Tiny House Concept

Elevate Structure Shaped Like Tree Harvests Rainwater

Looking more like something out of the Shire or the Forest Moon of Endor, the Elevate Structure is one group’s concept for sustainable housing in tropical places around the world. The Elevate is a 16×16 square foot studio sitting on a 40 square foot pedestal with living walls and solar … Read more

Yo! Home: Part High Tech Module, Part Lotus Flower

by Christina Nellemann

Simon Woodroff, founder of the YOTEL chain of affordable airport and city center hotels has now forayed into the land of tiny module apartments with a twist. The YO! Home is a Japanese inspired apartment with high tech space saving options. The YO! Home bed rises up into the ceiling to … Read more

Tiny Steampunk House Built by Film Set Designer and Movie Stylist

by Christina Nellemann

Having access to leftover movie sets would be like being a kid in a candy store. For Brandon Batchelder, a set designer, and Chloe Barcelou, a stylist — it’s part of their every day lives. Working in the film industry has given them access to various film sets and the materials (and a steamer trunk) inspired their whimsical tiny house on wheels.

The couple periodically move for their work and have lived in various apartments and even a 20×20 shed, but Chloe had the idea for a tiny house made with recycled materials they scrounged during their various jobs. The 300 square foot home, built on a $1,000 trailer from Craigslist, took the couple about a year to build and cost about $10,000.

Tiny Houses of Black Rock City: Carnival of Mirrors

by Kent Griswold

Another year in Black Rock City has been returned to the dusty desert, but not without providing some of the best tiny houses I’ve seen in a long time. Burners really brought their A-game this year and the city was full of vardos, colorful shade tents and even a suburb … Read more

Jenny Carney’s Xanadu Cabin

by Christina Nellemann

Carney purchased six acres of wooded land in Wisconsin near the Mississippi River where she built Xanadu — a simple 150 square foot shelter.

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam’s Unusual Sleeping Pods

by Christina Nellemann

Unusual ways to go camping seem to be all the rage this summer and UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam may have taken the idea to the most extreme. Not only can you stay inside these unusual structures, but they are also an open-air exhibition open to the public. The installation is located in the … Read more

Interview with Hawk House Cabin Designer Alex Wyndham

by Christina Nellemann

Alex Wyndham, an architect in Santa Barbara, Calif., has made a name for himself as a designer who collaborates seamlessly with nature. His 7×9 foot Hawk House is perched on a hill overlooking the coast and can be opened up in stages to allow for ventilation while still sheltering sleeping guests.

Try out a Tiny Cabin with Getaway

by Christina Nellemann

The modern tiny house movement tends to be centered in the Western part of the country, but now people interested in smaller living in the Northeast will have a few small ways to escape the cities. The Getaway project is building and renting out 160 square foot cabins available for rent for anyone wanting to try on a tiny house for size.

Mike’s Unique Tiny House

by Kent Griswold

Pro-snowboarder, Mike Basich, gives a tiny house tour of his self-built 225 square foot labor of love in the middle of his 40 acre snow covered property near Truckee, California – and tells us how being closer to nature gives him his most creative decisions. Several years after leaving the … Read more

The Flouch

by Kent Griswold

Sustainability polymath, Dan Durica, is living his tiny house dream in style while teaching others how to follow in his low carbon footprints. Dan Durica grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, dissatisfied with its McMansions and manicured monoculture lawns. A passion for sustainability and intentional community led him … Read more

Collapsible bowtop wagon on Instructables

by Christina Nellemann

Instructables contributor and tiny house enthusiast, ganeshruskin, built and actually lived in an 8×4 foot collapsible bowtop wagon. His design is reminiscent of both a European vardo and a western sheep wagon. The plans and instructions are available on the the Instructables website.

“Living Big in a Small Space”: 96 square feet of living space

by Christina Nellemann

Fitting your life into a tiny house is a challenge, but how about fitting an entire house of furniture into less than 100 square feet? Alaska Premier Closets in Anchorage, Alaska decided to take on the challenge after Tiny House, Big Living aired on HGTV. Their closet and storage products and services have been used for small space conversions regularly, so they took on the 96 square foot challenge and made it a part of their showroom.