Guest Post by Maren Kate You think your place is small? Try our tiny studio on for size! We are two start up founders who have squeezed into a 250 square foot micro studio in the heart of San Francisco, California. But even though the quarters are close we still really enjoy our small place.…
SignaTour Campers is a Tampa, Florida based small business that builds high-quality teardrop campers. These micro campers are lightweight, inexpensive to buy, cheap to maintain and you can pull it with just about any vehicle. In fact, one customer of the SignaTour teardrop trailers have been pulled theirs with a Smart Car! Hand Built Teardrop…
Jay Shafer, the founder of Tumbleweed Houses, designed the Epu tiny house and offers building plans for those interested in their very own little home on wheels. He lived in this design for several years before selling it so that he can create more. This post will give you all of the information you need…
Anderjack Box Bungalow Tiny House Plans The Anderjack is one of Tumbleweed Houses’ designs in the Box Bungalow category, created during the early days of the modern tiny house movement. This design was created by Jay Shafer, a pioneer of the tiny house movement who lived in small spaces since 1997. Shafer founded Tumbleweed Tiny…
Dan Louche is one of the pioneers of the modern tiny house movement. Through his company Tiny Home Builders, he has helped countless people design and build their own tiny homes on wheels. Here’s a look at two of his foundational designs: Tiny Retirement and Tiny Living. Dan Louche’s Tiny House Designs We first interviewed…
Editor’s note: This is a historical post from 2011. Tiny Green Cabins is no longer in operation. Jim Wilkins from Tiny Green Cabins contacted us with a tiny house photo contest announcement. Celebrate Your Space Photo Contest To qualify your home must be between 50-500 square feet. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Sep…
Evan and Gabby are a couple who built their own tiny house together. Gabby was the one who brought Evan on to the idea of simple living to this extreme. They chose the Tumbleweed Tarleton building plans that Jay Shafer designed. A Custom Built Travel Trailer Their tiny house is registered as a custom-made RV.…
Editor’s note: The Log Pod company appears to no longer be in operation. This post is preserved as an example of innovative tiny cabin design. Trevor Richardson created The Log Pod tiny cabins in the UK. Here’s the story of how these tiny cabins came to be. Trevor was looking for ways to increase the…
Imagine watching the Northern Lights from the comfort of your bed, surrounded by thermal glass that keeps you warm while offering unobstructed views of the Arctic sky. That’s exactly what you can experience at Hotel Kakslauttanen in Saariselka, Finland, where 20 glass igloo tiny houses form a unique village designed specifically for aurora viewing. Igloo…
TuboHotel is a unique hotel that has utilized inexpensive materials to provide affordable accommodations to its customers. Tubo means tube in Spanish. In 2006 architect Andreas Strauss used recycled concrete pipes to create a tiny houses to be used as hotel rooms (DasparkHotel). T3Arc designed and built TuboHotel with inspiration from the work of Andreas.…
