This is the $1,200 transforming A-frame cabin designed by Derek “DEEK” Diedricksen.
That’s right! It’s a tiny cabin that you can build for only $1,200 in materials. You can take the full tour below and if you want, you can even buy the plans from Deek in case you want to build one for yourself.
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Images © Derek “DEEK” Diedricksen
Looking for a spacious, modern tiny house layout with a relatively simple construction process? Then check out the new Hikari Box Tiny House Plans from designer/builder Shelter Wise! Shelter Wise took their experience custom-designing numerous tiny homes on wheels for clients over the last few years and combined all their favorite ideas into this design.
At 24 feet long, the Hikari Box is 184 square feet on the ground floor, with one 79 square foot loft for a queen bed and another 23 square foot loft for storage or a twin bed. It features 14 windows to let the light pour in (“Hikari” is Japanese for “light-filled”), and tons of storage in the kitchen, and in the Japanese tansu chest-inspired stairway to the main loft.
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This is a 400 sq. ft. Walden Tiny House by Hobbitat Spaces. They sell the plans you can purchase and download to build it yourself or have a contractor do it for you.
One of the few Hobs with 2 exterior doors which gives you a direct access to the porch and patio out back. The generous loft provides space for extra sleeping or a home office. The queen sized bump out can be used for sleeping or extra space downstairs if you sleep in the loft. The bath is beautiful with a sink bump out and a comfortable 3’x3′ shower. A 3/4 kitchen with an island bridges the space next to the living area. High windows in the front provide wonderful light and ventilation. A warm and cozy feel is all yours. This Hob is a comfortable 400 sqft.
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Images © HobbitatSpaces.com
This is Valley View Tiny House Company‘s Yosemite tiny house model. This brightly-colored tiny house on wheels is a custom-built home for one of their clients.
The home offers a total of 180 sq. ft. including the sleeping loft. The ground floor is 140 sq. ft. and there’s an additional 40 sq. ft. of loft (sleeping) space.
This model starts at $37,500. When you go inside you’ll notice the large living area with lots of natural light thanks to the abundance of windows. And there’s even a cozy little reading nook with a bay window!
The L-shape kitchen gives you a lot of counter space plus a bar. Head on over to the bathroom and you’ll notice a nice sized shower and toilet. If you go on up the ladder and into the sleeping loft you’ll find even more windows and a storage spaces for your personal items.
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Images © Valley View Tiny House Company
Dee Williams built her tiny house on wheels in 2004, so long ago that she had to track down Jay Shafer in person just to figure out how to build one. It was before the tiny house movement as we now know it – there were no blogs, videos or ebooks back then. Dee has lived full time in that little house in Olympia, Washington for over ten years, although last year she added a second, even tinier house to the mix: an eight-foot-long Don Vardo design with no loft. This second house has become her home-away-from-home in Portland, Oregon when she visits friends or teaches tiny house workshops.
The full story of how Dee came to build her first little house more than ten years ago is a long and rich one. Her memoir, The Big Tiny, came out last year and arrives in bookstores in paperback on April 22nd, 2015, and there’s no better way to hear the story than from Dee herself.
When I visited her simple little house in Olympia last year, most of our conversation focused on how the house has changed her life and perspective. For Dee, one of the biggest changes was that despite building the house to be “self-contained,” it actually taught her to be interdependent with others – to lean on her friends more and let herself be leaned upon.
Dee’s new tiny house went book touring with her through California and Oregon. Photo by Dee Williams.
Alan Reid has designed a 8×12 tiny house as part of our 2015 8×12 tiny house design contest. He calls this design The Lookout.
The total height of this tiny house without foundation is 13 ft. Alan said with some height modifications this could be built on a trailer but as pictured below it’s on a foundation.
He has spent some time creating these beautiful pictures below of the exterior and interior of his design.
In his design there is a desk area, kitchen and bathroom on the bottom level and a sleeping loft above.
Enjoy the pictures below of 8×12 The Lookout Tiny House Design.
Images © Alan Reid
Shawn Dehner over at The Small House Catalog released this 440 sq. ft. backyard cottage design (and plans). It’s called The Forest-Rose Cottage. And framing plans are available if you’re interested.
So I wanted to be sure to share that with you right now. You can see the sketch and overall design below. And the link to download the full plans are also below. It’s a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom house with two floors. The first floor is 240 sq. ft. and the upstairs has 200 sq. ft. The overall dimensions of the structure is 12′ x 20′.
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Images © The Small House Catalog
About a year ago I introduced you to Shaye and Tom thanks to the people over at Living Big in a Tiny House. I love this story because this couple decided to ‘just go for it’ and take advantage of the benefits of tiny house living early in their life. They’re now enjoying more freedom and are building a life on their own terms.
Right now I’m here to give you an update on them since a lot has changed for them after living in their tiny house for one year. They now have a newborn daughter named Hazel. Their tiny house has a new porch and it’s fully decorated inside. And if you really like their house you can even buy the plans to build one just like it yourself.
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Images © DIY House Buiding
Rich Daniels, of Rich’s Portable Cabins in North Powder, Oregon is here to share some wisdom regarding tiny house building standards and safety issues. Since I think his concerns are valid and very important for the future of tiny homes I’m sharing it with you below. Please pass it on.
Wanted to just take a moment to show my appreciation for the Tiny House forum you have created and add a note of concern that I have. I truly enjoy seeing all of the Tiny living spaces that people create for themselves, it is great to see the marriage of art and ingenuity. My concern has been and continues to be our transition as a community into mainstream living. Fighting the decades long belief that bigger is better and trying to have city, counties and states recognize us as a viable legal living option. Those who build Tiny Homes for resale should be vehemently aware of this situation and there is where my concern begins. Although many of the designs I have been seeing lately on your medium are brilliant in many ways, some if not all are lacking the safety features that all manufactures must conform to.…(continued below)
Below you can see one of Rich’s tiny houses on wheels built to standards inside:
Images © Rich’s Portable Cabins