Whoever would have thought that the covered wagon in general was really the first concept of a tiny house on wheels. In the past I have written about Tiny House History 101, covered igloos, the Colonists, viking ships, and even the manger. But I haven’t once taken time to really … Read more
Usually the tiny house comes first and then the community. However, at Whispering Springs in Northumberland, Ontario in Canada the community came first. Whispering Springs is a glamping getaway that features safari tents, treehouses and some beautiful park models. Their 540 square foot Whisper Cabin is now available for sale … Read more
For the past few years, I’ve been documenting the tiny houses of Black Rock City (BRC for short). BRC is the city where the participants of the annual Burning Man event live for a week or more. “Burners” design, build, pitch or tow their unique structures and homes out to the Nevada desert … Read more
Any home that is reminiscent of a Hobbit House gets a lot of attention. What if the Hobbits (and you) could build a similar underground house using a prefab, modular system? Green Magic Homes is calling their designs revolutionary and at around $41 per square foot they are also affordable. … Read more
Portland, Ore. was the first city to open up a tiny house hotel with Caravan – The Tiny House Hotel. The city is expanding its options with a new tiny house hotel in the Kerns neighborhood in the NE part of town. Tiny Digs offers six tiny houses to choose … Read more
Steel construction for tiny homes is not unusual, but Titan Tiny Homes near Chicago, builds all three of their models with steel framing (and steel siding) for several reasons. The most important is that each of their THOW ends up being 33 percent lighter than most tiny homes. Titan Tiny … Read more
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Hurricane Matthew is making big news this hurricane season. Meteorologists are saying it’s the most powerful Atlantic tropical storm in nearly a decade with winds of 145 miles per hour. Granted, more than a few homes along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean will be destroyed by the storm. … Read more
After 2.5 years of living in her own tiny house, Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design has designed her new tiny office SOL POD. SOL HAUS DESIGN is excited to announce their latest innovation: SOL POD Mobile Studio! Designed to be multi-functional, flexible and portable, the structure can be used as … Read more
During the Tiny House Jamboree in Colorado Springs there were plenty of tiny homes to tour and inspect. One stood out to me because as soon as I walked inside I exclaimed out loud, “Why hasn’t that been done before?” I was talking about the house by Darla Vercruysse of Tiny Houses … Read more
My dad Don Edmondson, was an artist/woodworker. He built three full size gypsy caravans in his lifetime. In the early 1990’s he built a caboose looking trailer in Maui. He put it in the jungle and used it as an art studio/sleeping place for the next year. He drew quite … Read more
During childhood, at least some of us wanted to run off with the circus or a band of musicians. The dream of living out of a colorful, handmade vardo or “gypsy wagon” was the start of many tiny house dreams. Gypsy Getaway Wagons, based in Reno, Nevada, is bringing that dream … Read more