Brandon Batchelder and Chloe Barcelou have lived in a lot of different locations, but none of them really felt like “home.” As husband and wife, they have spent time in various hotels and apartments and stayed over at friends’ homes. They moved many ...
Tiny Homes
Lina Menard’s Lucky Penny Tiny House Looks Like a Fairytale Caravan!
You know those cute little gypsy caravans that you see in fantasy shows and movies, parked in the woods? Lina Menard’s “Lucky Penny” trailer in Portland, Oregon, is the real deal! Lina’s trailer is parked in a community dedicated to tiny house ...
Wow, This May Be the Most Colorful Tiny House I Have Ever Seen!
The tiny house trend is really cool because saving money and space seems to liberate peoples’ imaginations. They come in many different styles. A lot of tiny homes do tend to keep things looking natural, however, and you see a lot of sedate colors as ...
Practically Gorgeous 576 Square Foot Beach Tiny House on Stilts {19 Photos}
This incredible tiny house on stilts is located near Gulfport, Mississippi, and has quite a dramatic story associated with it. If you live in or near Gulfport or know where it is, you know that this is one of the towns that were utterly devastated by ...
Fabulous Do It Yourself Hobbit Hole … Costs Only $300 To Build!
Let’s see, what’s the last thing you spent $300 on? DMV renewal fees? A new laptop? Rent? We live in a culture where a lot of us subsist on very little, but we’re trained by those who have a lot of money to think less of what we do have. But it’s ...
This Little House Looks Like a Fantasy Mushroom On the Outside … But The Inside? Amazing!
When you first see the Cob Cottage, you might think you are looking at some kind of giant mushroom growing in Wonderland. But you are actually in the hills of British Columbia. The profile of the building is a little more traditional around ...
This 24 Foot Tiny House Is Just Gorgeous … And The Plans Are Available For Free!
Fifteen years ago, Ana and Jacob were trying to decide whether to stay in Alaska, where they had both grown up, or move. Finally they struck a bargain. Jacob got Ana to stay in Alaska by promising that someday, when they were ready, they would build ...
The Shepherd’s Hut: a Rustic Tiny House on Wheels Designed for You
Tiny houses are becoming more and more popular, and there are now a lot of companies springing up to build them to your specifications. One such company is Güte in Canada. Güte has come up with a design called the Shepherd Hut. The Shepherd Hut can ...
Cozy Tiny House in the French Mountains Looks like a Dream Come True
You know that “happily ever after” moment at the end of movies where the characters drive off into the sunset? I always picture them moving somewhere like this location in the Bourbonnais Mountains in Auvergne, France. Of course, that’s probably just ...
Japanese Narrow Tiny House Feels SO Spacious On the Inside! {16 Photos}
Cities have become incredibly overcrowded—so much so that you might think that most of the space in them has been used up. But there are a lot of narrow spaces between buildings and in vacant, awkwardly shaped lots which are just getting wasted. But ...
This Tiny Loft Cabin Has a Wonderfully Traditional Look About It!
Now and again you see a tiny house which is just perfect, and fits right into its environment. This house was designed and built by CountryPlans user rich2Vermont. He constructed the 10’ x 16’ loft cabin with the help of his family. It includes a ...
Tiny House Tour: Perfectly Rustic Tiny Mountain Log Cabin in British Columbia
There are tiny houses for every style, for every mood … but I am a big fan of the rustic log cabin look. Maybe it is because that style of architecture immediately puts me in mind of a cozy retreat in the woods or the mountains somewhere, far from ...
7 Beautiful Modular Log Cabins From Amish Cabin Company
Dream of owning your own home, but don’t think you can afford it? Typically we figure that building a custom home is going to cost an arm and a leg, but it doesn’t have to—not if you buy a house from the Amish Cabin Company. I am thoroughly ...
Caboose Transformed Into a Tiny House. Check out How This Couple Lives Inside a Caboose!
I love old-fashioned trains, and ever since I was a child, I thought how cool it would be to live in one (I read all of the Boxcar Children books when I was small). Well, this couple in Minocqua, WI, has actually done it! And not only that, but they ...
Dedicated Mother Builds a Home For Her Daughter and Herself Out of a Shipping Container
Tiny house stories always inspire me, but this one is particularly uplifting. When Argentinean immigrant Lulu graduated from school, she realized that she only had a finite amount of time in her life. As a single mother, she wanted to spend time with ...
Simplistic Design! This Tiny House Cost Only $2,000 to Build {Free Plans}
I love everything about the tiny house trend. It conserves space, reminds us that less really is more, and allows us to focus our time, budgets, and energy on aesthetic design. Essentially, the quality of space is far more important than the quantity ...
This 28 Feet Tiny House Will Amaze You With Its Clever Space Savvy Design
Having actually lived in a mobile home before, I can tell you that it can get very cramped. Even before you bring in the furniture and start moving your stuff in, it can already feel like a tight fit. The reality is that most mobile homes really are ...
It Looks Quaint and Cozy On the Outside … But Wait Until You See the Rustic Luxury Inside!
Visiting the redwoods and wine country in California, but looking for somewhere to stay which is a little off the beaten path? Owl Tree Cabin is cloistered in the sheltering beauty of the redwoods near Mendocino, CA. The atmosphere is one of ...
It Used To Be a School Bus … Now It’s a Cozy Loft On Wheels!
When most of us think of buying a house, we turn to the real estate classifieds—but not Felix Starck and Selima Taibi of Expedition Happiness. This creative pair instead got online and purchased a 20-year-old school bus. Originally from Germany, they ...
Could the Ecocapsule Be the Tiny House of the Future?
In a world that’s overpopulated and frankly already could use a little more space, I think we can all agree that tiny houses probably represent the future. They are ecologically friendly, and they are also more affordable. One company called Nice ...
This Tiny House in Norway is a Real-Life Hobbit Hole!
I’m not going to lie … I am a total nerd, and I love everything about Lord of the Rings. So I just went wild when I saw this tiny house in the mountains of Norway. Everything about it is just magical—the setting, the overgrown exterior, and the ...
This Magical Tiny House Unites Modern Design with Gorgeous Surroundings
When I first saw this Italian tiny house, I was pretty surprised! It’s built into a hillside in Turin, and for some reason, that always makes me expect a hobbit hole. This is the furthest thing from it; it’s all straight edges and corners and sleek, ...
This Tennessee Tiny House Makes Amazing Use of Space
If you have ever lived in a recreational vehicle, you know what a struggle it is to find room for all your stuff. This tiny house was designed by the builders of Tiny House Chattanooga, and was specifically built to offer plenty of storage options. ...
This Tiny House on Wheels is So Much More than a Trailer!
Your average mobile home looks like, well … a small house that you can hitch up to a vehicle and take anywhere. The mobility is great, the size is a challenge, and the style is in most cases nonexistent. This mobile tiny house was designed by Jewel ...