Small Living Makes Giant Strides

A Look at America’s Growing “Small Living” Movement Shireen Qudosi wrote this article for the Tiny House Blog and will have a couple followup ones in the next few weeks, so stay tuned. Shireen’s bio is at the bottom of the article. In a super-sized obsessed age, we’ve now fallen … Read more

Carre D’etoiles French Cube

Carre d’etoiles: a Tiny, Portable Prefab Cube from France Yesterday materialicious discovered the neatest prefab cube and I had the hardest time waiting until today to share it with you. The concept of the design is for a vacation getaway for resorts where you can experience a window to the sky, … Read more

Tiny House Living #12

Tiny House Living is a weekly newsletter that covers the world of tiny houses and the people that choose to live this simpler life. This week Michael covers the Tumbleweed Lusby for Sale, small prefabs, a historic tiny house renovation, building with awareness strawbale houses, $100 homes in Detroit and … Read more

Tiny House of India

Milan Shah from India contacted me about some tiny houses that are being constructed in India. They remind me of the metal cargo based homes made here in America and abroad. The units have air conditioning, plumbing and modern European toilets and washbasins. Plus exhaust fans. Water is supplied from … Read more

Clayton i-house

The i-house has been in the news a lot lately. Though not considered a tiny house starting at 773 square feet, it is a step in the right direction and getting people to think smaller is the right way to go. MSN had a great article about it and below … Read more

Canadian Bunkies

Join me in a round of applause to our Canadian neighbors and their love of the outdoors! Canadian “bunkies”, or small bunkhouses, are another tiny house design that can be built from a plan or from a kit. I ran across these companies that manufacture log, timber frame and cedar … Read more

Sweetwater Bungalows

If you love the style and airiness of a tent or tipi, but you want something in the shape of a traditional house, a Sweetwater Bungalow might be for you. I recently visited the Sweetwater Bungalow company near Truckee, California to view one of their exquisite little homes. It seemed … Read more

Flat Pack Cowboy Cabin

Form & Forest Flat Pack Cabins If you have ever dreamed of getting away to a contemporary piece of design your moment has arrived. Form & Forest have worked hard to bring stunning design together with prefab manufacturing techniques that allow you to build a cabin and enjoy it sooner. Form & … Read more

Bungalow In A Box

Raoul and Vicki Hennin founded Montsweag Brook Corporation on the coast of Maine in 1998 to fulfill their creative entrepreneurial dreams. His Bungalows surprise and delight clients with a substance and scale not found in other kit designs. Before delivery on site, bungalow components are precisely crafted in the Bungalow … Read more

Cabin Fever Article

Pre-fab retreats can be plucked down anywhere. Even in your own backyard. Cabin Fever, is a great article written by Lisa Selin Davis in the latest ReadyMade Magazine. Lisa states the following in the article: We don’t have to tell you that bigger isn’t always better. But a few extra … Read more