This is an inspiring story of how a grandmother named Monica turned her backyard shed into a tiny home. Why did she do it? Because her daughter, Anna, was in a desperation situation. And she has five kids. When Monica found out they were having difficulties she started turning the shed into a lovely tiny cottage for herself. This [...]
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Grain Silo Tiny House at Gruene Homestead Inn
This Grain Silo Tiny House is available as a vacation rental at Gruene Homestead Inn. It’s located in New Braunfels, Texas and you can select the Silo House as a room to book. A wonderful covered front porch was added to the reclaimed grain silo to make it a perfect little cottage. What do you think? [...]
Help Tiny House Zoning Variance Stand in York County
“York County Board of Supervisors has appealed a zoning board decision so that they may force a couple to remove their 415-square-foot home from a mobile home community. Tom and Karen Rogers, who have lived in Bruton Park for several years in a different structure, said they had already purchased their custom-built home from LiL’ [...]
Young Family’s Tiny House on Wheels
Right now I want to introduce you to this tiny house family. They’re a husband and wife living in their own DIY tiny house on wheels with their son. Inside you’ll find a built-in sofa with clothing storage, a shoe rack by the front door, wall mounted LCD TV, a built-in dresser/desk, and more. A ladder leads [...]
Tiny House Construction & Building Tips With Curt Lyons (Tip 1)
The Wright Way – Tiny House Construction & Building Tips With Curt Lyons #1 I have been talking with Alex about doing a series of building tips for people building their first tiny house. Admittedly, I am currently building my first tiny house, however I have years of professional construction and teaching experience to share with you. I [...]
Young Couple Living and Working in a 240 Sq. Ft. Tiny House
Alek and Anjali are a young couple living in a 240 sq. ft. tiny house that Alek designed from scratch. Inside there’s a queen bed loft, two tiny workspaces, his and hers micro closets, tons of built-in storage, and many more smart and useful custom tiny design ideas. In the video below you’ll get to tour [...]
Smart House That Changes Shape According to Weather
One of our amazing Tiny House Newsletter readers, Paul Jordan, just shared this amazing smart house that changes shape according to the weather. It’s not tiny. It’s hardly small. It’s not very simple. But I still think it’s pretty brilliant and want to show it to you right now. And who knows, maybe we can [...]