When you have 34 feet and a full 10-foot width to work with on a gooseneck trailer, the design possibilities expand dramatically. This custom build by MitchCraft Tiny Homes (now Snake River Tiny Homes) for their client Clay demonstrates what happens when a builder takes full advantage of that extra square footage: a home that feels genuinely livable rather than cramped, with room for a full soaking tub, a U-shaped kitchen with a dishwasher, a walk-in closet in the gooseneck bedroom, and — the feature that makes this house truly one-of-a-kind — a dedicated cat loft accessible through a hidden cabinet door.
At 340 square feet on the main level plus the gooseneck loft bedroom, this THOW blurs the line between tiny house and small home. The design leans modern with sleek finishes, a striking contrast between white walls and dark ceilings, and bold blue accents that carry from the front door all the way through to the bathroom. It’s a build that proves tiny houses can be both stylish and genuinely pet-friendly.
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Gray Board-and-Batten Exterior with a Bold Blue Door
The exterior sets the tone immediately. MitchCraft wrapped this 34-foot gooseneck in board-and-batten siding finished in a sophisticated palette of gray tones — a choice that gives the home a modern, architectural feel rather than the rustic cabin aesthetic that dominates the THOW market. The bold blue front door serves as the visual anchor, adding a pop of personality that carries through to the interior design. It’s a small detail that makes a big difference: it gives the home an identity and signals that this isn’t a cookie-cutter build.
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Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Modern Living Room with Dark Ceiling and Skylight
Step inside and the contrast hits you: bright white walls paired with a dark-stained tongue-and-groove ceiling. This two-tone approach is one of the most effective tricks in small-space design — the white walls reflect light and make the room feel open, while the dark ceiling adds warmth and visual weight that keeps the space from feeling sterile. A skylight punches through the dark ceiling to flood the living area with natural light, creating a focal point that draws the eye upward and makes the room feel taller than it is.
The living room is generous by tiny house standards. There’s a full-size couch along one wall, a built-in entertainment center opposite, and a storage bench that provides extra seating when guests visit. That storage bench is doing double duty — providing a place to sit while hiding away blankets, games, or whatever Clay needs to keep the main floor tidy. In a 10-foot-wide house, having room for both a couch and a separate seating area is a luxury that most THOWs simply can’t offer.
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Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
U-Shaped Kitchen with Full-Size Appliances and Dishwasher
The kitchen is where that 10-foot width really pays off. MitchCraft designed a U-shaped layout that wraps countertop and cabinetry along three walls, creating a workspace that rivals many conventional apartment kitchens. Full-size appliances — including a four-burner range, a full refrigerator, and the holy grail of tiny house kitchens: a dishwasher — mean Clay doesn’t have to make the compromises that most tiny house dwellers accept as inevitable.
The sink is oversized and deep, positioned where it gets the most natural light. Counter space extends on both sides, giving enough room to actually prep a meal without playing Tetris with cutting boards and ingredients. The cabinetry above and below provides substantial storage that keeps the kitchen functional without cluttering the visual lines. For anyone considering a wider THOW build, this kitchen is a compelling argument for why those extra two feet of width matter so much.
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Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Spa-Like Bathroom with Soaking Tub and Rainfall Shower
If the kitchen is where the extra width shines functionally, the bathroom is where it shines emotionally. MitchCraft managed to fit a deep soaking tub with a rainfall shower head — the kind of indulgence that most tiny house dwellers assume they’ll have to give up. The bold blue accents from the front door reappear here in the tile and fixtures, creating a visual thread that ties the whole house together.
Beyond the tub, the bathroom includes a Separett composting toilet (a Swedish-made dry toilet that separates liquids from solids for odor-free composting), a vessel sink with a stylish faucet, and a stacking washer and dryer tucked into a closet. Having laundry in a tiny house is a game-changer for full-time living — it eliminates trips to the laundromat and makes the home genuinely self-sufficient. The fact that MitchCraft found room for all of this in the bathroom zone speaks to how thoughtfully the floor plan was designed.
