Guest House

EscapeSpace: Handcrafted Shells Under $20,000

The Escape name is synonymous with beautiful tiny houses. Their simple, but stylish spaces reference the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright and offer elegant living options in mobile buildings that are under 400 square feet. Escape now has smaller EscapeSpace “pods” available in three models. While the Escape designs are … Read more

Jeff’s Greenhouse Guest Cabin

by Kent Griswold

by Jeff Turner A few years back we were camping in a two man tent every weekend while building a home in the mountains. Having to set the tent up and take it down every week was beginning to wear on us. Especially since the location we were building in … Read more

Goldfinch For Sale

by Kent Griswold

This tiny guest house by Bungalow to Go offers 120 square feet of living space permanently attached to a 16′ 10,000 pound capacity utility trailer. This guest house has an open great room that allows flexibility for ground floor sleeping. The split loft design leaves a cathedral ceiling open in … Read more

Tiny House or Shed?

by Kent Griswold

This last weekend my daughter was at a friend’s Birthday party. The party was at a Horse Ranch called Wells Family Ranch. While there, I came across a Tiny Shed/House and thought you might like to see the pictures. I’m not sure what it is used for, but I did … Read more

Southern Fried Homes

by Kent Griswold

I recently discovered another small/tiny home builder called Southern Fried Homes. Owned and operated by Tim Watson the company is located on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Tim has been building custom homes there for the past 22 years.

Small, affordable, and Southern Styled, Southern Fried Homes are attainable now, and you can grow them over time.

You might also think of a Southern Fried Home as an Accessory Dwelling Unit. Whether used as a guest house, rental, or granny flat these units are a legal solution to your housing needs in a growing number of East Coast Communities. The goal is to keep these homes well appointed and low priced. They also can be delivered within weeks.

Caleb’s Small Clog Guest House

by Kent Griswold

by Caleb Clark

What: We built a small house in our Southern Vermont backyard and documented the process, including:

Actual costs in a public spreadsheet
The Plan is on Houseplans.com
200-ish photos, including shots of plans.
Blog posts http://www.calebclark.org/?p=1928
Videos of sun studies and construction
Link to sites, house plans, organizations,
Architect

Who: We are not professional carpenters, nor will we be quitting our day jobs. Laura is an elementary school teacher at The Neighborhood Schoolhouse. I’m the director of the educational technology program at Marlboro College Graduate School. I also worked as a carpenter in my youth, and have always been interested in real estate. In November 2010 we bought a house on tiny 1/8th of an acre lot, 1/2 mile from downtown, Brattleboro, Vermont. (200 miles North of NYC).