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This is the 592 Sq. Ft. Hummingbird Cottage built for a family’s mother-in-law by Ralph Jones Home Plans, LLC.

Janne Zaccagnino created the plans for the home and normally doesn’t see the finished product, but because she knew the owner she was able to take pictures of the completed home, which she shared with us!

At almost 600 sq. ft., it’s certainly a “small” house rather than tiny, but I think it could make a great retirement cottage. Contact info at the bottom!

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592 Sq. Ft. Hummingbird Tiny Retirement Cottage

Tiny Retirement Cottage

Images via Ralph Jones Home Plans, LLC

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This is a 430 sq. ft. Two-Bedroom Family Home in the Australian Bush.

The Stewy Crew on YouTube lead a great tour of their tiny space which includes a master bedroom and a nursery for their daughter Lyric (how cute is that name, by the way?). They explained their water and power situation which produces some super-small electric bills.

Enjoy the tour!

Related: The Portal by The Tiny House Company in Australia

430 sq. ft. Two-Bedroom Family Home in the Australian Bush

430 sq. ft. Two-Bedroom Family Home in the Australian Bush

Screenshots via YouTube/TheStewyCrew

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This is a Tiny House Life Space SIP THOW built in Prentiss, MS.

We feel we have a lot of cool features in this house that your readers would like. We have taken it to a couple of shows and people are most interested and wowed by our full sized bathroom with a full 5-foot tub, pine butcher block countertops, sofa/bed, and the fact that all the walls and ceiling are made out of SIPS panels. All this packed into 192 square feet. We also offer a one bedroom model on a longer trailer.

Even cooler? The house includes a $100 transforming bed and you’ll have to watch the video to see the awesome way it works. Enjoy!

Related: 20′ Modern Tiny House built with SIPs

Tiny House Life Space SIP THOW

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I think there’s a general consensus on Tiny House Talk that Abel Zimmerman Zyl, of Zyl Vardos, is a master tiny house craftsman. Therefore, we should all be excited for his newest build, Belinda’s Little Bird!

The home features stunning french doors, no loft, tons of storage and a beautiful tiny Hobbit wood-burning stove. He finished it just recently, thus it’s snow-covered exterior! Abel said the house is now on a farm in Pennsylvania. Perfect!

Related: No-loft Zyl Vardos Build: The Dewdrop Tiny House

Newest Zyl Vardos Build: Belinda’s Little Bird

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This is a Pre-Owned Escape Vintage that’s currently for sale (it’s sold!) from Peter in Virginia Beach.

The Vintage has gotten rave reviews from many of our readers, and here’s a chance to get one at a discount! Get more details about the Vintage on Escape’s website.

Related: Escape Vintage Tiny House

Pre-Owned Escape Vintage For Sale

Images via Peter

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This is Rebecca Froelich’s Modern Shed Tiny Cottage in California.

She purchased a pre-fabricated home from Modern Shed and transformed it into this backyard guest cottage that’s just stunning. The little space clocks in at 364 square feet and features a huge deck for lounging and entertaining. Read the full article on Apartment Therapy.

Related: Small House Kits by Modern-Shed

364 Sq. Ft. Modern Tiny Cottage in California

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Today you are in for a huge treat: This Open Concept Modern Tiny House with an Elevator Bed. The home, designed and built in Alaska by Ana White, would be amazing simply because of the $500 DIY elevator bed she created which solves the “loft problem” — but it gets better! The house is packed full of DIY, multi-purpose furniture pieces that often do two, three — even four — different things. There’s even a hidden washer/dryer combo unit!

If you are building your own tiny house it’s well worth the time to watch the video below to learn from Anna’s brilliance. Because of her rural Alaskan location, most things were built from items you can find at the hardware store. This might be the most creative tiny house we’ve shown you to date! Plus, you can get the free plans for the storage/chair cubes shown in the video, links are at the bottom of this article.

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Ana White’s Open Concept Modern Tiny House with DIY Elevator Bed – Plans Available Too!

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Here at Tiny House Talk, we love hearing what you have to say, and many of you tell us you don’t like loft bedrooms because of the ladders and/or staircases.

So I went through all the tiny houses on wheels we shared in 2016 and found some of the Best No-Loft THOWs to share with you. We like to say “no loft” but some of these tiny homes do have lofts, but they also have a bed on the first floor if you don’t want to deal with ladders or stairs. Best of all, you can use the loft space for storage and/or space for guests to sleep.

To explore more amazing tiny homes like this, join our Tiny House Newsletter. It’s free and you’ll be glad you did! We even give you free downloadable tiny house plans just for joining!

Top 10 Tiny Houses on Wheels with Downstairs Bedrooms for 2016

Top 10 Tiny Houses on Wheels with Downstairs Bedrooms

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This Girlfriend’s Perspective on Off-Grid Tiny House Living is a guest post by Cheryl Davies and Rob Greenfield – share your story and tiny home here too!

A few months ago we shared with you a story about Rob Greenfield’s off grid micro cabin life in California. Since then, Rob’s girlfriend, Cheryl, has shared her perspective on his lifestyle. So here is what they both have to say, starting with Rob…

I often see comments like, “This guy obviously doesn’t have a girlfriend,” and they’re talking about me when they say that! Well let me tell you, I DO have girlfriend and she is AMAZING, GORGEOUS, and we are SO IN LOVE! She loves to spend time at my off the grid tiny house with me and she’s coming over right now. Here she shares her perspective on my off the grid, tiny house lifestyle…

Please enjoy, learn more and re-share below. Thank you!

Girlfriend’s Perspective on Off-Grid Tiny House Living

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Images © Rob Greenfield

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