Tiny House Blog

About 15 years ago, Robert P. O’Neil of Concord, Massachusetts spent a month building this “truck house” for himself and his longtime partner, Susan to live in while they built their half-cape house. He built this tiny abode to originally fit his 1949 Ford F6 dump truck, but it is now mounted on a flatbed trailer which is towed by his Ford F350.

The house is 8 feet by 12 feet, weighs 3,600 pounds, and has cathedral ceilings to fit Robert’s 6 foot 6 inch frame. It has a bead-board ceiling, true divided light windows, a cedar shingle roof, oak threshold, pine floors, queen sized bed up on a platform, and a closet. The house has what Robert calls a “non-integrated” kitchen: a small refrigerator, a wood shelf and a hot plate. Because the kitchen is not built into the house Robert said it has the opportunity to move and change. Continue Reading »

In celebration of summer and for Kent heading off to Hawaii, I thought I would do a post on these vintage style trailers by Dayton Taylor and Vintage Trailer Crazy. Part trailer, part Woodie station wagon, these 19–(Any Year) Woodie Love Bugs can be manufactured to match your tow vehicle, birth year or whatever theme you want…including “Surf’s Up.”

Each trailer is 12 feet long and weighs 1,200 pounds. They are custom made with hand built oak and birch walls and cabinets. The Vintage Trailer Crazy design team will consult with you to create your custom Woodie Love Bug. These trailers are built new from the ground up, but use VIN numbers from vintage 1930-1950 trailers. Over 500 man-hours go into the production of each little trailer. They cost around $12,500 and Dayton told me that they sell a lot of them, primarily because of the popularity of smaller trailers. Continue Reading »

Derek (Deek) Diedricksen of Tiny Yellow House fame is selling his Hickshaw to raise some money for some of his other projects. You can view the craigslist ad here. I have also done a screen capture of it below.

To really view the hickshaw go and watch his video Episode 1 of Tiny Yellow House. If I lived in the North East I would be tempted to take it off his hands myself, but it is just to far away to bring it all the way home to California. I almost forgot to put his price up, $1,500.

Nate sent me this link to craigslist about this Vermont Camp House. Though this is not tiny and some would question even small, it is a great bargain and shows that if you follow craigslist you can find some true bargains and tiny house opportunities. It looks like you could break it down into three different tiny buildings and move it. I have attached a screen shot of the listing as craigslist will pull it down once it is sold.

Your own instant Vermont Camp …. for only $5,000 (OBO). At 1,100 sq feet, this structurally sound camp house includes a 12 x 11 sq foot downstairs bedroom as well as a large bunk room upstairs. There is a bathroom with hot water heater and all fixtures, and a kitchen with counter and sink. There is a woodstove ready stove pipe/chmney, and the entire front of the house is a large “picnic room.” Moving the cabin will by your responsibility, but it is literally 15 feet from a public road. Serious enquiries only please…….. send an email with your phone number or email address and I will get right back to you.

***Sold***Linda Paulus contacted me about their beautiful little log cabin that they are having to part with and wanted me to share it with you. Here is what Linda has to say about this little gem.

An unexpected change in life plans has led us to the hard decision to sell our charming, renovated log cabin on high on the hill of twelve acres.

The little log cabin would be perfect for the writer, gardener or artist who needs a peaceful retreat or for a generous friend with room to invite six friends up for the weekend for a getaway escape.

Kentucky Cabin Front Porch

With a footprint of 20 x 20 ft, fireplace and small kitchen downstairs along with a small shed in the back; forced air furnace and hot water tank in the shed with plenty of room to store tools and a grill.

Cozy bedroom and bathroom with clawfoot tub upstairs. Beautiful oak and red cedar wood floors, new metal roof. Stunning views for miles front and back. You’ll have your own little orchard of peaches, pears, apples, grapes and nuts. Great-tasting water from a deep well. Large tobacco barn to store equipment or animals; large cattle barn to tear down for valuable wood or for conversion to a stunning, one-of-a-kind home. Continue Reading »

Scott Stewart has shown and sold a previous home here on the Tiny House Blog and even though he has a buyer for this one he has time to construct another for the buyer and wanted to make this one available to you if you are in the market for a Park Model home. The home is located in Arkansas. Note: On Sale This Week Only!

This Park Model is 10′ wide and just over 40′ long including a 6′ front covered porch and a 3′ back deck (stoop). The porch has white vinyl posts and railing, treated 5/4 decking and treated 2×8 floor joists, the unit has 2×8 floor joists 16″ o.c, full 2×4 framing 16″o.c. fully insulated with fiberglass in floor, walls and ceiling, painted siding, metal roof, two 36″ entry doors, one on front and one in back, unit has one window in kitchen area over where the sink will be, one in living area, two small windows in loft.

Floor plan of unit has living/kitchen area at the front running the 10′ width and 14′ long, bathroom area runs just over 9′ long and has fixtures on left as you enter with a framed closet/changing area on the right that has access to the sleeping loft above. There is another loft above the porch that is accessed from inside and can be used for storage or additional sleeping area. As you go through the bathroom you enter the bedroom which has its own closet and an exterior entry door, the living/kitchen and bedroom have vaulted ceilings. Continue Reading »