Not long ago I showed you what Stew MacInnes has created to fill a better need for workers. He calls them tiny houses on steroids because they can withstand extreme conditions. So this is Maximus Extreme Living Solutions’ second tiny home project. These homes are a better solution for workers, let’s say in oil fields,…
So, how are you doing with your holiday intentions? Have you set clear intentions? Have you written a wish list? Have you communicated your wishes with your family? Have you created new rituals? Celebrated traditions? Read my first, second and third posts about how we created a meaningful celebration in our tiny house. *** We just completed…
I’m not sure about you but I’ve always had this attraction to A-frame houses. I’m not sure if that’s because my name starts with an A (Alex) but I think it’s also because they’re so rare to see and unique in comparison to most other homes. As a kid, I always was liked seeing an…
This tiny unfolding shipping container home is one of a kind, although it did disappoint me a bit. I’ll tell you why later. Designed by artist/architect Adam Kalkin, it’s officially dubbed the Illy Push Button House and was created for Illy. At just 20′ by 8′ it unfolds into five different rooms. Yes, this design…
This tiny solar house was designed and built by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society. I found them on Facebook not long ago and wanted to share their tiny home with you because it has three Silicon Energy PV modules, solar air heat, and even solar hot water. The SIP (Structural Insulated Panels) came from The…
Since I am spending some time in Detroit, Michigan for the winter I decided to reach out to my cousin, Charlie Zink, who blogs about his adventures biking around the streets of Detroit and taking photos of the interesting things he finds there. Charlie comes across quite a few amazing gems on his adventures so…
If you don’t like the idea of upstairs sleeping lofts you’ll love this tiny house design by Humble Homes. It’s a multifunctional design with a genius slide out bed and storage system. In most tiny homes, there’s a sleeping loft above the kitchen to make the best use of space. The problem is, you might…
Guest Post by Stew MacInnes of Maximus Extreme Living Solutions My name is Stew MacInnes, I am the owner of Maximus Extreme Living Solutions, based out of Ogden, Utah. My company manufactures self-contained living units, which in lay terms would probably best be described as eco-friendly, tiny homes that are on massive amounts of steroids!…
Would you consider living in this 550-square-foot small houseboat? Affordable Floating Homes is a division of First Mate Builders and Olympia Construction. Mike Auderer designed and built this wonderful humble home on wheels from scratch so he can downsize from a four-story Victorian home according to Thurston Talk. It’s a two-story houseboat with all of…
This is the third installment in my series, “How We Created a Delightful Christmas in our Tiny House.” See my first and second posts for the first five ideas. The holidays sneak up and fly by when we keep a frenzied pace of checking off lists and rushing around for the big day. Growing up,…
