Tiny Texas Houses

A Philosophy and Tiny Houses Built from Salvaged Materials

tiny house built with salvaged materials

Building tiny houses with salvaged materials is cost-effective and environmentally friendly. It can also lead to a new way of thinking, as it has for Tiny Texas Houses founder Brad Kittell. Today, we are revisiting his vision for creating hope from trash—his Pure Salvage Living philosophy: “We hope to promote … Read more

Tiny House Roadtrippin’ for a Purpose

by Alexis Stephens

Freedom from the Matrix with Brad Kittel

by Kent Griswold

Driven by loss and a deep-seated desire to educate us all about waste and environmental hazards of irresponsible living, this week, Brad Kittel from Tiny Texas Houses shares his story. Tune in to hear how Pure Salvage Living got it’s start, about his not-so-tiny salvage outpost in Texas where you … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

by Kent Griswold

This week’s Tiny House in a Landscape is called the Rustic Texas Victorian built by Tiny Texas Houses. This beautiful 12′ x 30′ is a charmer that looks like its been here for a while, but it has only sat here a month on the site. Tung oiled antique pine … Read more

Pure Salvage Living

by Kent Griswold

We would like to inform you that we have launched the Puresalvageliving.com website. This will incorporate the big picture of what Tiny Texas Houses has been able to accomplish over the last 6 years. While still under development, Puresalvageliving.com already has loads of content and some great opportunities including a free … Read more

Tiny Texas – Houses Essay Contest

by Kent Griswold

*Brad sent me some interior photos, be sure and check them out.

Brad Kittel, of Tiny Texas Houses, is having a Essay Contest. The grand prize is a prototype of his newest sustainable home design, valued at $38,000. Brad wishes to show that there are healthy ways to build a sustainable house, to prove that building a sustainable home can be done with local resources and labor, to illustrate a sustainable home with a nearly zero carbon footprint, and to demonstrate the beauty of a sustainable home built using the highest quality woods, hardware, doors, and glass.

What you need to do is write a 300-word essay addressing “How having a Tiny House could change your life” and submit it with a $50 entry fee. The entry fee will first and foremost help pay for the house itself, but also allows us to pay our the judges, the web support, editing, advertising, and the administration costs associated with running the contest.