One year ago Darin Zaruba of EcoCabins approached Andrew Morrison of Tiny House Build at a TEDx conference in Colorado Springs and since then they have created a wonderful friendship and partnership. After just about a full year of designing, testing, and re-engineering, EcoCabins is now able to build you either a 24′ or a…
Have you been thinking about the steps you need to take in order to start living a tiny life? If so, you’ve probably already been thinking about simplifying and smart-sizing your life. Maybe you need that little nudge, that determined motivation, to get you started. Or maybe you just need some help figuring out “where the hell…
What would you do to make your dreams reality? Are you willing to do the complete opposite of everybody else to build your dream lifestyle? For the last year Vince has been living in his van in the sprawling city of Los Angeles. In his blog, Vince Van Go, he shares his true-life experiences while…
Do you love vintage travel trailers? Then you’ll definitely love the Sou’Wester Lodge because they have over 15 vintage travel trailers you can rent by the night, though they have many other attractions as well. The Lodge also has rooms in its historic main house, a series of small cabins, a self-serve gift shop stocked with…
Tiny House Magazine Issue 32 by Kent Griswold and his team of tiny living contributors is available now. This issue takes you to the Tiny House Jamboree in Colorado and more! It contains 78 PDF pages of articles, photos, video, and resources on tiny houses for you to enjoy on any of your electronic devices (tablet, smart phone,…
According to this article by Heather Cha at Yahoo Makers, Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation is partnering with FYI’s Tiny House Nation to build their first tiny house in New Orleans. Brad Pitt founded the Make It Right Foundation in 2007 with the purpose of providing affordable housing for people and communities in need.…
This is an off-grid shipping container cabin that was for sale in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Update: Sold. The asking price for the cabin was $58,000 in Canadian dollars which is $43,677 in United States dollars. The cabin is quite famous since it has been featured on CTV and dozens of popular websites online. It was…
Something that you might not have thought about when designing your tiny house is the dangers of using toxic materials in such tiny spaces such as a tiny home on wheels. In a quick exchange of e-mails with Brad Kittel, of Pure Salvage Living and Tiny Texas Houses, I was able to take some of his…
This is a 150 sq. ft. Timbercraft Tiny Home in Guntersville, Alabama. And it’s built by Doug Schroeder who has been a home builder for 20 years. His company, Timbercraft Tiny Homes, is now offering 20′, 22′, and 24′ models of tiny houses on trailers. With the 24′ option you can even go with double lofts for…
If you weren’t one of the 40,000 people who made it to the 2015 Tiny House Jamboree sponsored/hosted/organized by Eco Cabins ( in Colorado Springs, Colorado this post will give you a recap of what you missed! Can you believe it? Thousands of tiny house people from all over the world got together in one place over the…