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Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Gooseneck Bedroom with Full Closet Wall
The gooseneck section of a trailer is typically wasted or underutilized in many tiny house designs — reduced to a cramped sleeping loft you access via a ladder. MitchCraft took a different approach here, turning the gooseneck into a proper bedroom with enough headroom to sit up comfortably, a queen-size bed, and an entire wall dedicated to closet space. For a full-time resident, this amount of clothing and personal storage is transformative. It means Clay doesn’t have to rotate a capsule wardrobe or store seasonal items off-site.
The staircase leading up to the gooseneck doubles as storage drawers — a classic tiny house technique, but one that’s executed particularly well here because the 10-foot width provides deeper, more usable drawer space than a standard 8.5-foot build would allow.
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Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
The Secret Cat Loft: A Hidden Passage for Feline Friends
Here’s where this house goes from impressive to unforgettable. Hidden behind what looks like a standard bedroom cabinet is a small door — and behind that door, a dedicated passageway leads to a cat-sized loft space. Clay’s cat can slip through the cabinet, climb through the passage, and arrive at a private perch overlooking the living area below. It’s essentially a cat treehouse built into the architecture of the home itself.
This isn’t just a cute novelty — it’s genuinely smart pet-friendly design. Cats thrive when they have vertical space and private retreats, and in a tiny house where floor space is precious, building that enrichment into the walls and loft areas means the cat gets what it needs without taking up any living space. For the growing number of tiny house dwellers who refuse to downsize their pets’ quality of life along with their own square footage, this approach is worth studying closely.
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Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Images © Mitchcraft Tiny Homes
Design Details
- Builder: MitchCraft Tiny Homes (now Snake River Tiny Homes)
- Dimensions: 34 feet x 10 feet on a gooseneck trailer
- Approximate size: 340+ sq ft (main level plus gooseneck loft bedroom)
- Exterior: Board-and-batten siding in gray tones with bold blue front door
- Interior style: Modern with white walls, dark tongue-and-groove ceiling, and blue accents
- Kitchen: U-shaped layout with full-size appliances, dishwasher, and deep sink
- Living room: Built-in entertainment center, storage bench, skylight, room for full-size couch
- Bedroom: Gooseneck loft with queen bed and full wall of closet storage
- Bathroom: Deep soaking tub, rainfall shower head, Separett composting toilet, vessel sink
- Laundry: Stacking washer and dryer in bathroom closet
- Special feature: Hidden cat loft accessible through a cabinet door in the bedroom
- Entry: Glass front door into the living room
What Makes This Build Special
- The 10-foot width advantage: Most THOWs are 8.5 feet wide to stay within standard road-legal dimensions. At 10 feet wide, this house requires a wide-load permit for transport but gains dramatically more usable space — enough for a U-shaped kitchen, a full soaking tub, and a bedroom closet wall that would be impossible at standard width.
- Pet-integrated architecture: The cat loft isn’t an afterthought or a cat tree shoved in a corner — it’s built into the structure of the home itself. The hidden cabinet passage and dedicated loft space show how thoughtful design can accommodate pets without sacrificing human living space.
- No-compromise bathroom: A soaking tub, rainfall shower, composting toilet, and stacking washer/dryer all in one bathroom zone is almost unheard of in tiny houses. This is full-time-living luxury that eliminates the most common complaints about tiny house bathrooms.
- Consistent design language: The blue accent color carried from the front door through to the bathroom tiles creates visual cohesion that makes the house feel designed rather than assembled. It’s a small detail that separates professional builds from DIY projects.
- Full-size living in a tiny footprint: Dishwasher, washer/dryer, full refrigerator, soaking tub, queen bed with walk-in closet — this house checks nearly every box that people worry about losing when they go tiny.
