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The Tiny House Blog is proud to introduce “Henry’s Place” ”you would’ve made Henry proud” (Henry David Thoreau) a 10 foot by 12 foot, 120 square foot flat panel kit, produced by Bill Kastrinos of Tortoise Shell Homes in partnership with the Tiny House Blog.

Easy to assemble panel construction. The kit is ready to assemble with the help of a couple of friends or a local handyman.

The kit includes: a steel door and two 3‘x3’ double pane windows and a steel roof and texture 111 vertical siding and is ready for you to finish off the interior and paint or stain the exterior however you choose.

Henry’s Place is great for a shed, spare room, home office, tiny house or a getaway.

Special introductory pricing of $4,800 which includes Free shipping within 400 miles of Santa Rosa, California. Shipped as a flat pack plus the option of assembly on delivery for an additional fee. Only 4 are available with this introductory option. Get your order in Now!

Call Kent Griswold at the Tiny House Blog at 707-799-6891 today and place your order. A 50% deposit is required to begin construction and full payment due on completion.

*Shipping Extra depending on location
*Shipping further distances is also available.
*Deck in illustration not included

Basic Kit Floor Plan

Suggested Tiny House Floor Plan not included in Basic Kit

Kimberly spotted this listing and thought everyone would enjoy seeing it.

This little house is definitely a fixer-upper, but it (and especially the views!) have a lot of charm. Just thought you might like to consider sharing it– $29,900 for five acres and a 624 square foot house 1/4 mile from the national park (gorgeous area). The house has a water catchment system. Located in Marble Falls, Arkansas. You can view the complete listing here. Maybe this is the little home you have been looking for.

Peter Sing the designer of the Sing Panel is selling an 8×14 cottage on wheels and is asking $9,800 for you to take it home.

This little cottage weighs in at less than 2700 pounds so can be towed easily. The cottage is ready for you to use as is for an office or spare bedroom, or a kitchen and bathroom could be added and you could have a perfect little cottage getaway or even live in it full time.

The Sing RV cottage is built using the Sing honeycomb product designed by Sing. Continue Reading »

Alice sent me this listing of a quaint little log cabin on an island in British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1986 this 241 square foot cabin with loft on a small piece of property and a very good price of $89,000 Canadian dollars is a dream cabin which I wouldn’t mind if I could make it my own.

If your dream is to live on an island do some research on Galiano Island in British Columbia. Below is the listing and a few more pictures.

RUSTIC LOG CABIN WITH LOFT ON GALIANO ISLAND serviced with power and phone. The property is a small lot (plus or minus 0.1 acres). Located adjacent to Bluff Park. Court Ordered Sale (foreclosure). Separate small bath house with a shower, toilet, and sink serviced with water, and septic. Telus high speed internet is available at the property. To view the listing and more photos go here. Continue Reading »

Mike and Christy Irish sent me these pictures of their recent project the “Wee Irish Cottage.” Here is what Mike has to say about the cottage.

The cottage is 18′x8′, built on a tandem axel trailer.  It has a sleeping loft, undercounter fridge, small bathroom with shower and composting toilet.  Shower is rudimentary; toilet is brand new.

The interior is finished in pine with bamboo flooring, therompane windows. The floor, walls and ceiling are well insulated.  4′x4′ opening Velux skylight makes for light filled interior. High ceiling (with ceiling fan) gives the cozy cottage a spacious feeling. Continue Reading »

***Sold*** Lorna emailed me yesterday to tell me that the cottage is still available and that she would like to find someone soon to make this little cottage their home. She has also just reduced the price to $15,999.

You can view the cottage at 8283 Valley View Drive in Sebastopol 95472 (exactly one mile outside of downtown Sebastopol just off Bodega Highway) to look at it, you can walk on to the property and look in all the windows. It’s parked at the back of the parking lot and easily visible from the street.

If you want a key to get inside that can be arranged with Lorna’s friend who lives on site, Paula Arico, her cell is 707-217-2496.

Lorna is asking $19,900 NOW $15,999 for the cottage. To view more details visit our previous post.

by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)

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Jared alerted me to this unique find on Ebay at 5:00 A.M. this morning. Tiny houses and floating homes are a passion of mine and this one a real find.

If you are in the Portland, Oregon area I would run down and check this out right away as I am sure it will go fast. I am in the process of duplicating the Ebay ad as I know it will go away in a few days and I want this available for all to see for a long time. At a Buy Now price of $28,900 it can be yours today.

