He was new to the Puget Sound and real estate hunting had left him cold. Places in the city were too expensive and in the suburbs, only the cost felt right. On his first visit to our boat, he was fascinated by our life on board a 42’ powerboat on … Read more
We developed a love for tiny house living long before we fully embraced the life. We were living a life too large; a life in a house far too big for two people, a life where the majority of our money and time went to commuting and working simply to … Read more
A year ago, I finished my tiny house. I threw a party, drank more than a few glasses of wine to celebrate, took dozens of pictures, and then moved her to where she is now. Her official proper name is “Joy” and the happiness she has brought me over the … Read more
My husband and I decided to combine our love of sailing with our desire to live simply. In February of 2013, we put a plan in motion that involved selling our home, our cars, and nearly all of our possessions. We would save our money, buy a boat, and quit … Read more
When we first hit the road, departing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to live the mobile tiny house lifestyle via a 27’ RV, it was myself, my girlfriend and my then 7-year old son, Tristan. He was going into the first grade, and I was going to be his teacher. I’d never been … Read more
We are Jake & Kiva and we have been building our tiny house on wheels for over two years. Most people are stunned by how long it has taken us, since you often read stories of tiny houses being built in just a few months! But our journey has been … Read more
What Do a Traveling Tiny House, a New Children’s Book & a Tiny House Village have in Common? Find out in a recent episode of Tiny House Expedition Radio! Eight months ago in southern California, Christian and I first met Kevin Polk and his life partner and children’s author, Susan … Read more
Guest Post by Andrew Macklin My family and I have been self building our off grid small home for the past 4 years. I have been documenting the process on youtube and I thought you might be interested in it for your blog. Our off grid, water access cottage is … Read more
It’s September in Belize, which means the azul of the Caribbean Sea is breaking small waves from an afternoon breeze that’s finally cutting through the heat that’s been a long summer in Central America for our family. We’re five people, living, working, learning and traveling around in our 1978 VW … Read more
Custom Tiny House Trailer (Foundation) Manufacturer, Tiny House Advocates & Fun-Loving People Four years ago, Trailer Made Trailers fell into the tiny house industry through an unexpected trailer request from a new builder, Byron Fears of Simblissity Tiny Homes. Since then, they have become the leading tiny house trailer manufacturer in United States. Owners, … Read more
We are Jared and Haley Rhodes. We love our dogs, rock climbing, and have recently become tiny house dwellers. Our planning and design phase started at the beginning of November 2015. Jared designed the entire house by himself using the free version of Google Sketch Up. By February we were … Read more
The illustrious Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design and the Tiny House Collaborative is an incredibly talented and humble tiny house designer, builder, dweller and advocate. Not only have her sustainable tiny house designs gone around the world, she has help lead up major advocacy efforts in Ojai, CA. In … Read more