In search of a more simple life and completeness, the couple, Michael and Diana lived in a 144 square foot tiny home in Northern California for seven years. They feel their house was not tiny but just right for them.
The tiny house does not feel small as you will see below. The natural sunlight and surrounding trees there are magical.
Diana says you enter a timeless time here. And it’s easy to forget about everything but the present moment.
The fireplace is a necessity in this home as it creates heat for the home and bathing water.
With no electricity which means no refrigerator, no meat, no ice cream Diana would cook beautifully colored fresh vegetables in one small cast iron pot over the open fire for their meals.
Enjoy the photos and video below of this unique simple way of living.
Couple Live for 7 years in a 144 Sq. Ft. Tiny House with No Electricity
Images © Faircompanies
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This tiny cottage built for $11k is a guest post by Dominique Poulin
We recently built this tiny cottage with help from family and friends in Saint-Andre- Avellin, Quebec, Canada for 11k. We were lucky to have a neighbor mill all the exterior wood from our very own trees! The interior is not quite finished but we are getting there.
We plan to remain off-grid and install solar in the coming year as well as build a well. We have about 60 acres of land, and are planning to build more tiny cottages.
Tiny Cabin Shell Built for $11k on 60 Acres of Land
Images © Dominique Poulin
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This 288 sq. ft. solar cabin for sale is a guest post by Shannon Riddle
Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I wanted to share our tiny home pics with you.
Although we really love our tiny home, it isn’t in the ideal location for our little family.
So this tiny home is for sale, the details are at the bottom.
My husband Brian built this with the help of our good friend Gabe.
288 Sq. Ft. Solar Cabin For Sale w/ 2 Acres
Images © Shannon Riddle
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Right now I’d like to show you The Pod which is a 288 sq. ft. tiny cabin on skids designed and built by Yahini Homes. It’s 12’x24′ and designed to be easily added onto later as the clients needs change.
In the past, I’ve shown you the 144 sq. ft. Butterfly cabin on wheels and the 112 sq. ft. off grid tiny house on a trailer with folding porch by Yahini Homes.
Yahini Homes is a small green construction business located in Athens, Ohio. Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below.
228 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cabin on Skids by Yahini Homes
Images © Yahini Homes
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This tiny cabin in the woods story is a guest post by Joe Slade
I am in the process of building this tiny cabin in the woods in Attala County, Mississippi.
It sits in the middle of 22 acres of hardwoods with no roads on the property.
All building supplies are carried in by hand. I just finished painting it to protect it for years to come.
My 160 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cabin Project
Images © Joe Slade
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This is the story of a couple who teamed up and decided to build their own 250 square foot tiny cabin made out of mostly reclaimed materials for only around $7,000 in material costs. They did all the labor themselves.
And since they built their tiny home on a foundation on their own land they continually make improvements to the place to better meet their needs. For example, they’ve added a porch and a bathroom so far to the original design.
Originally the structure was 12’x20′ until they added the porch and bathroom which extends the footprint to 18’x20′. Lots of the materials were salvaged from a barn along with other random finds that they repurposed.
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Couple Build Debt-free $7k DIY Off Grid Tiny Cabin
Images: PreciousRoy
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The purpose of this off grid tiny house was to offer young couples or millennials the ability to live outside the hustle and bustle of the big city.
To have the ability to live off grid in a tiny house while being more environmentally friendly is the idea here.
Initially research was collected to see what young people wanted.
Data showed not everyone was completely ready to move off-the-grid. Or to even live in a smaller space.
The goal behind this design was to get young couples comfortable with the idea of living small, simple, but not completely off-the-grid.
Tiny House Designed for the Environmental-Friendly Millennial Generation
Images © Jordan Spuck via Simple Solar Homesteading
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This 185 sq. ft. off-grid solar tiny house design was submitted as part of LaMar’s off grid tiny house design contest where you can win up to $500 if you submit a design before 6/30/14.
Jonathan Marcoux’s squared eco house is 12’3″ x 12’3″. It has a water harvesting system, solar heating, solar panels, aquaponics farming system, and more.
Construction will be primarily 2″x4″. Heating will be provided mainly by firewood but a propane system can be integrated as a back up. Water heating in the summer is taken care of by a solar roof water heater. In the winter the wood stove can be used to heat water. And a propane instant hot water heater can also be installed.
DIY Off Grid Solar Tiny House for Only $10K?
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I had to show you this DIY hand-built off-grid tiny cabin in Cable, Wisconsin. There’s something so cool about small cabins like this. And this one has a bit of a modern touch thanks to the big windows and metal roof.
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