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Family of 14 Living and Traveling Full Time in a Motorhome

We talk about families living in tiny houses every so often here at Tiny House Talk. But this is a little different. Even though I think we might have a lot to learn from what’s going on here. Here’s a huge family sharing just one bathroom. They decided to leave it all behind so they…

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Tiny House Survey: Finding Out About The Average Tiny Home Dweller

This tiny house survey was created by Ryan from The Tiny Life. It’s all in an effort to get to know each other as a community. So most of the tiny house blogs and websites are passing this around and later we’re going to be sharing the information. So if you live in a tiny…

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Biggest News in the Tiny World: La Petite Maison

The biggest…littlest…um, the latest news in Tiny: La Petite Maison. I’m sure you’ve heard of it; it isn’t all that new, but this 12 year old girl has been taking the tinyverse by storm. She has been featured in a guest post on the Tumbleweed Tiny House blog. She appeared on Andrew Odom’s r(E)vo Convo…

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Lighting Design for Tiny Houses – Part 2 – Artificial Lighting

How is lighting a tiny house different than lighting a normal room of the same size? A normal room can be treated as one, fairly unified, space. It is used for a limited set of purposes. For example, a dining room is used for dining and gathering. On the other hand, a tiny house no…

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How To Declutter Your Wardrobe: Tips for Simplifying Closets & Clothes

I bet you’re wondering where the heck tiny house people put their clothes?! That’s easy. They don’t have a lot. Before you toss in the towel as you have no idea how you’re going to pick a complete wardrobe from an entire closet and dresser(s) of clothes, relax. Other people have done it. I’ve done it.…

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Is Solar Power Expensive for Tiny Houses?

Last week I spoke about the costs of tiny houses and why I don’t find that figure to be much of a problem. Several individuals mentioned that the $20,000 cost was fine for just the house but what about the cost of adding power systems on top of it. A lot of people believe that…

Tiny House Talk Q&A: My Husband Won’t Live in a Tiny House

On Thursday I received this email from a reader. Read it for yourself below, Subject: Tech-loving couple tiny living ideas? Message: Hi there,  I’m having a hard time convincing my husband that we can live happily in a tiny home. He claims its’ not enough room for both of our computers, our large TV and…

The Art of Letting Go: 5 Simple Tips on How to Get Rid of Your Stuff

We, as Tiny Housers/Simplistic Living Enthusiasts know what it takes to shed the extra layers of possessions that were accumulated over the years from living outside of our means. Though, there are others who find mountains to face when it comes to getting rid of their possessions – whether they literally be mountains of stuff,…

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Yan’s Tiny Tack House based on Tumbleweed Fencl: Open House

Have you seen Chris and Malissa’s Tiny Tack House before? Their tiny house is AWESOME. One of my favorites because it’s a couple’s tiny house and Chris is a photographer. The latest tiny house that Chris has gotten to photograph from what I understand is Yan’s tiny tack house, shown below. And Chris Tack’s photos are always…

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Ella Shows You Her Tumbleweed Tiny House: Pictures and Video Tour

In this post I’m showing you Ella’s Tumbleweed Tiny House on wheels. She started building in late 2011 after her return from College overseas. When Ella went back to California she decided to build her own tiny home so she wouldn’t have to pay expensive rent in an oversized space. Today she blogs over at Little Yellow…