I thought these Gypsy Caravans created by Kees Hoekstra of Roulottes were pretty neat and would like to share them with you today. Kees has been building gypsy caravans since 1992 and was a graphic designer/illustrator in Amsterdam. With his knowledge in graphic design, Kees borrowed some tools from a friend and set off to…
I wanted to show you this tiny cabin with its 18′ vaulted ceilings in Asheville. It’s a vacation rental you can actually stay in if you wanted and I find it to be the perfect size house. It’s really spacious compared to a little house on wheels but has a similar design concept. A cabin…
I’m so glad Deb Nardi sent me this article on Ken Ilgunas, a Duke graduate who is now telling all about how he lived in a van to stay out of debt while finishing his grad studies at the University. By the way, before that, he had completed his undergrad studies in Buffalo, and ended…
Have you ever wanted a to convert an existing structure like a shed, barn or garage into a tiny cottage or other type of home? It’s a great way to transition into a simple lifestyle especially if you have a solid structure that you can already use. With a good architect or some of your…
I thought I’d show you Nancy’s tiny house. It’s approximately 14’x9′ and is really unique because it’s a flexible, breathable structure. And it’s made from materials around the sheep pasture where it’s located in Turangi, New Zealand. These materials include bamboo, silage netting and wool from the thousands of sheep there. By the way, Tika…
Just wanted to let you know that I’m on my way to the Vermont for the Yestermorrow tiny house fair this morning. I’m so excited to get to hang out with 30+ other tiny house enthusiasts along with the likes of Dee Williams, Jay Shafer, Derek Diedricksen, Brian Levy, Lee Pera, Abel Zyl Zimmerman, Peter King, Dan Louche, Mariah Coz, Tammy Strobel, Logan Smith, Abe Noe-Hays, Gwendolyn Hallsmith,…
I thought I’d share this tiny house community that’s been around for more than 100 years in Toronto with you. It started many years ago when for less than 100 dollars you could buy a lot and you were sold the lumber to build your own home. It is located in Craven Road in Toronto…
When Matt and I decided we wanted to build a tiny house we weren’t familiar with many designers. In 2009 we bought original Jay Shafer plans for the Tarleton model. Originally designed to be built on a trailer, the Tarleton, like many of Jay’s other designs, featured a loft space for sleeping. Having never built anything…
I smiled from ear to ear when I read these words from the messages area of our Tiny House Talk Facebook Page, “I haz a tiny cabin in the woods! I’m on the Olympic Peninsula.” Yes! I love when I get to hear of people achieving their goals, especially when they finish building a tiny…
Jay Shafer will be speaking at TEDx about tiny houses this weekend in Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, California. So if you’re in the North Bay area I thought you should know. As you probably know Jay wrote Small House Book and created most of Tumbleweed’s tiny house plans that they started out with back…
