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Could you live in a 96-square-foot apartment?

Japanese apartments (especially those in larger cities such as Tokyo) have always been small, but they are getting even more miniature every day. You know an apartment is small when you can get the entire place into one photo. The latest rage in Tokyo are the Spilytus apartments. These 96-square-foot … Read more

Custom designs and backyard office plans from Tiny Cocoons

by Christina Nellemann

Tiny Cocoons is a firm of designers, architects, and building specialists in Indiana who build traditional custom homes focused on sustainability. So, it seems to be a natural path for them to move into the tiny house market. Tiny Cocoons builds custom designed homes based on several models. What sets … Read more

Backcountry Huts Offer Nordic Style Minimalism

by Christina Nellemann

Systemizing will take a lot of the stress and guesswork out of anything. You can systemize everything from your car and handbag to even a tiny house. Backcountry Huts builds prefab, flat-pack structures for tiny living. The Backcountry Hut Company specializes not only in systemized structures but also builds their … Read more

Solidbud’s Tiny Houses in Ukraine

by Christina Nellemann

Unless you are in the middle of a war, there is no way you can understand what the people of Ukraine are now facing. People all over the world are getting an up-front view of invasion and the strong people of this independent nation. Solidbud is located in the Rivne … Read more

Golley Houses: Energy-Efficient ADUs in Georgia

by Christina Nellemann

The city of Decatur, Georgia near Atlanta was an early adopter of the ADU code in the southern United States. The code is also fairly generous in that it allows for tiny dwellings up to 800 square feet. One of the quickest way to take advantage of this type of rental … Read more

Pacifica Tiny Homes 2.0 Features Main Floor Bedroom

by Christina Nellemann

The Tiny House Blog has featured Pacifica Tiny Homes before for several good reasons. Not only are these tiny homes affordable and fully furnished, but the homes’ smart storage, amenities, and those large, beautiful windows make them a top pick for anyone looking to live smaller. Pacifica Tiny Homes is … Read more

Custom Crafted Bohemian Cottages in Oregon

by Christina Nellemann

While tiny houses on wheels make much of the news these days, there is something to be said for a well-built tiny house on a foundation—especially when it’s located in a cozy backyard. Bohemian Cottages & Tiny Homes builds 200 square foot ADUs in Oregon. Bohemian Cottages & Tiny Houses … Read more

Red Crown’s Handcrafted Tiny Homes in Asheville

by Christina Nellemann

Next to the Pacific Northwest, the small city of Asheville, NC is a hotbed of tiny house action. One of the most recent tiny home companies to open up in the “San Francisco of the East” is Red Crown Tiny Home Company. After building larger homes in the area for … Read more

Homestead Honey’s Off-Grid House

by Christina Nellemann

I was originally drawn to the beautiful garden photos from Teri Page’s Homestead Honey blog, but then noticed that she and her family of four live in a cozy 350 square foot cabin they built themselves on their 10 acres in Missouri. The family’s home was recently featured in the … Read more

Barrel Top Wagons Living Wagon

by Christina Nellemann

Many shepherd wagons don’t have the functionality of a tiny home and are not really for full time living, however Barrel Top Wagons near Dartmoor National Park in southern England might be building some of most beautiful and practical mobile wagons around. Now they just have to make it over the the U.S. 🙂

Vlad’s Tiny House

by Kent Griswold

by Lynne Hopwood A couple that I freelanced for, designing ads and catalogs, had been remodeling a tiny house, so I just had to get over there and get a tour. Wow, they took a 12 x 24 ft. building with a loft and parked it on their property, added … Read more

How I Downsized From 1700 to 238 Square Feet

by Kent Griswold

by Ann Reynolds As an architect, my best ideas emerge from restriction, and my best clients have always been those with limited resources. What I hadn’t planned on though, was becoming my own worst client. In this last recession, I lost everything, including my job. I was forced to sell … Read more