This is a tiny house movement timeline… A brief history of tiny homes. How far back does the tiny house movement go? Some could argue that tiny homes have been here since the dawn of man. And it’s true, isn’t it? But for the purposes of this article, I’d like to start by skipping to the year 1854 because that’s the year that Henry David Thoreau published his book, Walden, after living in a 150-square-foot tiny cabin near Walden Pond on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s woodland property.
Little did he know, that he may be largely responsible for having sparked the giant tiny house movement that we are witnessing today. So please join me on a journey back in time, to explore the tiny homes of yesterday and see how they have inspired the tiny and small homes of today. And who knows, maybe we can figure out what the tiny homes of the future will be like? Let’s go…
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1854 – Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden while living in a 150-square-foot tiny cabin.
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This is the story of a man who built a 512-square-foot tiny house for his sister in 3 months and 28 days for $16,318 in materials.
It’s located in the Florida panhandle and he even stayed in it after hurricane Michael. Now he is considering using it for Airbnb, too. It’s 16′ x 16′, 2 stories, 512-square-feet. What do you think?
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512-square-foot built for $16k in less than 4 months!
Images © JD Daley
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Introducing… Adorable Abodes out of Northumberland Cty which is just north of Brighton, Ontario, Canada. They design and build “adorable abodes” that are “bigger and better than tiny homes” from as little as 350-square-feet up to 505-square-feet.
They are also drawing up plans for a community of these beautiful tiny/small homes. Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? We love this concept. Please re-share this story with anyone you know who may be interested/inspired by it. Thanks!?
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Adorable Abodes Tiny Homes and Potential Community
Image © AdorableAbodes.ca
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This is one couple’s fisherman’s tiny cottage in Ballard. It’s a backyard tiny home they built which was featured over at the Seattle Backyard Cottage blog. I love backyard tiny homes like this because they’re a wonderful way to (legally) get more small and tiny houses built.
This idea reminds me of the article we did on the city who is encouraging homeowners to build backyard tiny homes. It’s such a great idea, isn’t it? Anyway, take a look at this beautiful little cottage below and let us know what you think about it in the comments. You can also read the interview with the couple who built it over at Seattle Backyard Cottage’s original article on it.
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Fisherman’s Tiny Cottage in Ballard – Seattle Backyard Cottage
Images via MicroHouseNW
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This is a tiny fisherman cottage in Hvide Sande which is a little town on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark. It’s the country’s fifth largest fishing port, according to Small House Bliss.
The neighborhood seems to be filled with other structures like this. Most of them are just small warehouses that are used to store fishing gear but many of them are not even being used anymore, so some people have decided to turn them into modern tiny homes inspired by the classic old fishing sheds.2 Pretty interesting, right?
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Tiny Fisherman Shed Cottage Conversion (375 Sq. Ft.) in Hvide Sande Fishing Port in Jutland, Denmark
Images via SmallHouseBliss/Esmarch
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This is a tiny house on a farm in Corbett, Oregon which is just east of Portland near the Columbia River.
It’s a tiny home on wheels with an interesting design — it features a small bump-out just over the wheels of the trailer. Do you see that?
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Unique Tiny House on a Farm near Portland, Oregon with Little Window Bump-out Over the Trailer Wheels
Images via Glamping Hub
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This is a beautiful tiny cottage built by a mother/daughter duo called the Quintessential Laneway House.
It’s a laneway house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by SmallWorks. The small house features one bedroom, one bathroom, and a large open space for living, cooking, dining, and entertaining.
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Mother/Daughter Build Beautiful Quintessential Laneway House in Vancouver… It’s The Little House You Wish You Had?
Images © SmallWorks
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This is a zen desert cabin with trails that take you into Joshua Tree National Park. It’s called the Romantic Desert Cabin on Glamping Hub.
The twelve dedicated acres offers complete privacy, as guests only share the gated property with resident wildlife during the day and dark skies at night.
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Small and Cozy Zen Desert Cabin
Images via Glamping Hub
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This is a sustainable small house with solar-power and rainwater-collection near Melbourne, Australia that you can rent on Airbnb.
It’s a sustainable off-grid home on a secluded 20 acres with rainwater collection, solar panels, batteries, a Rota-Loo composting toilet system, and eleven cows on the property. How would you like to live in a setting like this?
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Sustainable Off-Grid Small House with Solar and Rainwater System in Victoria, Australia
Photos via Robert/Airbnb
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