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Man Buys and Renovates Abandoned Brooklyn Home

Tim Seggerman, an architect and builder, found this abandoned Brooklyn home in 1987 when it was put up for auction and ended at a price of $140,000. It had been left abandoned for 20 years and was in complete shambles. But since he is a carpenter and builder he knew he could fix it. To buy [...]

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Couple Build Mortgage-free 129 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home

In this post I wanted to share the story of how this young couple left their apartment life and built their own 128 sq. ft. tiny home on wheels that’s 100% mortgage-free. When they started, they really didn’t know much about building a house. They just learned and adapted as they went. And they did [...]

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Woman Turns her Honda Element into a Micro RV

Right now I’m sharing how this woman turned her Honda Element vehicle into a Micro RV so she can go on a two month cross country trip throughout the United States and Canada. Her name is Michelle Sevigny and she even found her dog, Lucy, in Nova Scotia while on the trip. In the video [...]

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288 Sq. Ft. Waterfront Tiny Cabin with Lot For Sale

This waterfront tiny cabin for sale is on a waterfront lot in Belfair, Washington with 1.77 acres included. It’s definitely not in move-in ready condition so it needs some work which could be fun. The structure as of now sits on post and blocks right at the shoreline of the saltwater canal. It offers amazing [...]

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290 Sq. Ft. Zen Studio Loft in Vietnam

I thought you might also enjoy this 290 sq. ft. studio loft in Vietname by A21 Studio Architects. It was completed in 2012 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. This small home was designed for a middle aged woman and her friend. And as you’ll see the home has a zen, minimalist, modern and homey feeling [...]

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Video: The ‘Willy Wonka’ of Reclaimed Tiny Housing

Right now I’m thrilled to share this free documentary on the ‘Willy Wonka’ of reclaimed tiny housing thanks to Faircompanies. This movie is on Brad Kittel of Tiny Texas Houses. When he came to Texas 30 years ago, he was living in a school bus converted into a home. And he started buying boarded-up houses [...]

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Man Turns Cargo Trailer Into Transforming Stealth Tiny House

When Bill Southworth of Hybrid Propulsion began traveling with his Rottweiler he was unhappy with where he had to end up staying. That’s why he ended up creating the 80 sq. ft. transforming cargo trailer stealth tiny house I’m showing you right now. His options before designing and building this unique little cabin on wheels was to stay [...]

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