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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.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
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.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
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.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
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.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
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.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
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.
Image via Tiny Digs Portland Hotel
Image via Tiny Digs Portland Hotel
Image via Tiny Digs Portland Hotel
Image via Tiny Digs Portland Hotel
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.
- The Barn at Tiny Digs
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- Tiny Digs 10th Anniversary Open House (Sunday, October 25, 2026)
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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Just my opinion but honestly for that kind of money I just wouldn’t stay in a tiny house in Portland. I’m sure there are plenty who would but you can get much better deal in Hawaii than this. Just saying…..
I agree. The price is way too high. I can get a better deal staying in a Walt Disney World hotel, and there’s so much more to do there.
I don’t like the way the tiny house movement is becoming too expensive or a way for people to get rich. The original idea was sustainability and affordable living. Now itsore expensive to buy some of these than a house on land in some areas and to spend the night in one costs way more than the average nice hotel. It is disturbing to see how this has gone off the tracks.
I couldn’t agree more with you, Diana! I became homeless in 2010 and started looking at THs as an affordable way to become a self-sufficient homeowner again without the headaches that go with traditional single family homes (i.e., financing/mortgages, upkeep, property taxes, etc.) but became disillusioned very quickly over the high prices for some of these THs.
Soooo, I started looking at vintage mobile homes and trailers just a few years ago and was amazed at the prices, which are FAR more reasonable than brand spanking new THs. I joined a few Facebook groups and started searching in earnest for a trailer/mobile home in good condition. I finally found my home this summer after one of my fellow vintage mobile home group members posted a Craigslist ad for a 10×50 1959 Pacemaker two-story mobile home.
I snagged “Sweet Sixteen” (so named because she sat on Lot 16 in a mobile home park in Wahoo, NE for 40+ years) for a paltry $1,000 and she is now in Kansas undergoing restoration. In the meantime, I’ll be moving to a newer mobile home or RV to save $$ on rent. I have a Facebook page up about Sweet Sixteen and Pacemaker mobile homes in general at this link: https://www.facebook.com/sweet16VintagePacemakerMH/
Thank you for saying this, Diane! Like all good movements, this Tiny House one is also being hijacked by the well-heeled & opportunistic (remember how Uber initially presented itself as part of the “sharing economy?”) This Air’B’B nonsense is the same thing: an original person-to-person exchange idea is turned into a gigantic nightmare of real estate pimping. They are getting free advertising & piggy-backing on the labor & creativity of others, but are they giving anything back?
“…and there’s so much more to do there.”
Yeah… like spend money till your destitute… probably take a couple of months for most people.
I think the idea here is just to have a fun, different kind of vacation 🙂 And just taking a look at other Portland hotel prices (nicer ones, not just the basic Best Western), it’s not completely out there price-wise. That being said, it’s totally your call! 🙂 — Tiny House Talk Team
Depends on how you spend money Eric!
This is so cute and homey…who doesn’t love a barn? Beautiful decorations, love the stairs, and that bathroom sink. So cool!
Me too 🙂 I love it! — Tiny House Talk Team
Not bad for what almost looks to be a barn stuck on a trailer… Although it’s not really, it does show the simplicity in it’s design, and how builders are moving right along at a fast clip and churning out houses very much with easy design technique…. I love this design for it large gambrel roof which makes for greater loft space and hence giving you more head room within it’s loft… Also the barrel sink stand design is somewhat unique, and not something you see every day… Hopefully the end cost or price tags for tiny house of this type, will reflect in buyer savings, and a great start to a new life in down sizing….
I think this one is just for enjoying on vacation 🙂 — Tiny House Talk Team
I like the ingenuity, imagination and attention detail in the Barn Tiny. What I liked specifically was the cow portrait above the door, the sntique horse haines rail, the barrel sink, and the plate and cup rack. In my opinion, good job!
I loved that cow portrait 🙂 — Tiny House Talk Team
Quite an interesting set up. The color theme sure does blend in with the red on the outside. I agree with the price being steep, too bad.
Yes–there will always be a discussion of price vs. value. I don’t hear too many people complaining about rolex or ferrari prices. Or calling them greedy. We even elected a billionare president so I guess a lot of people are ok with the getting rich thing.
My complaint is them charging more for a pet and not a child!
Haha I think you’d get a lot of angry parents if you charged for their kiddos 😉 — Tiny House Talk Team
As a non-pet-lover, I say $25 is more than fair given the responsibility of de-dogging their THOW post-guests. I’d know the moment I stepped foot in there if a dog had stayed the night, especially recently. Rooms that accommodate pets of any kind should be designated just like those for smokers vs non-smokers imo.
I know its a new build but the builders did a good job making it look older. The gambrel roof is pretty unique–don’t see many of those. Maybe it needs some history–like someone can claim it was a house of ill repute…
Hahah oh JM….– Tiny House Talk Team
Not my taste, but they’ve nailed the theme in a tasteful way and looks like a quality construction given the attention to detail
The theme was very well-executed 🙂 — Tiny House Talk Team
Oh as it has the appearance of a barn/shed (but clearly small) instead of a home maybe it will be less obvious it’s a home….:)
And it’s meant to just be a vacation spot 🙂 — Tiny House Talk Team
You can park that barn next to my barn any day and you can be my wingman. No! I’ll be your wing man… And I will get a summer/ fall steer for $75 bucks. I’m mesmerized by that cow picture.
Hehe 🙂 — Tiny House Talk Team
I agree with those who consider price to be way to high for a night.
We have people around here who are trying to get $30-40,000 to
sell one of these places. I’m sorry, that’s greed
I built a small one last year very cute and rustic, complete-sold it
it for $2,400 and made money!
Building one now out of old camper, rustic to point of being
primitive, recessed light, toilet, stove, kitchenette, two sleeper,
electricity, large sunroof and expect to sell for less than $4,000,
seventy – two square feet.
Thanks, Norm
Yup, I have to agree with everyone here, it’s cute but asking $145 per night seems just plain greedy. On the other hand, who’s to judge, maybe they are just barely scraping by and are smart enough to jump on the bandwagon and create a nice side income for themselves. I don’t doubt that they will get that much from some folks who just want to have the story of having stayed in a tiny home. It’s become that trendy. I’ve always lived in tiny homes since 1989, my tiniest being 144 sq. ft. and now live in a 420 sq ft. home. I can afford to rent a bigger place, (I can’t afford to buy though, in ultra expensive Santa Cruz, CA) but I like the simple life and just don’t see the point in a big house. So now tiny homes have become all the rage and come with a big price tag and yes, they are missing the point but the rest of us who get it do not have to spend that kind of money. It can still be done cheap if you do not require all the bells and whistles.
We need to realize some areas are way more expensive than others. I just returned form a trip where I was in Central Oregon and Park City, Utah areas. I was blown away by the price of housing in both areas. On the other hand they are beautiful areas. As for someone putting a tiny house in their backyard to rent out, many times they are trying to make ends meet. Trust me, renting homes or even motel rooms out is not a real easy way to make money. I have seen this same sort of set up for rent in more moderate priced areas for half the price. Property taxes, bed taxes and so forth all come into play and vary widely area to area.