Tiny House Blog

Tiny House Exchange

by Joel Colvos I’m looking for someone to help work on my tiny house/cabin on our family farm in exchange for being able to live there for free starting in late August. (Located on a farm on the Yellowstone River in Montana.) I put together a tumblr page of the … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

by Kent Griswold

You may remember me as the person who suggested Tiny House in a Landscape a few years ago. I’m really pleased that it appears to have been so popular. I open your website daily and always enjoy what you find for all us Tiny House devotees. I thought you might … Read more

Tiny Lighthouse and Tree Cabin

by Kent Griswold

I thought of this tiny lighthouse when I saw your blog for the first time today. This lighthouse is located in Penobscot Bay, Maine. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=539 I was on a schooner cruise (knitting themed) and snapped this photo. I also built (with my dad’s help) a tiny tree cabin 20 years … Read more

A Grant for Reclaimed Space

by Kent Griswold

Tracen here from Reclaimed Space. I’m trying to qualify for a grant from Chase through their Mission: Small Business program. In order to qualify, I need 250 votes in the next 11 days. If you are open to it, could you put the word out through the Tiny Home Blog? … Read more

Little Free Library

by Kent Griswold

Alice spotted this over at Apartment Therapy and I thought it was a great idea and a cute little tiny library. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/little-free-library-172476 I personally have not seen these on a yard near me but maybe you have or will soon. Started two years ago by a man who was honoring … Read more

Make Your Own Organic Buckwheat Hull Mattresses

by Kent Griswold

Guest Post by Lynne Cimino When you are living small, the ability to customize items in your home is key to making it all work. A mattress that is few inches shorter and thinner may not matter to the rest of the world, but could make all the difference to … Read more

The ecoPerch

by Christina Nellemann

Treehouses have been making the news lately with Deek Diedrickson’s “Wolfe’s Den” and Joel Allen’s HemLoft. Across the pond, the ecoPerch is a new tiny house design based on a treehouse from the Blue Forest company in the U.K. This beautiful structure is designed to fit into the natural surroundings … Read more

Father’s Day House Sketch

by Kent Griswold

In addition to “Sixty Shack Sketches in Sixty Days” for my blog, I’ve been long dabbling with some bizarre other sketches, some of them possibilities for what we’re going to collectively build July 6-9th at Relaxshacks.com‘s “Tiny House Summer Camp” in Orleans, Vermont (still about 2 spots left). This, lol, … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

by Kent Griswold

I thought you might enjoy this tiny homesteaders house that has been converted to a tiny history museum ‘The Teacherage Museum’ on Stuart Island in the San Juan Islands in Washington State. The furthest North West point in the lower 48. The museum, a tiny library and a small store … Read more

Vintage Camper Birdhouse

by Kent Griswold

It must be summer time and I’m feeling the urge to get out and camp. Even the birds now have a place to go on vacation. This birdhouse is inspired by the Shasta campers of the 1950’s. The color scheme is creme over turquoise with a black accented silver stripe. … Read more

The Doll’s House

by Kent Griswold

cnr McCutcheon Way and Cromwell Street Collingwood This two roomed, 2.5 metre wide cottage was built at 130 Islington Street following a subdivision in the mid 1870s. Believed to be one of the smallest houses in Victoria, it is known locally as “the Doll’s House” because of its small size. … Read more

Visual Tips to Help a Small House Live Larger + Master Bath Remodel

by Kent Griswold

Deb Durham blog #3 (small house feature)

Hi there! Last time I featured this home’s bathroom/laundry/soaking tub remodel solutions within the existing footprint of the home. I renovated this 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,200 sq. ft. all adobe home outside of Santa Fe, NM.

Now I’ll show you how to visually expand the space throughout a home with choice of materials, colors and furnishing selections plus one more remodel for the master bedroom space since many asked about the master shower and why I did not put the soaking tub there. Again, your idea of small may be smaller than this home, but these tips will apply anywhere you want to get a bigger bang for the buck out of your square footage.