5 Tiny Houses that Bring in the Sun

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In celebration of today’s 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in the U.S., how about we look at a few tiny homes that bring in the sun all year long? While the eclipse will last less than five minutes, these tiny homes rejoice all day when the sun shines. They are either … Read more

Go Industrial or Rustic with Kentucky’s WheelLife

Kentucky and Cincinnati based tiny house builder, WheelLife, has an interesting statistic on their website: approximately 2 out of 5 tiny home owners are over the age of 50. This stat could explain the designs created by WheelLife which show both luxury and practicality. The WheelLife Industrial features an angled … Read more

Camera Buildings Filter Studio and Lighthouse

Camera Buildings designs and builds tiny prefab houses and spaces that can be customized to accommodate any type of need including a yoga space, extra bedroom or office. Buyers also have three designs to choose from: the stylish Filter Studio or the larger Filter House and the mobile Lighthouse.

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The Filter Studio

The ideas for the Lighthouse, the Filter Studio, and the Filter House all come from the desire to make better homes (or buildings, in the case of the Filter Studio) for people,” John McFarlane of Camera Buildings said. “Tiny houses are so exciting because they are a design challenge to get the same value as a large home from a much smaller building. What’s been great to see is that the idea has really worked for many people who are able to live much better in tiny houses than they were in larger spaces that didn’t suit their needs.”

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The Pros and Cons of Using Reclaimed Materials

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By Catherine Zola If you are limited in time or money, waiting for the right materials to show up can be a problem. If you live near several re-use facilities (dump, Re-Store, Thrift stores, etc) then your chances improve, but you still need the luxury of time to visit them … Read more

Tiny House UK

The burgeoning tiny house on wheels movement has officially made its way over the pond in style. Mark Burton’s Tiny House UK company in Surrey is creating spacious, modern and beautiful designs that he is currently marketing to the United Kingdom which is also suffering from a housing crisis. One … Read more