I am also trying to get in touch with the owner to see if plans are available for those who might want to build one themselves. This is a long post so hit the more link below. Here are the details:

You are bidding on a 28-foot long, steel-hulled, river barge boat. If you are considering a small houseboat or floating home for a retreat on the water, this might be a perfect alternative. It could be the perfect bachelor’s pad, artist’s or writer’s studio, weekend or vacation spot, or whatever you would like it to be! It could be a great liveaboard situation for a single person, who is also handy in finishing up some undone work.

This is NOT a fixer. Just not quite finished yet. Pride of ownership shows!

Unofficially named the “Gypsy Ark”, but the name is nowhere printed on the hull or siding, so you could rename it easily. (It is only painted on one horseshoe lifering) Continue Reading »

***Sold*** Lorna contacted me the other day about a cozy cottage she has for sale in Sonoma County in Northern California.

Originally planning to go into business producing these cottages, Lorna changed her mind when she recently became a mother, she now has the original prototype for sale.

The cottage meets California Energy Efficient Standards with R13 walls and ceiling.

This cottage can be used as a spare bedroom or an office or you could complete the interior by putting in a kitchen and bathroom and making it a tiny home.

The cottage is on wheels and ready to be towed to wherever you live. Delivery can be arranged to wherever you are located.

Lorna is asking $19,900 (Price Reduced to $15,999) for the cottage and she can be reached at 707-490-7212 or 303-494-1107. You can view more photos at a website she has here. Be sure and tell Lorna you learned about her home on the Tiny House Blog.

Update: If Joseph can find a place near by to store it and work on it, he will be able to keep the house.

I introduced Joseph Kenyon quite a while back as he was the first person to offer tiny house plans for free called The Small House Project.

Joseph has been constructing his first house over the last couple of months and I had been following his progress. I was putting off doing a post on his home until he had it finished as his design is really unusual.

Unfortunately, Joseph has had some medical issues come up and he is being forced to sell his home unfinished to help pay his medical bills. He is offering the unfinished home for $3,000. The house is located in Willow Grove, PA and Joseph can be contacted 215-669-6280 or email Joseph at joseph_kenyon@yahoo.com.

To view Joseph’s construction of his distinct design go to his website here. You can also help him by downloading his free plans and leaving him a donation.

P.S. If you have a place that Joseph could park his home right now it would be greatly appreciated as he has been asked to remove it from its current location.

by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)

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Alternative Energy, Passive Solar House for Sale

The house is located in Tres Orejas, a small off-grid community one-half hour west of Taos, New Mexico.

Situated on 3/4 acre of desert oasis with outstanding 360° panoramic views of the Sangre de Christo (Rocky Mountains) and Picuris mountain to the east and southeast, with BLM National Forest to the west.

Casa Juan Galan- a beautiful, small (one-bedroom), green solar-home.

Operates on sustainable energy: passive solar heating, off-grid electrical system with solar panels (photovoltaic) & wind generator electricity.

It’s an energy efficient, energy independent home.

Rain and snow water harvesting-catchment system provides water (about 4500 gallons of storage).

Heat is by passive solar and a wood stove. There is a small propane heater in the new bathroom. I have left for extended times in the winter and the house plants have survived on the passive solar alone (temperatures around 0 F).

The house is almost 800 square feet.

There is a tank house and next to it, a covered pavilion—which would be fairly easy to convert to a studio/office, maybe a bedroom.

The house has one bedroom which is a combination studio/bedroom with a queen size loft and a small Mexican chimenea (freestanding fireplace). It has a space to hang clothes. A clothes closet is being built as part–but separate from–the new bathroom. There is another small sleeping loft (or storage space) next to the kitchen.

The bathroom is “in process” and the septic system will be finished in the spring (or ASAP, if sold soon). I have been using a “sawdust flush” composting toilet. The bathtub is large with a shower. All greywater is designed to go to trees and plants

The hot water heater is an Aqua Star propane on demand. I have installed an efficient propane refrigerator. The kitchen stove is a small trailer-type propane 3 burner with oven. The kitchen and dining space are separated by a bar. The living and dining area are separated by a partial wall with an arch.

There are two water holding tanks. One is about 3000 gallons and is in the tank house. The other is 1500 gallons and is freestanding. Roof collection for snow and rainwater is about 890 square feet.

A solar haven with High-Speed Internet, Internet Phone and good Cellular reception available.

A great recession-proof, real estate deal!
For sale by owner Asking: $115,000
email: JuanGalan(at)TresOrejas(dot)com

Visit website for more photos and details.

by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)

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