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 [...]
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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 [...]
Man Turns Jayco Pop Up Trailer into DIY Teardrop Camper
This Jayco Pop Up Trailer to DIY Teardrop Camper Renovation is a guest post by Andy Bailley This used to be a Jayco pop up trailer and I renovated it into a teardrop camper. It’s now my mobile tiny house and I thought you might enjoy seeing it. Thank you. Man’s Jayco Pop Up Trailer to [...]
Man Builds Tiny House for Less Than $5k for his Family
This man with a family of 4 (and 5th on the way) started his tiny house project in August of 2012 and finished it August 2013 while working part-time. He did all of the work himself and found much of the materials he used for the build on Craigslist. By using salvaged materials, including a [...]