Follow a young Cincinnati, Ohio couple, Noah and Tabatha Mehl, as they embark on the adventure of building their own semi trailer tiny house. Noah, an IT Technician by trade and Tabatha, a freelance graphic designer, are leaving their 19th century urban neighborhood in search of the simple life. The couples desire for humble living stems from the agonies of living as renters, yet not wanting to be strapped down to costly homeowners expenses that many young couples get trapped in.
“The problem for us is that the perfect place (at the right price) doesn’t really exist in [our neighborhood].” stated Noah.
Their decision is no revelation as tiny homes are beginning to pop up all over the nation, but the two are delighted to be joining the small house movement.
After several thwarted ideas on the perfect functional design for the home, the twosome decided on a 53′ dry van semi trailer as their foundation. Although smaller than most apartments, the 450 square feet tiny home will boast all the modern conveniences that Noah and Tabatha will need to live and work. The couple’s design comes complete with sliding glass doors, Internet connectivity, a wardrobe closet and most surprisingly a garage.
Couple Building Semi Trailer Tiny House
Images © Mehlfami.ly
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Tiny homes are the homes of the future! Arched Cabins, located in Houston, Texas and Timberon, New Mexico bring you completely customizable cabins for an extremely reasonable price. Owners, David Cruey and son Josh produce every cabin kit by hand in their shop. The basic kit comes with floor plates, ribs, ridge beam, standard insulation R13, Super Span Roof Paneling, trim and fasteners needed to assemble the cabin. The cabins are also very easy to install. “If you can put together a Lego set, you can probably put this house together,” says Cruey.
Cruey and his son have been in business for less than a year, but already have dozens of homes that they are working on. From the traditional foundation to more of a customized foundation, Arched Cabins can work with you to get the tiny home of your dreams put together quickly and efficiently.
Custom Tiny Arched Cabins
Images © ArchedCabins.com
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Introducing the Wing House expanding shipping container home! A versatile, mobile and efficient unit that can be transformed within hours into a customizable home. Equipped with pluming and wired for television, telephone and Internet, these turnkey expanding shipping container homes can be ready within 4-5 hours anywhere you choose to put it and are designed to fold into a standard shipping container.
With a number of different floor plans to choose from, Wing House brings you the convenience of having a home built to your liking and save you the hassle, time and money spent on building an actual structure. The units are spacious and able to accommodate full sized furniture, as seen in the pictures below. They also come standard with built-in cabinetry for your kitchen and bathroom, toilet, shower, basin and vanity, choice of color, external lightings and much more! The beauty of a Wing House is that you can take it with you anywhere you go.
Expanding Shipping Container Home
Images © Wing House
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Bill and Becky Goddard run Rustic Campers, a business dedicated to turning your camper, van and/or motorhome into the home sweet tiny home of your dreams. The couple has even turned a box truck into their own tiny home on wheels.
While many may think it impossible to live exclusively in a small motor home, Bill and Becky make the impossible very possible with their beautiful transformations. Take their converted Box Truck Camper, for example. Using locally sourced wood for most of the accents of their tiny dwelling, Bill and Becky created a practical living space complete with a fully functional kitchen, sitting area with breakfast nook, and bunk beds for a comfortable nights sleep. Becky, also the cofounder of the recycling textile business ‘Pretty Rubbish’ tries to only use natural fabrics such as cotton, wool and other recycled fabrics when picking out the upholstery for each of the custom camper vans.
Bill and Becky take pride in their creations and love to work closely with each of their clients to make sure that they leave as happy campers. Each project they work on is unique in it’s own way and customized to the customers liking and preferences. The Goddard’s are based in Welsh, border town of Presteigne.
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Couple Turn Box Truck into Tiny Home
Images © Rustic Campers
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This is a park model tiny house on wheels called the Tillamook Triple Bay by Rich Daniels over at Rich’s Portable Cabins.
I’m a big fan of Rich’s work because he builds a variety of size tiny homes on wheels that help meet a variety of needs for people like us who are interested in tiny or small living.
This cabin features incredible triple bay windows, dormers in the loft, and so much more throughout. I encourage you to enjoy and learn more below. Thank you.
Rich Daniel’s Tillamook Triple Bay Tiny House
Images © Richs Portable Cabins
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Ingenuity is transforming the concept of mobile living as more and more people globally are looking to downsize. Whether considering downsizing for health reasons, ecological reasons, retirement reasons, or simply a lifestyle change, designers like Mehdi Hidari Badie are allowing people to achieve luxury living in the smallest of homes. Badie’s intricate modern mobile home design offers comfort, style, and sustainability by using inventive small-space solutions while preserving the ease of travel.
Mehdi Hidari Badie’s creative design consists of an assortment of steel, aluminum, recycled plastics, and thermoplastic insulation reducing the economic impact of the build. The home itself is powered by a solar panel system to provide electricity to a comfortable and functional living area encompassed with your very own private deck. Its expansive concept, sleek exterior paneling, and architectural style make it unrecognizable as a mobile home once it’s been unfolded.
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Expanding Solar Tiny Home on Wheels
Images © Mehdi Hidari Badie
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The idea of simple living is no new concept but over the last decade simple living has evolved into the ever-popular concept of tiny house living. The recent movement has grabbed the attention of pragmatic people all over the world as they look for ways to maximize living space and cut living expenses, particularly amongst from retiring baby boomers to millennials who are just starting out.
While these tiny dwellings often measure less than 200 square feet, the modern concept of simple living is not about sacrifice. With innovative designs, homeowners are discovering that life in a tiny home yields a fuller life as it connects them with their family, while freeing them from costly living expenses and mortgage debt.
You and Your Family’s Behavior At Home
Image © J. Arnold via WSJ
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Living in a tiny container house may not be for everyone. In a country where the average house size is 2400 square feet, most people could not imagine being in 160 sq. ft. or less. But creating a comfy, functional container home became an obsession for one person. Christoph Kesting, the creator of The Container House in Guelph, Ontario, sold his own home to finance the 18-month project.
It comes down to the basics. Everyone needs shelter, food, and water. In the modern world that translates to four walls and a roof, somewhere to sleep, a way to cook your meals, clean running water, a place to wash, and a method of disposing of your waste. Everything else is a luxury. Kesting and a group of volunteers worked together to transform the former shipping container into an environmentally friendly tiny home.
The Container Home is structured with mostly recycled or repurposed materials and gets its power from a large solar panel on the exterior of the box. Its structural design maximizes sun exposure with two large French doors. The home is also designed to be partially buried into the side of a hill to help with temperature control.
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Tiny Shipping Container Home Built with Cob
Images © Container House Ontario
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In 2013 the designers at R3Architetti in Turin, Italy were hired to help turn this shop into a beautiful tiny loft apartment for a young professional who wanted a simple living space.
The lower level of this tiny apartment is designed for living and working. It includes the kitchen which unfortunately we don’t get to see, a bathroom, and the first floor bedroom.
The upper level has another sleeping space as well as another study/work space and it overlooks the lower level. Please enjoy and re-share below. Thank you.
From Shop to Loft: Tiny Loft Apartment in Italy
Images © R3Architetti
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