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8×8 Tiny House Design by Kevin

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Kevin Harrington of Cozy Home Plans This 8×8 tiny house design has quite a lot to offer for its size. There’s a couch that converts to a bed with drawer storage underneath. The ottoman is custom designed to have storage and rollers so you can move it around easily. It’s…

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Tiny House in Ontario and using Neighbors as Security?

Guest Post by Laura Moreland When I selected the milk chocolate-colored siding for Tiny House Ontario it was not my first choice. I had hoped to go with a sort of grey/green/brown, just like the trunks of the trees that surround my tiny house. I hoped the house would blend right in on the background…

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8×8 Tiny House Design by Hunter

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Hunter D. This cabin is an eight foot cube. Length, width, and height are all eight feet. It is pictured in plywood but could be covered in any material to suit its surroundings. It features a rainwater collection system that gravity feeds the sink and shower. The kitchen features…

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8×8 Tiny House Design by Jordan

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Jordan O. This was really challenging and fun! Thanks Deek! I’ve attached some sketches to help clarify my ideas -hard to describe things in words only. Keeping in mind that this challenge is supposed to be in the $700 – $800 price range to build, I figured you…

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8×8 Tiny House Design by Remi

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Remi My basic parameters: Actual full time living space for one person, year round. Electricity available – solar, grid, or generator. (If not, add an awning and cook outdoors. Hopefully, you live in a mild climate.) 8’ x 8’ concrete pad, 6” thick walls, 7’ x 7’ interior…

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8×8 Tiny House Design by Mary Parris

8×8 Tiny House Design Contest Submission by Mary Parris This is my design for the 8×8 design contest. I’m thinking a shed design with a contemporary flair and a tin roof. Keep the windows high and on the front wall only. The two side walls would have a 12″ shelf bout 6′ up running from the bath…

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Mortgage-Free Octagon Cabin w/ Add-Ons 

Guest Post by Reader who Lives in Mortgage-free Small Octagon House We built this small octagon house in 1979 with mostly found/recycled materials that we pulled through the woods on a little path on a reinforced garden cart so we did it with no mortgage. Later on, we got a little crazy with the add-ons…

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Beach Bungalow Tiny House

This 130-square-foot beach bungalow tiny house was for sale for $29,000 recently. It was built with all of the amenities that an RV normally offers which include: Hot water heater Furnace Water hook up Freshwater holding tank Gray water tank Blackwater tank It also has a full sized bathroom with a shower and toilet and…

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Living Single? This Tiny House Might be for you

JT’s tiny house is a combination of a Tumbleweed Walden and Lusby. He used his own creative ways to customize this tiny house for his own needs. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Creating a home that perfectly suits your needs. That’s what I love about these little homes: you can use plans to help…

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Top 5 Ways to Heat Water in a Tiny House

Guest Post by Ryan Mitchell of The Tiny Life Heating water in a tiny house can be a tricky thing; by its very nature, heating water is often a resource intense endeavor and many solutions are often bulky. These two things are often at odds with those wanting to live in a tiny house because…