]

Guest Post – How I Built the Cutest DIY Cargo Trailer (aka Micro Cabin) Ever This project was done as a way to quickly and inexpensively enclose my 6’x10′ utility trailer to protect my cargo during transport to the Blue Ridge Mountains where I would start building my own tiny cabin. So I figured, “why [...]

I thought you’d like to tour Karen’s 265 sq. ft. backyard cottage in Berkeley, CA. Karen originally intended to use her backyard tiny house for her own personal use but she soon realized renting it out would be a great way to earn extra income. As you walk onto the front porch and through the french [...]

I thought you might also like this tiny Paris apartment that was renovated using CNC milled plywood. The design was created by Coudamy Architects then the plywood was cut using CNC machines and then put together in the house. Pretty interesting, isn’t it? Take a look at what the apartment looks like inside and then watch [...]

In this post I’m excited for you to meet Phil McCabe of Solscape Eco Retreat who we have thanks to Bryce and his team over at Living Big in a Tiny House in New Zealand. Phil and his partner are showing us their two tiny earth dome homes which were built for only $10k and total [...]

I’ve talked about April Anson and her tiny house before. She’s a Ph.D. graduate who decided to go tiny for economic reasons since there were no jobs in her field. Living in a tiny house has made things better for her. With the cost savings from her decision to be living tiny she’s able to travel to more [...]

In this post I wanted to let you know how you can watch Tiny House Nation S01E01 (Season 1 Episode 1) online for free. This episode focuses on a young family (husband and wife with a toddler daughter) who are moving into a tiny house on wheels. They’re going from a 1300 sq. ft. 3 [...]

Deek just emailed me about this micro cabin ‘study pod’ that he just finished for an NYU professor who plans on using it in his property in New Jersey so I wanted to share it with you here. It’s a peaceful place where he can grade papers and read. And it completely opens up to nature. [...]

If you’re thinking about living in a tiny house or even just downsizing to a smaller house, you’ve probably been thinking about space-saving tiny house furniture… And today I wanted to show you this sofa that converts into a bunk bed in just a few seconds. It’s a foreign product that’s probably really expensive and completely [...]

Anytime the folks over at Faircompanies publish a video I get excited because they’ve always got something new, exciting and interesting to share when it comes to living big in tiny spaces. Today I’m showing you a video tour of a small business in Paris who turned a rooftop elevator engine room into an amazing little office workspace [...]