Learn More
- Snake River Tiny Homes (formerly MitchCraft Tiny Homes)
- Follow on Instagram: @mitchcrafttinyhomes
Highlights
- 34×10 gooseneck THOW by MitchCraft Tiny Homes with modern gray board-and-batten exterior
- Bold blue front door and accent color carried throughout the interior
- White walls with dark tongue-and-groove ceiling and skylight in living area
- Full-size couch, built-in entertainment center, and storage bench in the living room
- U-shaped kitchen with dishwasher, full-size appliances, and deep sink
- Spa-like bathroom with deep soaking tub and rainfall shower head
- Separett composting toilet and stacking washer/dryer
- Gooseneck bedroom with queen bed and entire wall of closet space
- Hidden cat loft accessible through a secret cabinet door in the bedroom
- Designed as a full-time home with no-compromise amenities
Would you go with the wider 10-foot build for the extra space, or stick with standard width to avoid the wide-load permits? And what do you think of the hidden cat loft — genius or over the top? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I was always led to believe that any trailer towed on a public road couldn’t be over 8′ wide without a permit? Correct me if I’m wrong. Beautiful build regardless. Sincerely Peter
Except for the highways that are federally regulated, it will depend on the state and even local county what the specific rules apply and how strictly they’re enforced or not.
On the highways, you can get away with 8′ 6″ max width but that may limit you to only traveling within 8-10 miles of the highway on nearby local roads, which can be a constraint that say a Class A motor home may have to deal with, for example.
While local roads may be more strict, usually, or less. Dirt roads, back country areas, etc. may have little to no regulations on the matter. Such variations is also why when you do need permits it’s for each area/state you pass through that requires the permit and may require additional things like an escort in some places.
It can also depend on the width of the road, like whether it’s 12′ wide or wider for what is allowed to be on it, along with other considerations as weight, length, and height can also factor to whether or not you need a permit and/or special license. Add, some places/regions may allow annual/seasonal permits for those who travel often but most would be time limited, but it ranges from single trip to extended use.
Most tiny houses are built so they can use the highways and so usually use the max 8′ 6″ width limit. Though, that’s widest point to widest point. So something like a roof overhang means the walls have to be further in from that max width. Same with sconce lights, or anything else that sticks out the sides, as everything else has to be less to keep the structure within the limit.
However, it’s not difficult to get permits and depending on type and area you’re traveling it may not cost much extra. You may even be able to go online to get a permit, or just plan some days in advance in others.
Geez, do you plan on washing an elephant in that gigantic kitchen sink?
I love the way MitchCraft used the color blue here! It’s so inviting and homey!!!
I like this home so much that I went to their website to build my own exactly as this one but maybe changing the exterior colors and some colors here and there. Unfortunately, just starting the build was already at $154,200.00. That is without adding anything at all which is nothing like this house, essentials like the a stove and microwave are extras and so you are charged more for those. No dishwasher and not washer and dryer either, they are extra which I could understand but no range or microwave in the kitchen included?! Just choosing the width of 10 feet like this house cost an additional $22,230.00 which brought the running total to$176,430.00 and I wasn’t even half way there. Out of my price range but it may not be for others. Thanks for sharing.
Manufacturers know there’s a sucker around every corner dumb enough to spend that ridiculous amount of money. You and so many others are smart enough to know that there are hundreds of ways to build a tiny home without going broke. By the way, with this particular home you checked on, did the toilet come with the flush handle or was that a separate charge?
Nothing to do with being a sucker, you simply aren’t going to get the kind of services they offer for less!
Architects, structural engineers, designers, master crafts people, etc. aren’t going to work for free and only the cost of assembly, like they were minimum wage earners in a country with no human rights. There just has to be a reality check if you want a home built with those kinds of services, conveniences they provide, and have everything customized to your exact preferences and needs. Versus either DIY or a standard model unit with far fewer choices and options.
Besides, attitudes like this are one of the reasons for rising prices. Since, it’s an example of the disrespect for the trades, which leads to fewer people wanting to be in the trades. Something that has been going on since the 80’s, and now the consequence that we have fewer people in the trades, more people retiring than entering these job fields, at a time of rising demand, and resulting in higher pricing, much like many other over strained markets dealing with limited and dwindling resources.
Some people have the money to spend but in my case I can’t justify spending that kind of money for a tiny home regardless of how “luxurious” it is.
lol…
Really beautifully done, and gotta’ love that cat patio.
