The Convenience of Modern Living… …and why I don’t like it. We just spent the last two months living away from our tiny house with Matt’s mom for the holidays. Two months was an awful long time to spend in someone else’s home and while I was grateful for her hospitality I was also quite…
Editor’s note: I first wrote this in 2012, back when I was hunting for a place to park my own tiny house on wheels. The idea still holds up, and since then plenty of people have actually built versions of it. I’ve updated the post below with what we’ve learned about making it legal and…
Last year I interviewed Rob Scott who builds these wonderful housetrucks that look just like tiny houses. If you haven’t had a chance to read the interview click here for that article. He recently finished yet another tiny house on a truck and he gave me the go to share it with you. One thing…
When many people hear the words “dream house,” they may think about a large home with thousands of square feet. For many others, however, that dream is out of reach or doesn’t fit their vision of the perfect home. For these reasons, more people are opting for tiny houses—typically ranging between 100 and 400 square…
This is Tonita’s Pink Christmas in her beautifully decorated tiny house. She owns an 8′ by 24′ tiny house on a trailer with an interior of 8′ by 18′ and has put forth great effort to show us all her little home. Tonita, thank you so much for sharing this with us and I hope…
You might think that tiny house living will solve most of your problems, as I have, because it will lower your bills and reduce the amount of chores you have to do around the house. But is it really true? I’m beginning to question it even though I’m fanatic about the benefits of living in…
Tiny House Living Expectations: Simplifying or Roughing It? Article by Laura LaVoie This post on the realities of tiny house living over at Trying on Tiny was brought to my attention. In it, Audrey mentions the unexpected things they’ve had to face since moving into their tiny house; and not all of them have been…
This small NYC apartment magically transforms 420 square feet into 1100 square feet of usable space with the use of multifunctional furniture. It’s known as the LifeEdited apartment in the Soho/Manhatten area of New York City. What you’re about to see here is the apartment of Graham Hill, founder of treehugger.com. He bought the apartment…
Tiny House Living Perspectives by Hari of the Tiny House Family Last night, I read Alex’s post and the wonderful discussion that followed on “Let’s Face it: Tiny Houses are Not for You.” Rather than downsizing to tiny or some ideal size, imagine right-sizing your life. What space do you need to live happily? More…
If you’re interested in building a tiny house on a trailer to live in, vacation in, or work in and you want to learn how to do it yourself then read on. If you’re already familiar with Dan, you know about his company Tiny Home Builders. He offers a construction guide, plans, building services, and…
