Many of you expressed interest in the availability of the plans for this little red cabin we featured in a recent Tiny House in a Landscape post. The owner has kindly consented to making these plans available through the Tiny House Blog. This 14 x 28 cabin is 392 square … Read more
We didn’t do everything right when we built The Little House, but I love the things we did do right. One of those things was to skip the carpeting and instead, we installed laminate flooring that looks like wood. I put a lot of thought into the flooring because I … Read more
Pallets are really Michael Janzen’s specialty from Tiny House Design, but I happen to like them too and enjoy seeing what can be built with them also. Craig one of our readers, sent me a couple of cool links to chairs that are being built with pallets and if you … Read more
I just couldn’t pass up a post on the beautiful shepherd huts built by the Plankbridge company in Dorset, England. Plankbridge shepherds’ huts are a traditional, insulated and mobile design of the classic sheepherding hut. These are for contemporary uses such as a home office, studio, bolthole, music or garden … Read more
San Francisco Studio Apartment Gets 15 Miles Per Gallon The San Francisco Weekly reports about a couple who have modified a van and are living in it part time down by the river in San Francisco. Quoting from the Weekly: There’s no denying it: Crockett Bodelson and Sandra Wang’s studio … Read more
I have been following several people recently as they build their tiny houses and we have featured a few of them here on the Tiny House Blog. I also have the privilege of watching Jay Shafer and the construction of the Fencl that he will be taking on his East … Read more
There are a lot of myths out there about straw bale construction. There are people who will tell you that homes built with straw bales will encourage rodents and other pests. They may also warn you against the high likelihood of fire in a straw bale home. Perhaps they would … Read more
Over the past few years, the log and timber home industry has taken a new turn. Today the industry sees more and more homes combining log elements with timber frame components and conventional framing. Employing a combination of materials and building styles is referred to as “hybrid” and is often … Read more
This is part 4 of a series on building a small log cabin. This is a reprint from a 1983 Popular Mechanics article by Michael Chotiner with illustrations done by Harry Schaare.Enjoy and I hope this helps in your quest for the ultimate tiny log cabin. As we move up … Read more
This is part 3 of a series on building a small log cabin. This is a reprint from a 1983 Popular Mechanics article by Michael Chotiner with illustrations done by Harry Schaare. Enjoy and I hope this helps in your quest for the ultimate tiny log cabin. Many different types … Read more
This is part 2 of a series on building a small log cabin. This is a reprint from a 1983 Popular Mechanics article by Michael Chotiner with illustrations done by Harry Schaare. Enjoy and I hope this helps in your quest for the ultimate tiny log cabin. Many pioneer cabins … Read more
There has been so much interest in tiny and small log cabins that I have found a second article that really fits this area. This is a reprint from a 1983 Popular Mechanics article by Michael Chotiner with illustrations done by Harry Schaare. Enjoy and I hope this helps in … Read more