So, you want to build a tiny house. Congratulations—that is a great decision! If you have DIY skills, you may be able to build your home on your own. Otherwise, you can contract out for some or all of the construction required. Either way, you are ...
DIY Projects
This Modern Tiny Farmhouse is Actually A Shipping Container
If you think that shipping container conversions are only ever utilitarian, you are wrong! This look inside a beautiful Australian converted container tiny home will show you just how easy it is to make it look anything but industrial. With wood ...
Converted Container with Rooftop Garden is a Modern Fantasy
Converted shipping containers are an excellent base for building a tiny home. This stunning creation turned a simple container into a lovely luxury home complete with a rooftop deck and garden. The addition of stairs leading to the roof ...
This Tiny Conversion Includes an Amazing Bathroom
Supertramped Conversions is a company that does some truly amazing work creating tiny homes out of vans. The house I have to share with you today mostly includes photos of the bathroom, which seems to be the home’s most outstanding feature. I wish ...
This Tiny Van Conversion is a Work of Art, Inside and Out
It’s time to share another beauty by Supertramped Conversions, a company that takes ordinary vans and transforms them into magical abodes drenched in wonder. This van conversion is named “Vera.” The builder writes, “So I finally get to present ...
Couple Builds Beautiful Tiny House on Vancouver Island
If you are thinking about building or commissioning your own tiny house, there are some amazing homes out there that can inspire you. One of those belongs to Craig and Amy, a couple from Vancouver Island. The couple handled the design work on ...
The 289-Square-Foot Vulcan Makes Tiny Living Large Possible
289 square feet honestly isn’t a lot. But one tiny house that makes it feel huge is the Vulcan, which measures 34 feet in length, and was built as a DIY project by its owners, Robert and Julia. It is hard to believe, but apparently these two ...
Welsh Self-Catering Barn Conversion Has a View You Have to See to Believe {29 Photos}
Visiting the Snowdonia region of Wales? Then you will want to book a reservation for at least one night at this self-catering tiny barn at a working farm in Dyffryn Ardudwy. The cottage is named “Nant,” which translates to “spring” or “brook” ...
Build Your Own Log Cabin Easily and Economically With This Log Cabin Kit
If you want to live in a tiny log cabin, one option you have is to build one yourself. If you have the skills, this can save you a lot of money. This log cabin kit allows you to build a one-bedroom home featuring Amish construction and design for ...
New Creation Tiny Homes Helps DIYers Achieve Their Dreams
While researching tiny house builders, I came across a cool company called New Creation Tiny Homes. As the company describes on their site, they offer “a full-circle of solutions to build your tiny house dream.” What that means is that the company ...
The Stunning Moroccan Cottage Tiny House Was a DIY Shed Conversion
Now and again, it isn’t just a tiny house that blows me away, but the amazing work that went into its creation. Such is the case with the “Moroccan Cottage” created by Tarus and Yolanda Nelson. This 320-square-foot sustainable tiny house ...
You Could Build Your Own Tiny House for Just $2,500
There are a lot of tiny houses which cost $60,000 or more which I am head over heels in love with—but I also am in love with the idea of saving money. After all, that is supposed to be one of the main principles of tiny living—doing more with ...
Add a Little Rural Charm to Your Life with a Gibraltar Cabin from Jamaica Cottage Shop
Based in New England, Jamaica Cottage Shop is a company which sells beautiful tiny houses with plenty of northeastern flair. One particularly lovely tiny cottage offered by the company is the Gibraltar Cabin. The tiny cabin has a wide porch ...
This Perfect Backyard Escape Could Be Yours for Just $1,900
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you had a beautiful backyard shed which you could escape to anytime you wanted a little time to yourself? True, you could build one from scratch—but that could easily become an expensive and labor-intensive task. Or you ...
Remember This Stunning 850-Square-Foot Tiny House Project? It’s More Gorgeous Than Ever
In October of last year, I shared a tiny house project which knocked a lot of our readers’ socks off. Click on that post and you can see how Mickie Johnson turned a crumbling old shack into a beautiful tiny house which anyone would ...
This Converted School Bus Tiny Home is on Sale for Just $4,500
Love the idea of living in a classic converted school bus? If you have been searching for a bus to turn into your future home, there is a great opportunity to purchase one partly-converted bus for just $4,500 right now. The bus is currently ...
These Two Quaint Garden Cottages Are a Clever Answer to Portland’s Zoning Rules
Orange Splot LLC is an architect which focuses on creating housing in the Portland area which is affordable, eco-friendly, and community-oriented. Not too surprisingly, a few of the company’s projects have involved tiny houses. One of those is Ruth’s ...
This Amazingly Rustic Tiny House Was Originally a Horse Truck
You see a lot of old school buses and vans converted into houses, but here’s something you don’t see everyday: a horse truck converted into a magical tiny home! It is easy to see at a glance that “Helga” was once a horse truck—but with her ...
This Stunning Minimalist Shipping Container Home Was Built For Less Than $15,000
A lot of people dream of building a tiny house in order to save money and embrace a clutter-free, minimalist lifestyle which emphasizes only the essentials. But how many actually achieve that dream? I commonly see tiny houses go for $40,000 or more, ...
14-Year-Old Renovates Old Camper Into Luxurious “Glamper”
Next time you think about taking on a homebuilding or renovation project and talk yourself out of it because you lack experience, think again—because one enterprising 14-year-old named Ellie Yeater has proved you can do anything if you set your mind ...
This Tiny House Is Hidden Away in the Lush Tropics of Kauai
If you have ever visited Kauai, or even seen photos, you know that it is paradise. What could be more magical than a tiny house surrounded by Kauai palm trees, bathing in the light of the tropical sun? This tiny house was designed by Jay Nelson, ...
Adventure-Seeking Couple Builds Their Own Tiny House in Hawaii
Brett and Jade Evans love adventure. Their passion is to explore, and to that end, they decided they would be brave and follow their calling, even if that meant bidding farewell to a conventional life. So one day they both quit their jobs. They ...
Your Home is Your Castle—Or Your Castleton Caravan
Rustic Campers is a cool company which specializes in glamping. They’ve done work on a couple of beautiful trailers, one of which is the Castleton Caravan. Even the exterior of this little trailer is stunning! That cherry red color really stands ...
It Started Out as an Ordinary Garage … It Became a Stunning Tiny House
What do most of us do after getting a divorce? Cry a lot—and look for a way to move on with our lives and begin rebuilding. In the case of one inspiring lady named Michelle de la Vega, it meant literally building a new home—out of an old ...