Before tiny houses began to make a scene in the U.S., tiny, rustic houses in other countries were peacefully accommodating campers and travelers. From the bach in New Zealand to the hórreo and albergue in Spain, rustic buildings built into the landscape have been shelters for many years. The bothy … Read more
It’s Halloween by Jack Prelutsky It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween! / The moon is full and bright / And we shall see what can’t be seen / On any other night. Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, / Grinning goblins fighting duels, / Werewolves rising from their tombs, / Witches on their … Read more
Guest Post by Andrew Macklin My family and I have been self building our off grid small home for the past 4 years. I have been documenting the process on youtube and I thought you might be interested in it for your blog. Our off grid, water access cottage is … Read more
I get requests to share small homes on the Tiny House Blog from time to time. Not everyone can downsize to the extreme tiny houses on wheels and it is nice to see options of smaller homes as well. Dwayne Jones recently sent me one and I wanted to share … Read more
by Cheryl Preston I am new to the world of living “small” and just joined your group last night. In the next four months, I will be downsizing from a 2000 sq foot farmhouse I’m renting into a 440-sq foot 2-room cottage that I call the Cowboy Cottage. This little … Read more
I’ve had our tiny backyard cottage as a rental on Airbnb now since June and we’ve had over 20 visitors who’ve been both charmed and confused by the size of the cottage, awed by the location and inspired by the space planning and design. Airbnb is a social website that … Read more