Tiny Free House Update

Michael Janzen has started to cut up pallets and build wall panels as of Friday, it’s very exciting. Thursday night Michael stayed up late and made some important changes to the floor plan of his tiny free house. he moved the door to the side, moved the pitch horizontally, and … Read more

Timberlast – New Kits

David Fernandez of Timberlast who builds timberframes on the east coast wants to let you know that he is now offering new kits. David says our Timberframe kits come complete for a weather tight shell that’s easy to build and ready for you to do as little or as much … Read more

Concrete Pipe House

Michael Janzen who is building the Tiny Free House also is quite the designer himself. He recently started a blog called Tiny House Design and has started adding a few of his own small or tiny house designs to it. A few weeks ago Michael spotted a cool little Austrian … Read more

Extra Small House

Nonya Grenader is principal of her own small firm. She has taught at Rice University, School of Architecture for the past thirteen years. Nonya and Danny Samuels created a Rice Building Project called the Extra Small (XS) House. Although not “tiny” this is a well designed small house. The Rice … Read more

Roughin’ It in a Cavco Cabin

Would you like to enjoy camping without having to set up a tent or paying for the gas on a large RV or trailer? Many state parks and campgrounds offer small cabins where you can still enjoy the outdoors in comfort. Last weekend, I visited McArthur-Burney Falls in northern California … Read more

Teardrop Trailer – Additional Bedroom

You’re living in your tiny dream home and than you find out you have company coming. Now where to put them? You could pitch a tent or rent a motel room, or you could make or buy a Teardrop trailer that will hold your guest just fine for a couple … Read more