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Alberta Artist’s Tiny House Made from Scrap Wood

Not all tiny houses need to be homes for people. Some of them are homes for tools. This one just happens to be in a Tudor style and made from scrap wood. Joshua Alexander is an artist living in Alberta, Canada. Going under the Instagram handle usihtat (“maker” in the … Read more

The Tiny House Community of Bend, Oregon

by Alexis Stephens

Little Green Caboose

by Kent Griswold

My dad Don Edmondson, was an artist/woodworker. He built three full size gypsy caravans in his lifetime. In the early 1990’s he built a caboose looking trailer in Maui. He put it in the jungle and used it as an art studio/sleeping place for the next year. He drew quite … Read more

Boombox DC Artist Studio

by Christina Nellemann

Last fall I visited Brian Levy and the Micro Showcase in Washington, DC. Brian’s friend (a jazz musician) had some triangular shaped property in the Stronghold neighborhood next to an alley and a cemetery. The odd shaped lot is now home to the Boombox, an artist studio and music space … Read more

Barrel Top Wagons Living Wagon

by Christina Nellemann

Many shepherd wagons don’t have the functionality of a tiny home and are not really for full time living, however Barrel Top Wagons near Dartmoor National Park in southern England might be building some of most beautiful and practical mobile wagons around. Now they just have to make it over the the U.S. 🙂

Andrea Zittel’s Wagon Station Encampment

by Christina Nellemann

During mild weather in the Joshua Tree area of California, artist Andrea Zittel’s “Wagon Station Encampment” comes alive with artists, designers, hikers and campers and many of them stay in these elevated sleeping pods that allow for comfort, protection from the elements and fresh air. The pods are located a short walk from an outdoor communal kitchen, an outdoor shower and composting toilet.