This 480 sq. ft. backyard cottage Berkeley, California is a guest post by John Olmsted of New Avenue Homes Bruce and Nancy have an active and engaging world. They have a growing daughter, family, and guests coming by regularly, and many hobbies and interests. When grandma and grandpa were visiting for the holidays and found themselves [...]
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Man Builds Small Cabin in Virginia Acreage
This is the story of a little cabin built by one of our readers, Chris Brock who bought 3 acres of land in Virginia back in 2012, and was able to build the cabin with the help of a cousin, who is a builder. It’s a 24×30 cabin with a loft so there’s 720-sq.-ft. plus [...]
250 Sq. Ft. Backyard Tiny House by New Avenue Homes
This 250 sq. ft. tiny guest house in Oakland, California is a guest post by John Olmsted of New Avenue Homes Travis and Kelly approached New Avenue back in February 2013 to discuss adding an accessory dwelling to the backyard of their Oakland, CA home. This 250 square foot casita is intended as a guesthouse [...]
Lemon Cove Village: A Tiny House Community
I’m excited to let you know about this new up and coming 11 acre tiny house community called Lemon Cove Village in Lemon Cove, California opening January 1st, 2015. The community consists of 55 tiny house ONLY spaces. This means ONLY tiny houses (no traditional RVs). It’s near Sequoia National Park. Right now rates are listed [...]
Shepherd’s Hut Tiny House by Pixie Palace Hut Company
I’m excited to introduce you to the Pixie Palace Hut Company that’s based in Northern Michigan. It’s a family owned business specializing in building English style Shepherd’s Hut Tiny Houses. These Shepherd’s Hut tiny homes are unique because they’re designed and built on trailers with cast iron wheels. Originally beginning in the 1600s these structures [...]
Small Space Living in a Narrowboat Tiny Home in London
This Narrowboat renovation project in London is a guest post by Sarah Meyer Hi Alex and fellow Tiny House Newsletter readers, I hope you are doing well! I love Tiny House Talk and hope our journey of taking an old narrowboat and making it our home can inspire others. I am from the States and [...]
195 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home on Wheels (For Sale)
This is a 195 sq. ft. (includes loft space) tiny home on wheels for sale. Update: Sold. It’s built on a trailer with 10,000 lb axle (with brakes). The house is built using all 2×4 construction, a 3/8 plywood shell, 1 1/2 flooring, full insulation, low E windows, Tyvek housewrap, and all screw construction. It has [...]
