With today’s building codes how can you get away with building a garage so that you can convert it into a studio to live in instead of having to construct an entire 1500 square foot plus house on your land? Is that even possible? Here’s the story of how one guy did it in Hawaii.…
Phil Thiel of Seattle, Washington, has inspired a whole fleet of tiny human-powered houseboats in the United States, England, and Germany. He calls his quaint canal cruisers Escargots for their slow speed and sells the building plans for just $150. Each 18.5′ by 6′ houseboat fits up to three bunks and is propelled by a…
Living aboard a 36′ Catalina sailboat in the Caribbean… Ah, the good life. Sailboats provide you with a small space so you have little to take care of and clean. Plus, like an RV or motorhome, they give you the ability to travel inexpensively. I’m Alex Pino and I had the chance to meet up…
Most of you already know Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders. He’s currently working on the Tiny Living house model that you’ll see here. In the past, I’ve given you a video tour of both of his models: Tiny Retirement Tiny Living Dan is almost finished with the interior of this one and soon he’ll…
A few days ago I got an e-mail from a guy named Johnny about a tiny house he built on a trailer. After a few exchanges, he said he’d be glad if I shared the information and pictures with you. Some of you might be excited to know that it’s for sale. The house weighs…
Have you seen Derek “DEEK” Diedricksen’s 8′ x 8′ x 8′ 64-square-foot tiny house slash micro cabin? It’s made mostly out of plywood and if you’ve read his book, Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, you’ve seen pictures of it already. They built it in Brooklyn, New York inside the old warehouse workshop you can see below.…
Kirsten is going to show you Jay Nelson’s micro house that he built on a customized bicycle. It’s 27 square feet in size and has everything a surfer needs. It even has a roof rack to store and move around your boards! Jay’s micro vehicle/bicycle home is made out of plywood sheets covered in fiberglass.…
Jay Shafer felt overwhelmed by the 4,000 square foot home he grew up in back in Iowa. Time, energy and resources were spent maintaining space that added very little to their lives on the whole. This distaste for wasted space emerged as a creative influence when Shafer was in his 20s. After college, he started…
This is a tour of the original Dee Williams Tiny House! She originally built it for less than $10,000 USD. Isn’t that crazy? What if your house was only $10,000 and paid off? Don’t miss other super interesting tiny house stories like this, join our FREE Tiny House Newsletter for more! This is the tiny…
Say hello to the Glam Pod over in England. They made it for people who need a home, but are not yet ready for a large one. So for now, they can put the Glam Pod in their parents or friend’s backyard. It takes 8 to 10 weeks to build and is delivered on a…
