From living in a tiny house to running an Airbnb tiny house business, the family behind Simplify Further has walked the walk. Simplify Further builds elegant tiny homes with affordability and versatility in mind. Located in Lake Butler, Florida, Simplify Further also builds stunning little homes on wheels for full-time … Read more
When Hurricane Ian hit the Florida coast last year, over 5,000 houses were destroyed and many families left without homes. Brian Sodre of Miniopolis is hoping to remedy some of the pain by building prefabricated small homes on concrete slabs. Rather than wood, the homes are built with SIPs, or … Read more
Even though Norida glamping pods and tiny houses are built in Florida, they look more like what you would find in Sweden or Norway. Founded by two Swedish-American families, the Norida Pods company offers smart, innovative and affordable tiny house solutions. The combination of Swedish design and U.S. construction blends … Read more
The ESCAPE brand has been growing in leaps and bounds since the first model was built a few short years ago. Now, the contemporary designs are showing up in villages around the nation including one of the top retirement locations — Tampa Bay, Florida. Escape Tampa Bay Village has 10 … Read more
With more people looking around for locations to park their tiny house, more private RV parks and resorts are opening up their doors to accept them. Gracious Tiny House Park allows full-time tiny house living on the water. One of these parks is Gracious Tiny House Park in Okeechobee, Florida. … Read more
Orlando Lakefront at College Park pioneered the RV/Tiny House community idea back in 2015. The owner has slowly transformed it from a run-down 1950’s RV park to a lush modern tiny home community. It has an invigorating vibe, thanks to the active lifestyle of many of the diverse residents. The … Read more
While working in a retirement home, Debbie Caneen noticed that many of her fellow employees or the retirees’ family members could not find affordable housing in the Ruskin, Florida area. With this in mind and some proceeds from the sale of a rental house, Caneen decided to purchase an old … Read more
It’s the time year again. Flowers are blooming; birds are chirping. And tiny house celebrations are commencing. Long gone are the days of 1-2 scattered festivals per year. Enthusiasts can now choose from a delightful slew of events, stretching from coast to coast. Each one provides attendees with the opportunity … Read more
After we finished building our tiny house on wheels, we planned to hit the road to explore the tiny house movement for our documentary and educational project. But what we discovered along the way went beyond a finite project, and became a lasting, meaningful lifestyle filled with new friends, beautiful … Read more
Meet Kothney-Issa and Marek, a young couple loving their brand-new tiny house. They moved from a large loft apartment to a 24′ home on wheels. For them, downsizing didn’t mean sacrificing on the important things to them, like kitchen counter space and head room. Marek is 6’ 5”! As Marek … Read more
The Florida Tiny House Festival has been registered with the Guinness Book of World Records. For the last two years, it has been epic grassroots gathering created by tiny house dwellers for the tiny house community. It was hosted by United Tiny House Association. The 2017 event featured over 110+ … Read more
A few years ago, almost no one had even heard of a tiny house. But now? Across the nation, more than a dozen cities are become officially tiny-home friendly and 50-plus communities of tiny homes have cropped up—everything from intimate backyard co-ops and tiny house/RV parks to upcoming full-on urban … Read more