This tiny studio cabin is submitted by Dr. Rodney Pygoya Chang – share yours!
This cute studio was just completed (July 2015). It’s designed to be both an art studio as well as guest room detached from the existing residence.
Hopefully the bright colors will stimulate the occupant’s creative juices. The main house has about 2500 sq feet under roof whereas the studio offers just 144 sq. ft. of interior space with an 8’x12′ covered deck. It overlooks the natural rain forest up here at Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The owner actually resides in Honolulu on the main island of Oahu.
The playful bungalow serves as a relaxing alternative to crowded urban living and the hustle and bustle of Honolulu, recently ranked 3rd for the worst traffic in a major American city. Volcano Village itself is nestled in a rain forest that is perched on the slope, close to the top, of active Kilauea Volcano. A devastating eruption is predicted to happen every 500 years. It’s being about 500 years since the last lava spill… So, considering the impending risk, small with its cost containment is good!
144 Sq. Ft. Colorful Studio Cabin in Hawaii
Images © Dr. Rodney Pygoya Chang
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This Triple Axle Trailer For Sale is a guest post by Joe March – submit yours!
NEW: 3 Axle Trailer For Sale
Built by a local welding shop for a tiny house. Wife threatened bodily injury if I built one. It’s 20’ 8” long 8’ wide flat deck.
3’ – Extended pole (for generator, LP tanks, etc)
3 – 3500lb. axles (brakes on all axles) 205-75-r15 radial tires
Pintle hitch (Adj. for height) (Bolt on change to ball if desired)
Frame is 2”x6” Structural tubing, 1/4” wall thickness
Painted black frame – white wheels
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Triple Axle Trailer for Tiny House Construction For Sale
Images © Joe March
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This story is a guest post by Janet Caldwell
Well, have I got a story for you -Rev. Jeff Obafemi Carr, once homeless himself, is living in Nashville’s FIRST micro model home until enough money is raised to build a village of micro-homes for the homeless.
Through the efforts Infinity Fellowship where he is the Lead Minister, Jeff is living in a 60 square foot micro-home and will continue to live there until enough funds are raised to build a “micro-village” for homeless to live in for FREE. This is a crowd-funded GoFundMe page initiative that has raised more than half of the $50,000 needed so far. Jeff has been living there for 26 days now while his wife and five children continue to live in their residence.
Please see media release below, as well as photos attached for more information.
Reverend Living in Micro House to Raise Money for Homeless
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This is a guest post by Trevor Gay @heartofitallhouse – share your tiny house!
Much like everyone else who’s built their own home or Tiny House, it’s a bittersweet feeling to see the project come to completion. So many long nights and weekends of pouring your family, your friends, and your own blood, sweat, and tears into a project– that it finally comes to life.
After nearly 5 years of contemplation between layouts, designs, and even if the lifestyle was right…. We finally found hOMe. I had stumbled across the Morrison’s house and without a doubt, knew immediately that their house was the closest thing to what I had been searching for.
We literally counted down the seconds for the plans to be released on the TinyHouseBuild.com website. My girlfriend at the time (now fiancé) Mary and I sat a table in our local EarthFare to buy the plans. We bought our trailer from the kind family at Tennessee Tiny Homes in October, and started the build 1 week before Christmas 2014.
Heart of It All House: 224 Sq. Ft. Tiny hOMe
Images © HeartofitAllHouse
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This is the story of how a couple took a box truck and turned it into their very own DIY tiny house. I guess you can also just call it a house truck, right?
In the video tour and interview below you’ll get to not only see their entire tiny home but you’ll also get a peek into what it’s like to live simply in a custom built house truck.
When this video was made they’d been living in it for about six months while traveling on the road. Would you ever live tiny in a house truck? Let us know in the comments. And either way please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!
Couple Living Simply in DIY Box Truck Tiny House
Images © LivingBiginaTinyHome
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This 1984 Motorhome to DIY Tiny Ski Chalet is a guest post by Mason Basten – share yours here
I started a project back in Nov 2014. I pulled it out of the shop and unveiled it to the world on Jan 2, 2015. My wife and four children, and myself have been following the tiny house movement for several years now. We purchased a 1984 Toyota Camper with a 22 R cylinder back in 2006.
After, what I thought at the time were some serious renovations, we hit the road, traveling all over the east coast, primarily in the mountains year round. As the years past, our family grew from the two of us to the six of us. In 2013 my wife and I decided it was time to upgrade. So, we purchased a small early 70s pull behind camper trailer. I paid $50 for this trailer and upon returning home my wife referred to it as an Appalachian mobile meth lab (a man of questionable status had been living in it for some years). I immediately went to work tearing it down to the shell, I then framed up four individual bunk cots with custom portholes and dry erase boards, 2 secret storage compartments, ample 12 volt and 1-10 power, ample hanging storage, a large table.
Man Turns 1984 Toyota Motorhome into DIY Tiny Ski Chalet
Images © Mason Basten
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This is simple living story a guest post by Gaylin Weber (share yours)
This SHOULD be titled, The Accidental Small Houser, as this wasn’t really a planned thing…It was prayed for, hoped for, longed for…but never actually thought out and planned…at least, not by me!
We were busy raising our 2 daughters in the typical ticky tacky stuccoed cookie-cutter neighborhood in the burbs of South Orange County, Ca. Don’t get me wrong; it’s what I wanted! A lovely home with a tropical backyard built around a deep blue salt water pool. Five bedrooms; all the kids upstairs, master down, thank you very much! Top rated schools right down the road. Who didn’t want that? Millions of people watched my lifestyle on the TV every week and wished for what I had! Anyone of them would have traded places with me in a South County Second! But I felt restless. Wanted something more. Or less.
My Move to a Small Home
The “Cabbage”
Images © Gaylin Weber
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This 84 sq. ft. Shepherd’s Wagon Tiny House is for sale with an asking price of $14,000 USD.
It’s located in Winnemucca, NV. This micro house is designed to be used as guest quarters or for long-term camping. It was built using a restored 1950’s John Deer hay wagon. Pretty cool, right?
Here are some of the features you’ll find it has:
- All-metal exterior roof and siding
- Oak plywood interior with laminate flooring
- Hand-crafted Dutch door made of solid oak
- Two crank-style double-pane windows
Please learn more, enjoy, and re-share below. Thank you!
84 Sq. Ft. Shepherd’s Wagon Tiny House For Sale
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Are you designing/building a tiny house of your own and want to share your experience with the world through National Television? If so you’re at the right place!
If so you’re at the right place because below you’ll find links and contact information if you want to find out and apply for casting for one of the many TV shows on cable television now dedicated to tiny house living. If you don’t want to be on TV, but would like to share your story on Tiny House Talk just send your story and photos to us here. Thank you!
Let us know if you find anything I might be missing in the comments below so this can remain and ever-growing resource for others who are also interested. Please enjoy and re-share below. Thank you!
Casting for Tiny House TV Shows
Image © tuulijumala/bigstockphoto
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