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Dan & Brittany’s Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels

This is Dan & Brittany’s off-grid tiny house on wheels. They call it the Lucky House. Instead of renting an apartment, they decided to build their own tiny house instead! The design is by Laird Herbert of Leaf House which is where the couple bought the plans to build the tiny home. It’s built to be…

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376 Sq. Ft. Modern Brick Tiny Home with Ocean Views

This is a 376 sq. ft. modern brick tiny home built on a hill in Alassio, Italy. This design/build is called Three Levels by Studioata. When you go inside, you’ll find a unique layout with a living area, built-in floor storage, kitchen cabinets built right onto the floor, overhead sleeping area, and a bathroom behind the…

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Historic Modern Apartment Renovation in Turin, Italy

This historic modern apartment renovation in Turin, Italy that originally dates all the way back to ‘800. It’s just steps away from the Piazza Castello city square. When you go inside, you’ll find a floating staircase, loft with a desk that overlooks the living area, a modern kitchen, and bathroom. Please enjoy, learn more, and…

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400 Sq. Ft. Walden Tiny House by Hobbitat Spaces

This is a 400 sq. ft. Walden Tiny House by Hobbitat Spaces. They sell the plans you can purchase and download to build it yourself or have a contractor do it for you. One of the few Hobs with 2 exterior doors which gives you a direct access to the porch and patio out back.…

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Life in a 400 Sq. Ft. Studio Apartment with My Wife and 2 Sons

This is the story of how a man, his wife, and two sons creatively lived in a 400 sq. ft. studio apartment in San Francisco for some time to save on commuting and monthly rent early in their lives. Between July 2011 and August 2015 I lived in a ~400sqft studio apartment in San Francisco.…

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Man Builds Micro Homes for Homeless People Living in Tents

This is the inspiring story of how a man, Reverend Jeff Obafemi Carr, is leading a small group of people who are building a community of micro homes called Infinity Village for homeless people in their neighborhood who were formerly living in tents. For days, the group worked in a remote green space just off…

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Couple Shows You Their Tiny House Furniture and Appliances

If you’ve been looking into what to do for tiny house furniture and appliances, this couple shows you all of their decisions when it comes to that including where they got it, how much they paid and how the product is working out for them so far. I found it pretty helpful, so I thought…

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Prefab Tiny Cottage in a Day?

This is a company that pre-manufactures their structures (called Ready Structures) in their manufacturing facility and then deliver them to your site and put it together in one day to make a prefab tiny cottage set up in a day possible. Craven Construction uses structural insulated panels to put the home together once it’s delivered…

Tiny House Summit in Portland

Tiny House Summit Begs Question: Where Do You Put It?

This is KGW news coverage of Portland’s recent Tiny House Summit where hundreds of people were in attendance celebrating and learning about tiny housing. They listened to panels discuss financing options and ways to work with changing municipal codes. They also saw the latest in small homes, transformer-style furniture and, finally, toured the sprawling outdoor display. And, of…

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Why More People Than Ever Want to Live in Tiny Houses

This article by Yuqing Pan for Realtor.com covers the Strange Allure of Tiny Homes (Explained) with interesting visual data using infographics. Is tiny the new big? Well, sort of, but not quite. So is everyone going small? Quick answer: No! In fact, overall, the size of American homes has climbed drastically. The average new home…