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The Zen is the newest tiny house at Tiny Digs, and it’s the only one the Westras didn’t design and build themselves. It was designed by Bryce Langston, the host of the Living Big in a Tiny House YouTube channel, and built in collaboration with Tiny House Chattanooga.
At 128 square feet, it’s the smallest house on the lot because it was built with travel in mind. Bryce focused on keeping it light, airy, and open, and once it arrived in Portland, Tiny Digs added their own decor to finish the Zen theme.
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A Big Deck Next to a Small House
The deck is almost as big as the house. It has room for a pair of chairs, a yoga mat, or a glass of wine at sunset, and it’s how the Zen earns its name before you even go inside.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
One Straight Line to a Picture Window
The layout runs in a straight line. A two-person shower is on one side and the toilet and sink on the other, then come the kitchenette and desk, and finally the queen bed under an extra-large picture window that looks over the Tiny Digs Zen garden. Putting the bed at the far end, facing the best window, gives it the best view in the house.
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A Calm Main-Floor Bedroom
Green linens, wood trim, and woven lanterns keep the bedroom soothing. Because there’s no loft, the ceiling stays high over the whole house, which helps a 128-square-foot space feel open.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
A Desk Nook and Asian-Inspired Details
Across from the kitchenette, a wood desk with two stools is set under its own window. Bamboo artwork, a carved dragon medallion, and a salt lamp finish the theme without cluttering the small space.
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Image courtesy of Tiny Digs Hotel
Design Details
- Size: 128 sq ft, single level, the smallest at Tiny Digs
- Designer: Bryce Langston (Living Big in a Tiny House)
- Builder: Built in collaboration with Tiny House Chattanooga; decor by Tiny Digs
- Sleeps: 1–2 in a main-floor queen. No loft
- Bathroom: Two-person shower, flush toilet, sink
- Outdoor: Extra-large deck overlooking the Zen garden
- Pets: Not pet-friendly
- 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 Zen Special
- Built to travel: Keeping the footprint small made it easier to move the house to Portland.
- Bed facing the view: Putting the bed at the end of a linear plan gives it the best window in the house.
- No loft, more air: Skipping the loft keeps the full ceiling height everywhere.
- A deck doubles the living space: In a mild climate, a big deck is the cheapest square footage you can add.
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 Zen 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): 150 sq ft little red barn with a Dutch door and a whiskey-barrel vanity. Pet-friendly.
- 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, you are here)
- 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
- 128 sq ft, smallest at Tiny Digs
- Designed by Bryce Langston
- Main-floor queen bed
- Two-person shower
- Picture window over the Zen garden
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