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Man Converts Pop Up Trailer into Micro Cabin on Wheels

If you’ve been looking for a tiny home you can take with you, travel with, and go on adventures with. Then, consider a micro-cabin like this one. It still retains its cabin-like look and feel. But since it’s smaller, it’s just so much easier to tow and get around with than a larger tiny house.…

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Brainerd, MN Changes Zoning to Allow Smaller Homes

I wanted to thank Joe M. for the tip for this announcement that the city of Brainerd in Minnesota has changed its zoning code to allow for the construction of small homes. This includes studio/efficiency apartments as little as 350 square feet and small houses as little as 500 square feet. Although so far, since…

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Jay Shafer’s 312 Sq. Ft. Tiny U-House Cabin

If you haven’t seen Jay Shafer’s latest 312 sq. ft. tiny U-house cabin design that’s coming soon (it isn’t officially released yet) then you’ll get to preview it here right now. This is a much larger tiny house relative to Shafer’s earlier designs that range from 65 to 200 sq. ft. but this one is…

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The 115 Sq. Ft. Weller Tiny House on Wheels by Jay Shafer

The Weller Tiny House on wheels is one of Jay Shafer’s latest designs since forming his new Four Lights Tiny House company. And in the recent years, I think he’s made some great improvements to his previous designs most of which are now retired. But right now I want to get your focus on the…

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387 Sq. Ft. Modern Stacked Shipping Containers

I thought you, like me, would also enjoy this 387 sq. ft. (36 sqm) modern stacked shipping container. Designed by Tomokazu Hayakawa Architects in Torigoe, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. Engineering was done by Ejiri Structural Engineers and construction by C3 design. Although this is not a tiny home or even a small home it’s actually designed…

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Modern 914 Sq. Ft. Small Home for Family

If you like the idea of tiny living but still want to live simply in a bit of a larger space you might like this modern 914 sq. ft. small home custom designed for a client by JRKVC, a Slovakian Architecture Firm. It’s called the IST-Family House and has now been featured on ArchDaily and…

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998 Sq. Ft. Small House on Whidbey Island

This 998 sq. ft. small house is one of a kind. When you enter there’s a bridge that gets you to the covered entry way deck. This entry building is not air conditioned and so it isn’t included in the 998 square feet of living space. In total there are three buildings that comprise of this…

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510 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cottage on the Beach

I thought you might also enjoy this 510 sq. ft. beachfront tiny cottage that was originally built in the 1920s. Later it was somewhat abandoned for a few years so the new owners gave it a complete restoration while leaving it as original as possible. Some of the unique features for this small beachfront cottage include…

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Amazing Tiny Cabins Right on the River in New Hampshire

In this post Deek is going to show you some tiny cabins right on a river in New Hampshire. They’re called ‘The Pemi Cabins‘ and are on Old Route 3 on Pemigawasset River right by Franconia Notch State Park. Also- Deek’s upcoming ‘hands on’ tiny house workshop- ‘Tiny House Summer Camp 2‘ is in Orleans,…

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Los Angeles Eco-Village: Sustainable Community in the City

This is a car-free eco-village in Los Angeles, California. This post is thanks to Johnny Sanphillippo and Faircompanies. The community is unique because it’s about 3 miles west of downtown Los Angeles and all residents are car-free (their main source of transportation are bicycles). Even better, the Los Angeles Ecovillage residents have created a bicycle…