This is a beautiful tiny but is it real? The exterior pictures don’t match. The door is in two different places and the roof-lines are different as well as the paint job.
It’s real, look more carefully… Like that there’s 2 doors and not 1… Note which side the 5th wheel/Gooseneck is facing in each photo for orientation as photos pan around from one side to the other…
This one hits all the bells and whistles, but as per the comment above would be way too expensive. Would love it as is! Love the modernism, the dark ceilings, and yet the space looks bright and airy! Love, love, love all that closet space and the storage! 10+
Suits some people, others not so much. Me, I’m in the latter category.
Tiny House Design: WOW! Gorgeous!! Price: Holy moly!!! If you can’t move it around easily but you need this much space, might as well get a park model for much less. That kitchen is amazing, and the small living room is great…We’re gonna need a bigger TV! 😉 I’m not a blue person…more of a green person…but these blue accents are beautiful. I’m pretty much over all the gray people have been using for years so I’d choose other colors for the exterior as well as the floor but that’s just personal preference. Loads of people still love the gray…go figure! hahaha This is a nicely done Tiny…OMG, did I mention the closets?…so kudos to the designers but they might want to figure out how to cut a few corners to lower that price. Californians may not balk as much as some other folks because of the completely ridiculous housing costs but even this amount might not pass the affordability test.
“If you can’t move it around easily but you need this much space, might as well get a park model for much less.”
Not if it’s custom built to the same high end standards, Park Model RVs will cost more at that range as they can easily go over $200K on the high end and custom building has a higher cost premium in the RV industry, especially, for factory built products like Park Models.
For comparison, for a motor home like a Class A Bus, custom built starts over $500,000… Class B Van, custom starts over $300,000… Gooseneck/5th wheelers, custom normally starts over $100,000… Though, there are companies that may allow a range of options, instead of doing full custom, that still allows a level of tailoring the unit for the owner that may avoid the price premium of true custom.
Custom built tends to be the most expensive way to build but it gives people more control, more options, and can give more benefits to the owner with a product specially tailored to them. While tiny house builders generally offer custom at a competitive, compared to most other markets, rates and can more readily include options like structural engineer, architect, designers, and other services at those rates instead of charging a lot extra as most other markets do. Like regular housing market an architect typically gets 10% of the house building budget…
Otherwise, the lower cost model Park Model RVs can certainly be an option and like many RV’s can fairly easily be found for lower than MSRP, especially older models that have depreciated, but they start with lower minimum standards and build quality as part of the trade offs some might have to deal with when choosing a Park Model RV. Along with generally being harder to use a Park Model RV as an ADU, like in WA a tiny house can be an ADU but a Park Model can’t, and other differences from what can and can’t be done with a Tiny House…
While the advantage of a Gooseneck/5th wheel is that it makes it easier to tow larger structures, which is why most larger Trailer RV’s/Caravans/Toy Haulers go with that design.
“so kudos to the designers but they might want to figure out how to cut a few corners to lower that price.”
That’s up to the client/owner, as it’s their choice with custom builds…
The terms “luxury” and “High End” are being used very loosely by all kinds of manufacturers these days in order to justify the increases in costs. And this (IMO) doesn’t only apply to home manufacturers but others such as motor-vehicles and the like.
Here is an example before someone has a stroke because of my opinion! Tesla models 3 and Y, the cars are NOT luxury cars but expensive because of the technology and yet it is often categorized as a luxury vehicle. You want luxury and expensive then look at Rolls Royce, Maybach and the like.
I’ve been watching tiny houses for years. Prices vary, but I find that designs don’t hit most of my must-haves. i.e. I dislike open shelves anywhere. In kitchens… one point of this is to spend less time cleaning. And in bedrooms, it looks sloppy. My biggest hurdle is that I’m a bibliophile… I can not live without books. This design not only has closets, but I can arrange things for my tomes. The kitchen is practical, and the overall layout is wonderful. Exactly what I’d like. Tweak a few things with the exterior and it’s all but perfect.
i’m a huge tiny house fan. but most of the thows are NOT attractive at all !