The Barn at Tiny Digs: A Pet-Friendly Little Red Barn Tiny House in Portland

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The Barn at Tiny Digs is a little red barn on wheels in Northeast Portland, and it’s one of the original tiny houses that opened with the hotel back in 2016. It gives you all the fun of a farm stay with none of the chores.

It’s also one of only two pet-friendly houses at Tiny Digs, so well-behaved dogs and cats can come along. Inside you’ll find reclaimed 100-year-old barn wood, denim and Americana colors, and a few farmyard surprises.

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Through the Dutch Door

A custom Dutch barn door opens into the living area. Below the windows, the walls are wainscoted in reclaimed barn wood that’s about a century old, and a drop-down counter with tractor-seat stools serves as the dining table.

Interior of the Barn tiny house with drop-down dining counter, tractor seat stools, and loft stairs

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An Apron-Sink Farmhouse Kitchenette

The kitchenette has an apron-front farmhouse sink, a red kettle, and pegboard-style hooks for mugs. It’s set up for light cooking, with a mini fridge, coffee maker, and dishes.

Farmhouse apron sink and red kettle in the kitchenette of the Barn tiny house

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A Living Room with a Cowhide Chair

The front of the house is the living room, with a red bench seat, a cowhide chair, and barn lantern pendant lights. The wide, deep stairs are better than a ladder. They have cubby shelves built in and clothes-hanging space beside them.

Red bench, cowhide chair, and Dutch door in the living area of the Barn tiny house

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A Queen Loft Under the Gambrel Roof

Up the stairs, the classic gambrel barn roof creates a roomy queen loft lined in warm wood, with vintage fruit-crate art on the walls.

Queen bed in the wood-paneled gambrel roof loft of the Barn tiny house

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Sleeping loft with cowhide throw inside the Barn tiny house at Tiny Digs

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Storage cubbies under the stairs and view to the Dutch door in the Barn tiny house

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A Whiskey-Barrel Bathroom Vanity

The bathroom vanity is a whiskey barrel topped with a hammered copper sink, which might be the most photographed detail on the property.

Whiskey barrel vanity in the bathroom of the Barn tiny house

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Hammered copper sink on a whiskey barrel vanity at the Barn tiny house

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Looking Back: The Barn When We First Featured It

We first shared the Barn here on Tiny House Talk in 2016, back when Tiny Digs was brand new. Here are the photos from that original post, so you can see how the house has been cared for and refreshed over the years.

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Barn Tiny House Video Tour

Design Details

  • Size: 150 sq ft, two floors
  • Sleeps: 2 in a queen loft
  • Pets: Pet-friendly (well-behaved dogs and cats; a pet fee applies)
  • Style: Red barn with a gambrel roof, Dutch door, reclaimed 100-year-old barn wood
  • Kitchen: Apron sink kitchenette, mini fridge, kettle, coffee maker
  • Bathroom: Whiskey-barrel vanity with copper sink, flush toilet, hot shower
  • Comfort: Electric heat, air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, deck
  • Every Tiny Digs house: running water, flush toilet, hot shower, electric heat, air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, coffee and tea, self check-in

What Makes the Barn Special

  • Gambrel roofs make roomy lofts: The barn roof shape gives more loft headroom than a standard gable.
  • Stairs over ladders: Wide steps with built-in cubbies are safer and add storage.
  • Reclaimed materials add history: Century-old barn wood gives instant character to a brand-new build.
  • Pet-friendly rentals: Allowing pets opens a tiny rental to a big group of travelers.

Stay at Tiny Digs

Tiny Digs is at 2646 NE Glisan Street in Portland’s Kerns neighborhood, with close to 50 restaurants, breweries, and bars within a 10-minute walk. Rates vary by date, so check availability on the Tiny Digs site.

More Tiny Houses at Tiny Digs

Tiny Digs has twelve themed tiny houses on one lot in Northeast Portland. Here’s the full lineup:

  • The Finlandia (280 sq ft): 280 sq ft Scandinavian design with two lofts. The biggest house on the lot, sleeping up to five.
  • The Barn (150 sq ft, you are here)
  • The Arthur (180 sq ft): 180 sq ft yellow train car (caboose) with a cedar cupola loft. Sleeps up to four.
  • The Beach (150 sq ft): 150 sq ft Cape Cod cottage with shake shingles, turquoise accents, and a cedar loft.
  • The Cottage (180 sq ft): 180 sq ft Victorian shabby chic with gingerbread trim, stained glass, and a fireplace.
  • The Cabin (150 sq ft): 150 sq ft log cabin with Port Orford cedar siding, a hand-hewn log stairway, and a fireplace.
  • The Merlot (140 sq ft): 140 sq ft wine-country theme with a vaulted ceiling, a main-floor queen bed (no loft), and a wrap-around deck.
  • The Bamboo (150 sq ft): 150 sq ft Japanese-inspired house with a koi pond, grass-cloth walls, and tansu stairs.
  • The Zen (128 sq ft): 128 sq ft designed by Bryce Langston (Living Big in a Tiny House). Main-floor queen and a two-person shower.
  • The Modern (150 sq ft): 150 sq ft retro-modern with a see-through lounge loft over a main-floor queen bed.
  • The Boho Wagon (150 sq ft): 150 sq ft bohemian wagon with a bowed cedar roof and a canopied main-floor bed. Pet-friendly, no loft.
  • The Rock ‘n’ Roll (230 sq ft): 230 sq ft 1950s theme with vinyl, a rotary phone, a fireplace, and a skylit loft.

See the full guide: Tiny Digs Turns 10: Inside All 12 Tiny Houses

Highlights

  • 150 sq ft little red barn
  • Pet-friendly
  • Dutch barn door
  • Whiskey-barrel copper sink vanity
  • Queen loft under a gambrel roof

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Alex Pino is the founder of Tiny House Talk, a leading resource on tiny homes and simple living since 2009. He helps readers discover unique homes, connect with builders, and explore alternative living.

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