Who better to have a tiny house question and answer session with than Jay Shafer? He has built dozens of tiny homes on wheels and has been living in them since 1997. A few weeks ago I told you about the Tumbleweed Tiny XS House that’s being featured at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Right now they’ve got it up for auction on eBay so you have a chance at bidding on this 65-square-foot portable home. Toledo Museum of Art featured Jay Shafer as a guest speaker. In case you don’t know, the XS House is one of his designs. One of his smallest, too. Sit back and relax. Grab a hot tea or coffee, and enjoy.

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Tiny House Q&A With Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed Houses at Toledo Museum

Tiny House Question and Answer Interview with Jay Shafer

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Most of the time when you think of tiny houses, if you’re like me, you’re thinking of a “micro” home of around 65 to 200 square feet. This house is going to be a little bit different because I think it suits a small family perfectly.

Designed by Jessica Helgerson, photographed by Lincoln Barbour, and recently featured in Martha Stewart Living, the home won’t fail to impress you. As you’re walking up to the home, you’ll immediately notice the green, living roof. This small house is surrounded by beautiful trees and other greenery. If you’re like me, you’ll love the attention to detail everywhere in this house. Like the tree which comes out of the front porch flooring. I love that.

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Classic Little Family Cottage

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This is the UEV 480 Conqueror. It’s Australia’s versatile, off-road-ready, micro camping trailer. Since it’s ready for just about any terrain, it’s a wonderful addition to your 4×4 adventure vehicle. It’s the perfect vehicle add-on to conquer the terrain around you. It’s a breed between an off-road teardrop trailer and a pop-up camper. And it’s loaded with features like:

• Flat-screen television
• Dining table that converts to bed
• Pop up the roof so you can stand
• An extra bed that folds out the front

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Australia’s UEV 490 Conqueror Off-Road Camper

In addition to all of that, it features much, much more…

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The Bauhaus is an electric-powered houseboat. It measures 50′ by 13.5′ so it’s approximately 675 square feet. Not tiny, but certainly small, and very interesting. It weighs about 20 tons and has enough solar panels to run everything all year long. There is no gas, diesel, or petrol required. You even cook and heat with the electricity that the PhotoVoltaic panels generate.

There is a giant 1.2-ton battery bank/storage to keep it all. The solar-powered Bauhaus barge/houseboat was built in 2010. Inside you would find two cabins, a bathroom, a large lounge area with kitchen, skylights, fully glazed door, and windows. So let’s take a look, shall we?

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Electric-Powered Houseboat

Photo Credits Bauhaus Barge

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I saw this luxurious and reclaimed garbage container tiny house created by a guy named Gregory Kloehn floating around the Internet lately. After running into it twice and a couple of readers have sent it to me, I thought I should share it with you. It sort of reminds me of the Apocalyptic Tiny House I featured way back. Greg has taken a garbage container and made it into something that some people might actually want to live in.

He added hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, and windows that can be completely hidden for when you sleep. It really gets you to think, doesn’t it? How much do you really need? There’s ample storage, a stovetop, toaster oven, 6-gallon water system, electrical, and lights. It also got me thinking of ideas and ways that you can convert vehicles into stealthy little houses just like this one. Check it out…

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Garbage Container Turned Into Micro Home

Photo Credits Kim Aronson and Gregory Kloehn

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A few years ago, Alex did a piece on some land for sale near Dancing Rabbit Eco Village. Let’s return to Missouri to check out some of the most recent projects of this thriving intentional community. Brian Liloia goes by Ziggy and has been living at Dancing Rabbit Eco Village for nearly four years. He started his busy blog, The Year of Mud, soon after.

Ziggy has given the tiny house and natural building community a huge resource by continuing to document his construction projects through his blog. Today, hundreds of blog posts take readers step by step through his building process.

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A few weeks ago I was exchanging e-mails with Kenny in Portland who wants to turn his garage into a studio. It’s just a one-car garage so I’d really consider this to be tiny house living (in a garage). But seriously. With the renovation done right, it can be turned into a really nice studio slash tiny guest house.

I think it already looks good on the outside. Kenny recorded a video walkthrough of the garage as he talks about his ideas for the project. He wants to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas.

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Kenny’s Garage to Tiny House Conversion Project

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A few days ago I ran into a great find on Airbnb.com I wanted to show you. It’s a small cabin with a balcony. Remember the cozy cube cabin with a balcony that Kevin showed us a while back? This is.. well, sort of similar.

This one is a little bigger but I’m always a sucker for a small space with a balcony you can hang out in. This tiny cottage is beautifully decorated and surrounded by cedar. Next door sits a 150-acre park with nature trails that lead to a secluded Pacific beach. This small home is in Point Roberts which is also known as South Tsawwassen.

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Tiny Cabin on a Foundation “The Gingerbread Cottage”

Photo Credits Pat/Airbnb.com

If you’re interested in enjoying a vacation getaway here, rates are available at a reasonable price.

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