Matthew Hofmann is a 34-year-old Architect who lives in Santa Barbara, CA. He’s spent the past eight years designing and renovating over 400 vintage Airstream trailers that are being enjoyed by people all over the world. For the past 10 years, he and his wife Joanna have been living a … Read more
With more and more people living tiny, the need for parking is at all time high. The desire for community living is on the rise too. Across the nation, more than a dozen cities have become officially tiny-home friendly and communities of tiny homes are cropping up, of varying legal … Read more
Van life has become extremely popular today for both the young Digital Nomad who is able to take their work and life anywhere and also the older retired group who want to simplify their lives and travel and explore the country. Most vans are small and maneuverable and easy to … Read more
It’s the time year again. Flowers are blooming; birds are chirping. And tiny house celebrations are commencing. Long gone are the days of 1-2 scattered festivals per year. Enthusiasts can now choose from a delightful slew of events, stretching from coast to coast. Each one provides attendees with the opportunity … Read more
Tiny Transitions I became a grandpa a couple of weeks ago. This is an exciting new change for me since this is my first time welcoming in a grandchild. Our daughter and son-in-law had even bigger changes as they go from being a couple to a small family. My grandson … Read more
We recently dusted off our tires of our tiny house to head to the Georgia Tiny House Festival. It was held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It turns out tiny houses and race cars make a winning combination. Pushing speed, design, and innovation to their limit. That is precisely what … Read more
Tiny houses could be coming to Baltimore. Now is the time to voice your support. Local advocates, tiny dwellers, and homeowners have been presented with an exciting opportunity to contribute ideas and support of a city council bill proposing an auxiliary dwelling unit, aka ADU, zoning ordinance. City Councilman Ryan … Read more
After we finished building our tiny house on wheels, we planned to hit the road to explore the tiny house movement for our documentary and educational project. But what we discovered along the way went beyond a finite project, and became a lasting, meaningful lifestyle filled with new friends, beautiful … Read more
Tiny houses come in many different forms. They may be on wheels, they may rest on a foundation. Some even reside as water in the form of a house or a boat. In this month’s issue, our cover features Tiffany and Charles Butler’s home on the water. This is part … Read more
We are already into the second month of 2018 and with it comes some changes to the Tiny House Magazine. If you have been with us for a while you have seen this happen a couple of times over the last five years. The goal of these changes are to … Read more
Oregon is often thought of as a tiny house haven. While it’s true that it is home to countless tiny dwellers, a growing number of tiny home communities and numerous builders, Oregon is far from legally tiny house friendly. And most unfortunately, the state is currently caught up in a … Read more
In the last couple of years Skoolies, aka retired school buses, have become a very popular alternative to live tiny. The neat thing about a Skoolie is that you are repurposing an old school bus that has been put out to pasture. Often these buses have very low mileage yet … Read more