Kevin, from Cozy Home Plans, sent me pictures of his upcoming tiny house design with a balcony. The design hasn’t been released yet, but we know it has the following features:
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While on YouTube the other day I ran into Yestermorrow’s tiny house 227 documentary thanks to Eric who commented and informed me about it.
Quite a while back, I put a post together on this sustainable building school. You can get all of the details on how to get involved there.
This is part of Yestermorrow’s semester in sustainable design and building course. The school teachers over 150 hands on workshops every year.
They cover design, construction, woodworking, and concentrations in sustainability. This particular project consists of a 227 square foot house on a trailer.
In the film, one of the student builders, Ben Berton says, “I think tiny houses are relevant, especially for the younger generation because, I feel like the younger generation tends to be more of a transient generation. And if you have a tiny house, especially if it’s on a trailer, your house can move with you.”
Photo Courtesy of Yestermorrow on YouTube
Jose Galarza, the Directory of this semester program, says, “This kind of education would be really great if it happened in the college atmosphere.”
That’s something I’d really love to see, and I’m sure you agree with that statement as well. Teaching students not only to live more consciously but to show them how to design and build, too.
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What happens when a couple sets out to build a teardrop trailer and lets their creativity take over? You get the Love Shack — a king-sized bed disguised as a tiny house on a trailer, built in just 2.5 weeks as a rolling art project.
Built by a couple from British Columbia, the Love Shack started as a joke: “Wouldn’t it be cool if our teardrop looked like a little shack?” Two and a half weeks later, they had a fully insulated, road-ready tiny shelter and hit the road for an open-ended adventure.
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Images courtesy of Napalm Dragon
I wanted to show you this tiny house on a trailer that’s in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
I’ve been exchanging emails with the owners of the home and was up for sale for an asking price of $20,000 CAD.
The little home was built by two architecture graduates, Lauren Aarntzen and John McFarlane.
The trailer has a 5000 lb capacity and the house can actually be detached and installed onto a regular foundation if one wanted to.
There are lots of things that I like about this tiny house and the first thing I’m going to point out to you is the front porch.
Photos Courtesy of Lauren Aarntzen and John McFarlane
At less than 100 square feet, this house offers a queen-size bed in the loft, a bathroom, 7′ desk, and a kitchen with a double sink, stove, fridge and oven.
Plus there’s a sofa and plenty of shelving and storage. You’ll get to see all of that in the photos below so don’t miss that along with all of the other details of the house below.
Jay Shafer, the founder of Tumbleweed Houses, designed the Epu tiny house and offers building plans for those interested in their very own little home on wheels.
He lived in this design for several years before selling it so that he can create more. This post will give you all of the information you need to find building plans for the Epu.
You’ll also find plenty of photos and a complete video tour of the house with Jay himself.
This design is 8′ wide and 15′ long and is made to sit on a 7′ by 14′ double axle trailer. Inside the ceiling is 6′ 3″ high with a loft height of 3′ 8″.
If you are a taller person these dimensions can be adjusted when building to meet your own height requirements as it has been done before.
Photos Courtesy of Tumbleweed Houses
This design has been featured on Oprah and it comes with the following features:
Dan Louche is one of the pioneers of the modern tiny house movement. Through his company Tiny Home Builders, he has helped countless people design and build their own tiny homes on wheels.
Here’s a look at two of his foundational designs: Tiny Retirement and Tiny Living.
We first interviewed Dan after he built his first house on a trailer for his mother who lives in Florida. Since then, he has become a leading voice in the tiny house community, creating:
The photo below is an interior shot of Dan’s mom’s house, called Tiny Retirement. This design is made for people who don’t want to climb into a sleeping loft every night, making it ideal for retirees or anyone preferring main-floor living.
Photos courtesy of Tiny Home Builders
Evan and Gabby are a couple who built their own tiny house together.
Gabby was the one who brought Evan on to the idea of simple living to this extreme.
They chose the Tumbleweed Tarleton building plans that Jay Shafer designed.
Their tiny house is registered as a custom-made RV. This allows them to move it around, stay at an RV park, or park in a friend’s backyard.
The design includes plenty of storage throughout. Here’s a look at what this 117-square-foot home includes.
Photo courtesy of Evan and Gabby
Meet Steve and Wendy, who are designing and building their own tiny house to live in permanently.
About a year ago they began to adjust their lives so that they could achieve some of the things that they have always wanted to do in life.
After years of raising a family and the accumulation of all of the materials associated with American life, they realized that they wanted to take another path.
Their stuff was getting in the way of things that mattered more to them in life, like God, family, friends and extra money.
They will have significantly smaller utility bills and a lot less stuff weighing them down. So let’s take a look at their progress so far! It’s important for me to note that they’re not finished yet.
Here is what they started out with… and old trailer that’s going to serve as the trailer for their tiny house on wheels.
Photos Courtesy of Steve and Wendy
Jeremy Jackson was one of the early pioneers of tiny house travel. After building his own Tumbleweed-style tiny house over the course of a year—mostly by himself—he hit the road to explore America. His story offers valuable insights for anyone considering the mobile tiny house lifestyle.
In this interview, Jeremy shares his motivations, fears, and the realities of those first days on the road with a tiny house in tow.
J: I woke up one day feeling frustrated with the world and my own life. My business was dying and I have been suffering from an industrial injury. Everything was crashing down on me.
I started to ponder about what would happen when my mother and siblings would pass because I am the youngest. At the time I was living with my mother. Well that evening I checked my email and stumbled onto the Yahoo! article which featured the tiny house movement and Jay Shafer.
I was instantly hooked from that moment on and I saw a spark of hope. I spent the next few months learning everything that I could on how to build a tiny house until I came up with a plan to build one myself because it made good sense to me.
I decided that if I were going to commit to building my own tiny house, I needed to get to it without allowing myself to over analyze the possible pitfalls. So I jumped in head over heels and started buying materials whenever and wherever I could get them.
So I sold all of my valuables, including the DJ and Karaoke business, and just started even though I am disabled and on a fixed income because I felt that if I were going to survive, I had to take a risk.
J: It has taken me the best part of a year to complete it (mostly by myself) but finally, it’s done.
Photos Courtesy of Jeremy Jackson