As many of you know I am a huge fan of floating homes and have often thought of starting another blog focusing just on them. Recently through a google alert I discovered this little floating guest house in Portland, Oregon. Designed and constructed by a company called Studio Hamlet Architects, … Read more
Ok, I know this blog should be called the Tiny House Blog and the Tiny Floating House Blog. I am enthralled with both and when ever I see a new or exciting floating home or getaway I want to share it with everyone. This one also comes from Chris from … Read more
About a week ago we covered the Green Pod company based in Washington. For you floating home enthusiasts, myself included, you will be excited to know that they also offer floating homes, based from their pods. You can view the previous post here. Greenpod has joint ventured with P & … Read more
It’s been awhile since I have covered any cool floating homes. Remember Steph’s Floating Cottage. She is busy remodeling it and getting ready to really move in. This week I discovered this cool little Swedish retreat thanks to materialicious. This floating retreat is located somewhere in the Swedish Archipelago, where … Read more
Taken from an article called America at Home posted on Yahoo News. Read and view several more unique homes here. (by Judy Griesedieck/America at Home) Thank you Christina from Feline Design for sharing this with the Tiny House Blog. Grand Marais, Minnesota: Julie Keane lives in a tiny shack on … Read more
One thing I really am enjoying about writing this blog is the people I am meeting along the way. As I research and look for people living the small house life style it is fun get to acquainted with them. This time I had the privilege of meeting Stephanie who … Read more
Today I wanted to answer a very common question that you will hear quite often. The question is “What is a tiny house?” Most people define a tiny house in which you use conventional building methods to construct on the scale of an RV travel trailer. The International Residential Code defines … Read more
Do you live near water? What does purchasing a used houseboat, fixing it up and turning it into a successful Airbnb sound like? Nicole Young has done just that and shares the process with Ethan in this week’s podcast. Having gone through the process twice Nicole has gained lots of … Read more
Hey my name’s Jimmy, and I’m with Harbor Cottage Houseboats harborcottagehouseboats.com I’m really excited about this tiny boat. We build boats where the propulsion is optional – so we can build just a floating home, or a fully powered houseboat (with engines, generators, thruster, and helm); it’s totally optional based … Read more
I chose to live in a tiny floating home to be able to travel to beautiful tropical islands, Where The Coconuts Grow. Just as other parts of the world face natural disasters like tornados and earthquakes, the part of the world I live in faces volcanoes and hurricanes. Just last … Read more
At this point a number of you as readers are questioning as to whether or not you are reading about tiny houses or boats? Truth is you are reading about both. For too long tiny houses have been stereotyped as just being 16′ – 24′ trailers with cute, wooden structures … Read more
This is an update to a previous post. Families who are ready to ditch the rat race and get back to the simple life A major cable network is currently looking for strong Moms who are planning to lead their families in a move to an off grid dwelling in a remote … Read more