I discovered Mike’s MicroHouse on Flickr the other day and got in touch with Mike and he shared his story with me. Here it is: I have a 40 mile one way commute to work everyday of the week for a minimum of 80 miles round trip, counting those miles, … Read more
In mid-2008, after circumstances like job loss and not getting into grad school forced them to look at the future in a real and objective way, Keith and April Blankenship decided to stop waiting for “The Future” to live their dream of semi-retirement, simplified their lives and moved from Portland, … Read more
Katie in Berlin, Germany recently wrote me to let me know about their tiny kitchen remodel. I am going to let Katie tell you their story. We live in a 480 square foot apartment in Berlin. Our kitchen in Berlin, Germany left a lot to be desired when we first … Read more
Bill Kastrino’s original little Tortoise Shell Home has found a new owner and a new location. Gabriella Skollar known as Gabi to her friends, came from Hungary 4 years ago to work and study at the Gibbon Conservation Center. She fell in love with Bill’s Tortoise Shell Home and made a deal with … Read more
You have seen Steve Newbold’s video and now he is going to share his tiny house story with us along with some great pictures of his build. I got the idea for the tiny house from Jay Shafer in mid 2007–by way of Oprah, who had a bit on Jay … Read more
I recently re-watched the movie, “The Station Agent”, and afterward began fantasizing of living in an old train depot. Finn (Peter Dinklage) is a man born with dwarfism who loves trains, and is willed an abandoned train depot by his elderly employer. I thought that a small, restored train depot … Read more
Not quite a tiny home, but fits very nicely in the small homes group. This cottage located in Poulsbo, Washington belongs to Candace and Geoff Daigle. The cozy cottage is a 900 square foot home perched above the water which gives you the feeling of living in a floating home. … Read more
*** Home has been Sold! *** Pat Bukovy one of our readers has a small house on the market and asked me to share it with you. Although selling homes is not part of this blog, it is something I may develop in the future if there is a demand … Read more
A few readers have asked for an update on Elizabeth Turnbull to see if she found a place to park her home and if she completed it. Visit the original post Elizabeth Turnbulls Tiny House here. I wrote to her and here is Elizabeth’s update. I am happily settled in … Read more
By Margy Lutz, Powell River, BC Christina Nellemann recently wrote an article here on the Tiny House Blog about living on a boat. In it she pointed out some of the challenges and pleasures of life on the water. My husband Wayne and I live on the water, but in … Read more
by Margy Lutz, Powell River, BC My husband Wayne and I were vacationing in Coastal British Columbia when we discovered something unique and intriguing on Powell Lake, float cabins. It was love at first sight. We had been looking for a place to retire and knew this was it. We … Read more
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