New Englanders: come build a tiny structure on wheels this summer! This summer, Elizabeth Turnbull is designing & building her own tiny house to live in as a Yale graduate student. Come join her! She is opening the building process to the community in a series of ‘burgers & barnraising-style’ … Read more
I’ve had blog problems the last few days and have been unable to post. I have it working again so want to share Jeff’s story about his shanty in North Carolina. About 4 years ago we bought a piece of property on the banks of the New River in the … Read more
Shipping Pallet photo by Michael Janzen Tiny Free House I just found a cool blog, actually three cool blogs just started by another neighbor of mine. Well within a couple of hours of where I live. Michael Janzen from the Sacramento Valley is embarking on a little experiment. He is … Read more
Lakeshore Mississippi was particularly hard hit by Hurricane Katrina which pretty much destroyed all the town’s homes. The reconstruction work is still ongoing and among those doing a lot of the work is Lakeshore Baptist Church, whose buildings were also leveled. Jamie Dunbar one of the long term volunteers living … Read more
There has been quite an interest in the floating home niche, so I am sharing with you Doug Lundy’s story written by Doug himself. For this builder living on a 37 foot sailboat provided all the comforts. The boat was his first project and Doug took the boat single handed … 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
Simon and Jasmine Saville have built a very unusual eco-house in Wales. This is not your transportable home but one built right into the land. Very different and not your run of the mill home. Simon and his wife Jasmine had the offer to use this land if they built … Read more
Jan of CoyoteCottage.com in Eastern Washington agreed to let me showcase his small home here at the tiny house blog. Jan’s title on his site says it like it is: “Creating a simple shelter-and living with it” or “Building a small, functional cabin for full time living.” Jan started his … Read more
Billie McKig homeowner in Berkeley, California, describes her little house as “perfect” and “just ideal.” Not an inch of space is wasted; built-ins provide a TV area and her walk-in closet holds a modern washer/dryer combo. At 540 sq. ft., her home is compact yet comfortable says McKig. Walk through … Read more
Luke Sheneman from Idaho has been building a timber frame cabin for the last year and a half and has been documenting the progress at his blog located at: timbercabin.blogspot.com. I recently discovered it and Luke has given me permission to share a few of his pictures and share some … Read more
Most of the tiny houses represented on this blog so far have quite a high price tag to get started. Through my research, I have discovered several people who have found cheaper ways to make a tiny house, simply by doing the work themselves and finding a plan that will … Read more
It Was Once a Children’s Playhouse, and Is Not Much Bigger Now The tiny hand-hewn log cabin not far from Deep Creek Lake looks like it’s always been perched on its windswept ridge above rolling fields and forests. As smoke pours out of the chimney and snowflakes swirl, it’s hard … Read more