This is the story of a couple who teamed up and decided to build their own 250 square foot tiny cabin made out of mostly reclaimed materials for only around $7,000 in material costs. They did all the labor themselves. And since they built their tiny home on a foundation on their own land they [...]
Your Stories
How I Live in My Tiny House Full Time
The Story of How I Live in My Tiny House Full Time – by Shirley Loomis Living in my tiny house on a full-time basis actually was an evolutionary process, and truth be told, is still occurring. The first part came when I took a critical look at the stuff I owned and decided what to keep [...]
Almost Finished Building My Next Tiny Log Cabin (Pics)
This is a Tiny Log Cabin submitted by a reader just like you. We’d love to feature you, too. Once in a while readers like you send in your tiny houses, cabins, cottages, RVs, and other alternative/small homes and when that happens I love getting to re-share it with you so we can all enjoy [...]
NYU Professor Uses Micro Cabin to Grade Papers
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. [...]
Couple Rightsize into DIY 520 Sq. Ft. Whimsical Cottage
Straight out of a storybook this sweet little whimsical cottage is a dream come true for Sue Corl and her husband Ron. The cottages’ design, look and feel was based on Sue’s childhood dream of having a tiny cottage just like Rudolph, Hermey & Yukon Cornelius (from the Classic cartoon Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer). Thus the [...]
DIY Micro Camping Trailer I Built for $2900
This is an Anonymous Reader Submitted Guest Post: DIY Tiny Camping Trailer (Submit) The trailer is 5X9.5′, weighs 1280 lbs. empty but can still be pulled with a 4 cylinder vehicle. It took about 6 months to build and is super comfortable. I can’t wait to start using it. It has a TV, DVD player, [...]
Mother Moves Family into Tiny Home After Husband’s Tragic Death
Meet Alysha, her kids, and their tiny house in Red Bluff, California. It was built with the help of the Oregon Cottage Company. She decided to move she and her kids into a tiny home after her husband passed away tragically and unexpectedly in his early 30s after serving in the United States Air Force. [...]
