The Tipi

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My neighbor, Dale, lived in a tipi for five years while he saved up to build his own house. He set it up on the land of an acquaintance who owned a ranch in exchange for working on the ranch, and was able to use the bathroom and water supply … Read more

Tiny Houses in Vermont

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I recently discovered a movie by Eva Sollberger who has a blog and creates videos about being Stuck in Vermont. Eva discovered Peter King who has been building tiny houses for years in the state of Vermont and did a cool video tour of a couple of his tiny houses. … Read more

Little House on the Trailer

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Last week I had the opportunity to meet another tiny house builder in Sonoma County California, his name is Stephen Marshall and last February he started a company call the Little House on the Trailer. Stephen is a cabinet maker by trade and also a contractor. His line of homes … Read more

Portable Tankless Water Heater

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Rosemary from Content In A Cottage alerted me to this neat portable tankless water heater. This water heater does not require an expensive hookup, but rather is portable and comes with a shower head attached and ready to use. The Ecotemp L5 just requires you to have a spigot or … Read more

The T@B Trailer

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After doing a post on teardrop and vintage trailers a few weeks back I thought I would do a post on the ultra-modern T@B. Since it was introduced a few years ago, the T@B trailer by Thor Industries has exploded as a popular alternative to a larger, heavier travel trailer. … Read more

Rebuilding New Orleans

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This is the First thing I’ve seen that makes sense. For complete description of materials and how to build it, please refer to Genesis, chapter 5:14-16 Ben shared this with me and I thought everyone would enjoy it as well.

Tiny Texas Houses make the News

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A new article on Tiny Texas Houses and the tiny house movement hit the presses yesterday. Tiny Texas Houses are built from salvaged and renewable materials. These beautiful little homes show how old items can be reused and made into something new. The article shows how people who have bought … Read more

Small Chicago Home for Sale

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*** 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

Elizabeth Turnbull Update

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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

New Tortoise Shell Home

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I conducted a poll for Bill Kastrinos of Tortoise Shell Homes to see if there would be interest in a larger 8 x 32 foot home. The response was quite good 168 yes and 53 no. You can view the poll here. Bill has decided to offer this home with … Read more

UK Log Cabins

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For our friends across the pond and for ideas for the rest of us, I found this website for Tay Log Cabins in Scotland that sells and builds small Finnish pine cabins. Most of these cabins are meant to be used for camping or as an income generating property, but … Read more

Living on the Water

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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