A Tiny House Designer, Dweller and Advocate

The illustrious Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design and the Tiny House Collaborative is an incredibly talented and humble tiny house designer, builder, dweller and advocate. Not only have  her sustainable tiny house designs gone around the world, she has help lead up major advocacy efforts in Ojai, CA. In … Read more

Llamalopolis, an Urban Tiny Living Oasis

Ten thousand miles into our exploratory tiny house road trip, we found ourselves in the infamous Sin City. Along with the dancing neon lights and innumerable casinos, downtown Vegas hosts many bustling small businesses, especially at the magnificent Container Park, countless brightly colored murals and seen strolling down streets are locals and … Read more

2016 Tiny House Plan Bundle Sale

Tiny House Design 4th of July Sale

Happy 4th of July! Tiny Houses and Independence Day go together like a hot dog in a bun (pardon the analogy). To help celebrate We’re running our once a year sales event for just five days. The sale will end promptly on Saturday, July 9th at 12 Noon Pacific. Last … Read more

Inside The Best Little House in Texas

when we’re in our house together, it’s who we are. Meet Cody and Randi Hennigan, the DIY tiny house on wheels builders behind The Best Little House in Texas. Their home was lovingly crafted with materials that represent memories and experiences of growing up and falling in love in Texas. … Read more

Designing a Life; a Tiny Home: Ms. Gypsy Soul

On Tiny House Expedition‘s tiny house road trip stop to Charlotte, NC, Alexis and Christian sat down with the vibrant Jewel Pearson, better known as Ms. Gypsy Soul. Jewel shares insights into her journey to tiny living, including the ups & downs of her build, working with the city and … Read more

12 Plan Bundle – 5 Days – $79

12 Tiny House Plans Sale

Click Here to Learn More My friend Michael Janzen who publishes the Tiny House Design blog just revamped all his plans and he is offering them for a special price for 5 days only starting at noon today Pacific Standard Time, June 15, 2015. 12 new and improved tiny house plans … Read more

Tiny House Map

Tiny House Map

Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders and Michael Janzen of Tiny House Design have collaborated on a new website called TinyHouseMap.com. This is a map-based classified listings site in which the goal is to connect the tiny house community and to take it to a local level. You can list … Read more

Tiny House Floor Plans Book Review

Tiny House Floor Plans

Michael Janzen from Tiny House Design and I have been friends since he started blogging about tiny house design. Michael has a talent for designing and has helped a lot of people who are dreaming about building a tiny home someday. Michael has created free plans, affordable plans (several of which have been built), Google Sketchup videos, and now, his latest effort, a book of Tiny House Floor Plans with over 200 interior designs for tiny homes.

Tiny House Floor Plans

I have had the privilege of previewing both the paperback book and his electronic version. I am happy to say they are both high quality and worth the money he is requesting for them.

Michael’s book is for those of you still in the planning or dreaming stage of building a tiny house. Michael has put together over 200 plans ranging in size from 8 ft. wide to 12 ft. wide. Some finished homes could be put on a trailer and others built on a foundation. These are all floor plans that you could use, you just need to decide on how you want to build the structure to meet your tiny house needs.

One of the neat things Michael does with his floor plans is use standard size fixtures. A standard size toilet, sink, shower, couch, and bed are all included in these floor plans eliminating the need for custom fixtures for your tiny home.

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Bill’s Solar Tiny House

Lots of new tiny houses being built right now and Bill Brooks from the Central Valley in California has also started building a house for himself. Here is Bill’s story. While I still plan on creating a blog, here is the background story for my tiny trailer house. I am … Read more