Sonoma Shanty Workshop

*** No Longer Offered *** A couple of months ago I approached Stephen Marshall of Little House on the Trailer about designing a simple house plan that would be affordable for everyone that I could sell for a low price on the Tiny House Blog. Stephen and I came up … Read more

Clayton i-house

The i-house has been in the news a lot lately. Though not considered a tiny house starting at 773 square feet, it is a step in the right direction and getting people to think smaller is the right way to go. MSN had a great article about it and below … Read more

The WeatherStation

The WeatherStation is a concept home that could become a reality. Andrew Keating from Stack Design Build emailed me the following information and I hope you like the idea and design.  The WeatherStation is approximately 315 square feet and is constructed on a slab on grade with 1 1/4″ stone … Read more

Travel Cottage Made with Antique House Parts

One of a kind “new” thirty two foot long travel cottage featuring “old” house parts throughout. A sampling of the antique building materials in the cottage include: a Dutch door, a genuine vintage ice box, reclaimed bead board ceiling, reclaimed pumpkin pine flooring, a 1930’s gas cook stove, and an … Read more

School Project Tiny House

Ted Fort in Salvo, NC on the Outer banks and a group of students are building a 96 square foot house using completely found materials. The goal, and so far it’s working, is for the total cost to be nothing. I’ll let Ted tell you about it below. Well, essentially, … Read more

Gruene Homestead Silo

I really like silos converted into homes and here is a really cool one that has been converted into a place of lodging. It is essentially a one bedroom loft apartment built into a 1940’s grain silo. I could see myself living in this and I would enjoy it very … Read more