Cardboard Bale House
You’ve probably seen straw bale homes, but have you every heard of a cardboard bale home? This was news to me, and seems like a clever way to reuse refuse; but I think I would stucco mine. Cardboard Bale House
Month: August 2010
Organizing a Tiny House Meetup in Charlotte, NC
Ryan, from TheTinyLife.com, is organizing a tiny house meetup in Charlotte, North Carolina. He’s already lined up some great potential tours and topics. He’s still looking for people that are interested in contributing or participating. Get in touch with Ryan through his blog. Organizing a Tiny House Meetup in Charlotte, NC
Tiny House Meets
Kent, over at Tiny House Blog, started this recent online conversation about organizing tiny house meetups. As the tiny house movement grows it makes sense to move the conversations offline. Tiny House Meets
Simple Wall-Mounted Desk
This is a nice example of a simple piece of wall-mounted multi-function furniture. It might make a nice short-stay work space but probably wouldn’t work well for an all-day desk job. Simple Wall-Mounted Desk
Andrew Maynard’s Global Rescue Station
This is a design concept designed by Andrew Maynard intended to shelter environmental protestors during their demonstrations. I’m not sure too many environmental protestors have the budget to pay for such a rig, but it is definitely a cool tiny treehouse concept. Andrew Maynard’s Global Rescue Station
Smallest House in Great Britain
Derek, from RelaxShax, stumbled on this cool tiny house that is the smallest house Great Britain. It’s called the Quay House and measures just 10 by 6 feet. Smallest House in Great Britain
Full-Size Caboose Kits
David, one of my readers, sent me a link to Dogpatch and Western Railroad. They build a full-size caboose replica kits. While the idea of using a real retired caboose seems like a good idea, the logistics of transporting them to the building site can be cost prohibitive, which makes a kit like this very …
Student Project
Five architecture students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco designed and built this small space. It’s a two level structure that was designed to provide office space and additional living space for their client. It’s not a tiny house, but it’s interesting to see what a team of students came up with. …
Tales of a Tiny Homestead Update
The folks at Tales of a Tiny Homestead have passed a major milestone in the construction of their tiny house project. Next up is to complete the interior finish work. Tales of a Tiny Homestead Update
YES! – Tiny Free House
YES! gave me an opportunity to share my Tiny Free House story in an article on their website. You can follow along with the tiny free pallet house I’m building at TinyFreeHouse.com. YES! Story on My Tiny Free House
Wilderness Earthbag Cabin
Owen Geiger recently posted this small cabin design on his Earthbag House Plans website. It’s only 283 square feet and features a bathroom, kitchen, living space, and a sleeping loft. This may also be one of the designs to appear in Owen’s future coming house plans book. Wilderness Earthbag Cabin
The Bauhaus Barn
Craig has been busy exploring a design idea using Google SketchUp. You can see all te drawings on this blog for this 20′ by 20′ modified A-frame cabin. The Bauhaus Barn