If you’re looking to go tiny or downsize but don’t exactly want to live in less than 200-square-feet OR be limited by an 8.5-foot wide trailer, then you might like this option. It’s still a tiny house on wheels but it’s a park model because it’s much bigger.
These sort of units are nothing new, and this one is built by Palm Harbor Homes. It has a relaxing beach vibe, doesn’t it? Take a look below, and let us know in the comments, would you consider living tiny in a park model sort of like this one?
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Tiny Cottage with a Loft (Park Model)
via Intimate Home Designs.com
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This is the small house that feels big… It’s an 800-square-foot custom designed and built home on a foundation and I think you’re going to like it.
I just can’t get enough of small houses that are well designed like the one you’re about to see here. It’s a timber frame build by Nir Pearlson in Oregon. His firm specializes in green designs.
In this case, the client wanted an energy-efficient small home made out of sustainable materials. The clients are an aging couple who are nearing retirement so they wanted a single-story design that they’d love. Here is the result.
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The Little Cottage That Feels Big (And Where to Get the Plans to Build It)
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This skinny small house in LA is brought to you by Kirsten Dirksen of Faircompanies.
This architect (Anonymous Architects) in LA wanted an affordable house so he found and purchased the smallest one he could find which was just 350-square-feet.
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Skinny Small House in LA
The only problem was that he wanted to be able to live and work from it so he was going to have to come up with some changes.
Photos Courtesy of Faircompanies.com
From 350 Sq. Ft. to 960 Sq. Ft.
He did this by requesting special planning to double the height of the structure. These numbers do include a garage though so it is quite a small home as you’ll see.
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I recently asked my own Facebook community for some inspiration about topics for the various blogs I write.
One question that intrigued me was this one:
“I’d be curious to know where folks think “tiny” ends and “small” begins. I dream of downsizing to a smaller space, but I don’t think I could live in a tiny house for an extended period.”
This is an interesting question so I thought I might look into it a little more.
Photo by J. Andrew Flenniken
Read below for more thoughts on small versus tiny.
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Architect Karl Wanaselja and partner Cate Leger created a unique small house in Berkeley, California.
They call it the McGee House. It consists of 104 salvaged car roofs which cover the upper side walls of the home. The inspiration behind the upper siding came from fish scales.
The lower wall siding is made out of a waste product from the furniture industry in clad form called poplar bark.
The awnings are side windows from America’s best-selling minivan, the Dodge Caravan.
It’s a 2 bedroom home with two levels and a gorgeous upstairs balcony.
From the outside, at just 14′ wide, it appears smaller than it’s actual size.
Photo Courtesy of Nicolas Boullosa
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The Tumbleweed Harbinger offers 310-407 square feet of living space on a permanent foundation, providing more room than trailer-based tiny houses while maintaining the company’s efficient design principles. Available in one or two-bedroom configurations, the Harbinger includes space for full-size appliances including washer, dryer, dishwasher, and range with oven.
Harbinger Specifications
- Designer: Tumbleweed Houses (Jay Shafer)
- Size: 310-407 square feet
- Foundation: Permanent (not trailer-based)
- Bedrooms: One or two (optional ground floor bedroom)
- Stories: One plus sleeping loft and storage loft
- Estimated Material Cost: $26,000-$33,000
Harbinger Exterior
Photo via Tumbleweed Houses
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French architect firm Fabre de Marien transformed a double car garage in Bordeaux, France into a 441 square foot modern small house. The conversion features floor-to-ceiling glass doors, wood exterior cladding, a sloped ceiling that rises toward the rear, and a sleeping loft with skylight. The design maximizes natural light through the glass front while maintaining privacy from neighbors.
Conversion Details
- Size: 441 square feet (double car garage)
- Location: Bordeaux, France
- Architect: Fabre de Marien
- Exterior: Wood cladding, glass doors
- Ceiling: Sloped upward toward rear
- Sleeping: Loft with skylight
- Features: Built-in patio, shower, washing machine, dressing room, sofa bed, office area, kitchen
Before: Original Garage
Photos via Fabre de Marien
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Villa Mecklin by Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects demonstrates how distinctive geometry and natural materials create compelling small architecture. This wedge-shaped waterfront house in Finland features pine walls, floors, and ceilings throughout, with large windows that frame the lake scenery. The angular porch extends living space outdoors while the minimalist interior maintains focus on the surrounding landscape.
Design Details
- Name: Villa Mecklin
- Location: Finland (waterfront)
- Architect: Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects
- Form: Wedge/angular shape
- Interior: Pine walls, floors, and ceilings
- Windows: Large glazing for lake views
- Style: Minimalist Scandinavian
Wedge House Exterior
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Dustin Diedricksen and his wife Dawn live in an 850 square foot small house that demonstrates how couples and growing families can thrive in compact spaces. The home features an upstairs sleeping loft and delivers significant benefits: lower rent or mortgage payments, reduced utilities, faster payoff potential, and simplified maintenance.
House Details
- Size: 850 square feet
- Occupants: Couple (growing family)
- Features: Upstairs sleeping loft
- Benefits: Lower expenses, reduced utilities, simple lifestyle
- Connection: Brother of Derek “Deek” Diedricksen (RelaxShax)
Upstairs Sleeping Loft
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