Living tiny often means discovering that less space can lead to more life. In this issue of Tiny House Magazine, we explore a few ways people are redefining what it means to live well with a smaller footprint. Across the United States, a new kind of hospitality venture is popping … Read more
Yes, I keep pushing this and I really want this to pass this time. I’m trying to help get the word out and also help a little financially as well. I would like personally invite you to consider it also. —Kent Tiny homes make sense — financially, environmentally, socially. But … Read more
Download a complete set of plans to see how they work. If you are considering the Archive Set but want to review the drawings first, I invite you to download the Philo 12 house plans for free. Consider this plan as a “specimen” of my work. It is fully representative of … Read more
I met Michael Janzen back in 2008. He had just launched a site called Tiny House Design and wanted me to take a look. To be honest, at first I thought he was a competitor—my own Tiny House Blog was one of the only other places covering the movement at … Read more
Tiny houses have always been about more than clever layouts and compact kitchens. At their best, they’re about people, and this issue is a perfect reminder of that. When Dedria Harper Kolb talks about tiny home communities, she doesn’t begin with curb appeal or floor plans. She starts with human … Read more
Where We Are Overall Guest Post by Macy Miller The proposed IRC code language for movable tiny houses did not pass at the ICC hearings in Cleveland last October. Since then, Martin Hammer, David Eisenberg, and I have been working steadily behind the scenes to determine whether there is any viable path … Read more