I’m proud to announce the Tiny House Plans page. If you are looking for plans to build a tiny house, please start with our Plans page. Click on the Plans page above. This is an ongoing project and plans will be added as more are become available. If you know … 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
Saturday I had the privilege of visiting Jay Shafer (Tumbleweed Tiny House Company) at one of his free open house days at his home in Sebastopol, California. I wanted to experience first hand his craftsmanship and see the actual house he lives in and meet him in person. Jay had … Read more
Your in the process of designing your tiny house and one of the issues you must decide is how to heat your small space. “Normal” central heat or wood stoves, etc. just produce to much heat for your small space. So what are some of your options? Following are some … Read more
Featured at the Dwell On Design Conference, the V2 Prefab Microhome is designed and built in Phoenix Arizona by V2 World. The 384 square foot model below is the smallest version and units can be added or modified in size. The welded steel frame can be modified in 4 foot … Read more
The Folding and Transportable Home. The Habitaflex is another tiny home on wheels. Along the lines of the Tumbleweed Tiny House and the Martin House-To-Go. The Habitaflex expands or folds into a much larger living space yet folds down to a very small footprint so you can take it anywhere. … Read more
The Tiny House Blog has been ranked #1 in the new TrafficJam Home & Garden Blogs for the day February 21. Let’s see how long we can stay up there. TrafficJam has been created to help you sort through the massive amount of information available on the internet through blogging. … 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
Hurricane Katrina played a major part in Julie Martin‘s move from specializing in restoring historic homes to building a portable, affordable, well built vision on wheels called the “Fresh Start.” Julie lost everything in Katrina, but gained a vision on building small homes from the experience. With the initial guidance … Read more
Dr Roger Doudna outside his home made from a converted whisky vat at the Findhorn Community ear Forres, Morayshire, Scotland – 1989 Here are some great examples of old time tiny house living. Get some new ideas for your own tiny house. From a whisky vat a houseboat and a … Read more